Three men in a boat (up a creek without a paddle)

With apologies to Jerome K Jerome and anyone who loves the book as much as I do. As told to the blogger by David Cameron. THERE were four of us – Gordon, and Nick Clegg, and myself, and the Speaker of the House. We were sitting in my room, smoking, and talking...
Nick Clegg strong again on MP infringements

Nick Clegg strong again on MP infringements

Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats (the UK’s third party) today issued a call for all MPs to be shot once in the leg, in order to prevent them from considering ever doing anything bad ever again. “The time has come to be tough to these...
Defending Julie Kirkbride

Defending Julie Kirkbride

The media and public response to Julie Kirkbride’s completely justified attempts to clarify her entirely legal and reasonable Additional Costs Allowance claims is woefully inadequate, and risks driving an exceptional woman out of Parliament. Julie Kirkbride The...

Introducing the #MPsGotTalent meme

I was bored, and have decided to promote a meme. The #MPsGotTalent twitter meme will track politicians in the UK and associate them with the fantasy talent fellow memeticists assume they have. For instance: @benarchibald believes that Sir Alan Beith (Lib Dem) is an...

Libertas, Libert-ass.

When dealing with a party of sick moronic hacks like Libertas, there’s no need to really apply one’s intellect. Instead, let’s turn to the basic politics of gut reaction. A bunch of opportunists initially concerned about various aspects of the Lisbon...
The Beermat of Extreme Danger

The Beermat of Extreme Danger

Obviously, the bars near the BBC website HQ are a bit dodgy. Otherwise, how would one explain the warnings of extreme danger for people being encouraged to send photos of their favourite beermat to the BBC News...