Monthly Archives: August 2012

Guess what? Conference season is coming up, and Nick Clegg is desperate to try to put some distance between his cuddly Liberal Cabinet Members and those nasty Tories they work alongside cheerfully every day. But Nick hasn’t got many scraps … Continue reading →

I've been to cricket matches throughout the country, but never been to a match at Lords. Well, cracked that one now. Last week I spotted on EBay a couple of superb tickets with a 'buy it now' price of face … Continue reading →

Lib Dem members favour future Labour deal over pact with Tories – are we ready for a Lab/Lib coalition? I fully appreciate some people may think it is a price worth paying, but for me… Over. My. Dead. Body.

This week, almost 12 months from the week I wrote this about the disgusting abuse of people with learning disabilities at the Castlebeck Winterbourne View private hospital near Bristol, we saw the publication of the Serious Case Review. 11 people … Continue reading →

OK, let me say from the outset, I was an Olympic sceptic. If I had met one more person who told me how great it was to see the bloody torch I swear I would have head-butted them. There wasn't … Continue reading →