Monthly Archives: October 2010

I have been writing on this blog for over 5 years that if the Tories were to get in to office their anti-EU rhetoric would melt like snow in the Sahara. And so it has come to pass. As I … Continue reading →

OK… its their cup final on Sunday. They live for it. To us, its a big game too, but we know that even if we were to lose we would have another big game next week. They will be devastated. They … Continue reading →

The Daily Heil this week ran one of the weakest smears for a long time, even by their gutter standards… Miliband’s Russian cousin admits she was close to Stalin’s daughter I’m indebted to Enemies of Reason for publishing a much … Continue reading →

More new politics… Michael Gove’s education department failed to invite bids for a £500,000 grant to assist parents setting up free schools, before awarding it to his former adviser.

I hear that Nick Clegg, determined to lead by example, has agreed to take a 10% pay cut. Down to just 27 pieces of silver now then, Nick?

Letter in The Guardian: I was amused to read Charlie Brooker’s article on Nick Clegg, “perhaps the most useful tool in the government’s shed”, shuffling on to explain the inevitability and fairness of every coalition decision. Norman Lamb, Lib Dem … Continue reading →

On holiday a couple of weeks ago we had lunch with a couple of delightful young Americans on a world tour. One interesting thing they said was how difficult it was these days to buy US manufactured goods in the … Continue reading →

Tom Harris puts his right-wing credentials to the test, and he’s damned proud of them too! Now that I’ve written it down, a pattern emerges: I’m considered insufferably right wing because I actually believe in what the last Labour government … Continue reading →

Charlie Brooker on the coalition’s very own Pudsey: Governments around the world must be studying the coalition and working out how to get their own Clegg. He’s the coalition’s very own Pudsey Bear: a cuddly-but-tragic mascot representing the acceptable face … Continue reading →

Well done: Gove – Pupil premium will lead to cuts in some school budgets