Who Governs? May 2009

I started writing this in September, then someone stole the world economy.  So, almost a year since the last ‘Who Governs’, here’s the comprehensive story of what’s happening in the world: The Conservatives have an enormous lead in the polls,...

We must show compassion to Gordon Brown

I never thought I’d say this, but I feel very sorry for Brown right now. Yes he’s a hoon, yes he’s a moron, yes he’s a dreadful Prime Minister, but imagine how that laughter would have felt. In our desire for red meat, we run something of a...

Speaker Michael Martin is a disgrace

At the end of Prime Minister’s Questions today, the Speaker called upon an MP to speak who was not on his feet, and who, when called, was clearly heard to say ‘that’s a surprise’. The question he asked was clearly a plant, and obviously a...

Gordon’s bizarre and dreadful expenses smile

I was always warned about people with bogus smiles as a child.  Whoever’s coaching Gordon Brown on how to look more human is clearly implicated in some elaborate practical joke; Brown smiles at precisely the wrong points throughout, and what is with the crazy...

We’re on our way…

The post-budget polls begin to surface, and it’s a pretty nasty result if you happen to be a one-eyed caledonian dilletante playing at being Prime Minister.  It’s probably a great day to be a prospective leader of the opposition such as Harriet Harperson...