Monthly Archives: July 2010

John Prescott has been criticised for not taking the Chilcot Inquiry seriously, and justifiably so given the number of casualties as a consequence of the invasion. As Deputy Prime Minister if Prescott was uneasy about the standard of intelligence offered … Continue reading →

As was widely anticipated Labour gained a Tory seat in Bilston North, Wolverhampton last night, with a swing of 13.1% from the Tories to Labour. It leaves the Tory-Lib Dem coalition in the city dependent upon the casting vote of … Continue reading →

…or try digging up! Walsall Council’s Tory leader seems determined to embarrass himself and his Party in public at every opportunity. After displaying his mathematical incompetence by claiming to work 345 hours a week, it appears the vertically challenged Bird … Continue reading →

David Cameron, Blair-lite as ever, has been very open in his support for directly elected Mayors. But Cameron knows that Blair’s attempts to get Mayor’s through referendums often resulted in people saying ‘no, we don’t want one thank you’. And … Continue reading →

A refreshing display of honesty and integrity from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Groups on Sandwell Council, who this evening voted unanimously for a resolution condemning the axing of the Building Schools for the Future programme for Sandwell schools and … Continue reading →

I am not either in favour of, nor opposed to speed cameras as a matter of principle. Nor do I have any beef about them because I have got points on my license… because I don’t have any. I do … Continue reading →

One of my favourite Private Eye covers, from back in the days when it still did satire before Hislop ruined it totally, was this one featuring Richard Nixon: The writers of the West Wing picked up on the same theme … Continue reading →

Unfortunate headlines as the intro to Sky News tonight on the ‘Brokeback Mountain’ nonsense… “Are the coalition cracks beginning to show?”

Just a little fragile today after an afternoon, evening and night imbibing at the excellent Birmingham Jazz Festival. First up at lunchtime was the splendidly named ‘Baghdaddies’ who hail from Newcastle but play some terrific Balkan and middle eastern flavoured … Continue reading →

My old sparring partner, Mike Bird, the short-arsed vertically challenged Leader of Walsall Council has been reacting to criticism in the local media about his councillor’s allowance. In one newspaper story, Mike tells us he is “worth twice as much” … Continue reading →