Monthly Archives: May 2009

From this special edition of The Miner Via Harry.

It is not good enough for Members of Parliament to say, “What I did was within the rules”… David Cameron to Adam Boulton… presumably recorded before this story hit the news stands. The Conservative Party response was entirely predictable. Apparently, … Continue reading →

Tonight, at five minutes to eleven, you can catch Basic Instinct 2 on Channel 4. It’s a useless film, but if you watch the opening sequences, and don’t blink, you will see the brief highlight of footballer Stan Collymore’s acting … Continue reading →

If you ask a Liberal Democrat what should be done to end the war in Afghanistan, the likely answer will be…. bring in proportional representation. Actually, if you ask a Liberal Democrat for an answer to any political problem… introducing … Continue reading →

Mike Smithson asks us today whether the clear out of the Tory miscreants represents David Cameron’s Clause 4 moment. Fair enough, you might say, but… a quick delve through Smithson’s archives tell us that… Even before Cameron was elected, in … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, shark people weren’t banned from entering Britain, and now they’ve run amok. Just another inconvenience for the Hardest Working Man in the House. Via 5 second films.

Leominster MP Bill Wiggin says he’s staying put after admitting an £11,000 expenses error, seeing off calls for his re-selection at a lively public meeting this afternoon…. after claiming that he had made an error on his expenses claim form … Continue reading →

It is being reported that in the wake of the Moran and Kirkbride resignations, Christopher Fraser, the Tory MP for South West Norfolk is also going tonstate that he is standing down. Compared to the other two, the millionaire Fraser … Continue reading →

Remember this story about Sven’s former legover partner charming young escort? “This morning I did the Sky News paper review alongside the lovely Nancy Dell’Olio. We got chatting and she was saying how much she admired Tony Blair. The conversation … Continue reading →

Nadine Dorries warned us about possible suicides as a consequence of the expenses fiddles. Well, by playing the “working mother” ticket (previously employed to no great effect by Caroline Spelman) Julie Kirkbride has probably committed Parliamentary suicide. It will represent … Continue reading →