Tony Blair in “clueless idiot” shocker. Apparently The problem with the West Lothian Question isn’t that Scottish MPs can provide the votes needed to impose policies on England which will not affect Scotland thanks to its separate legal and political … Continue reading →

Standard lazy “I’m a bit busy” post no. 406. The amusing Google search result: This blog is No.1 Google search for “BBC is great” – discovered thanks to someone landing here from the BBC at quarter past five this morning … Continue reading →

Is David Cameron a Whig? I mean, no true Tory would ever attack the monarchy, surely? But he’s apparently teaming up with Tony Benn, of all people. What next? Renationalising the rail system? Disestablishing the Church? Raising inheritance tax?

Good work! Education Secretary Ruth Kelly, going to give evidence at the trial of a man accused of pelting her with eggs, is pelted with eggs. Hurrah! Erm… I mean… How childish and irresponsible. *snigger*

We’re clogged with blogs – moderately amusing, from the Chicago Sun Times: “The universe has nothing on the blogosphere, which is expanding at the speed of gossip and spits on the concept of substantiated facts. A friend of mine estimates … Continue reading →

Britblog Roundup time. I’ve decided I’m going to set fire to any blogs I find offensive from this week’s package. That’ll learn ’em.

I was pondering doing this myself at some point, and now I don’t have to – via European Tribune a handy round-up of what’s going on in the run-up to the forthcoming Italian elections, in which Berlusconi is trying every … Continue reading →

Charlie Brooker has written the most honest newspaper column ever. I know precisely how he feels. Apart from the whole “getting paid” bit, obviously… The bastard.

I agree with this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this and especially this. In short, this is all more complex than it appears and everyone involved should grow the hell up and stop acting like those fat toddlers you … Continue reading →

Looks like BNP leader Nick Griffin and his fellow fascist lackey Mark Collett have been let off after being charged with incitement to racial hatred. Which would tend to suggest that whoever brought this case is a raging moron. How … Continue reading →

The Social Services – bunch of bastards. Yep – separating an 89-year-old war veteran from his wife of 65 years. Genius. “the system is so rigid and so unforgiving and so lacking in imagination and creativity, to be able to … Continue reading →

As it’s the Lib Dems, I’ve only just noticed – but, considering all their recent sex-based scandals, couldn’t they have come up with a slogan for Simon Hughes’s campaign that’s slightly less open to interpretation as innuendo than Energy, Passion, … Continue reading →

Yesterday: the Home Office is told off for dodgy accounting – “It is disappointing that the Home Office had not maintained proper financial books and records” Today: the self-same Home Office that can’t keep tabs on its own accounts announces … Continue reading →

Get your nominations in – server problems mean it’s been delayed for a bit, but nominations will close and voting start soon.