A quick plug – Nick Barlow has set up a General Election Blog, to which I (along with some other familiar metaphorical faces from the Britblogging world) will be contributing. Here we are again – http://www.generalelection05.com/blog The plan is to … Continue reading →

I’m basically a philistine, and have only just returned to the UK after a month in John Howard’s Australian utopia so appear to have completely missed the Newsnight referred to in this article from The Times (thanks to the always … Continue reading →

If this story is true, disgraced ex-minister and current European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson could be in a spot of bother again. Apparently Mandelson has been in Downing Street to discuss Labour’s election tactics – which surely is in direct … Continue reading →

It is possible that the death of Pope John Paul II may delay the announcement of the UK general election, expected tomorrow. So far, all three major parties have decided not to campaign today as a mark of respect. I … Continue reading →

Publius Pundit has pretty much all the info on Zimbabwe’s elections you’ll need. As of 10am UK time, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has won 31 of the 39 declared seats, although This is Zimbabwe reports that “presiding officers … Continue reading →

Blogger is playing up, so just a few quickies while it’s working to let you know I’m still here. Paul Wolfowitz is trying to reassure everyone that he’s not going to bugger up the World Bank, and seems to be … Continue reading →

Following The Zimbabwean‘s online launch (anticipating Thursdays’s doubtless dodgy elections) comes This is Zimbabwe, a bog from the Sokwanele opposition civic action support group. Worth a look – although sadly no comment facility up at the moment. (Hat tip Cabalamat … Continue reading →

After Blogging Labour MP Tom Watson (which sparked off an interesting discussion, at least), this time it’s Peter “Two Jobs” Hain spouting the guff about how if you vote Lib Dem you’ll get the Tories. As I believe someone said … Continue reading →

I did have a nice long post about a couple of nicely Eurosceptic articles in today’s Sunday Times, but there was a Bloggerquake, and the entire bloody thing got lost. Being trusting in technology, I type it direct into the … Continue reading →

Bomb in Beirut Al Jazeera receives bomb threat over its coverage Thai train hijacked by rebels Further trouble in Kyrgyzstan? Unrest in Togo Iraqi police fire on protestors; kidnappers claim to have killed another official US Army buries news it … Continue reading →

Former Labour Prime Minister Lord Callaghan has died the day before his 93rd birthday. Despite being the only politician in history to have held all four major positions in British politics – Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister … Continue reading →

That’s what it sounds like as he says “We hope the opposition will quickly take the situation under control.” Overnight there has been some rioting and looting – five are reported dead, 200 injured. The former opposition leadership, now in … Continue reading →