Chris Grayling and the Gay Guesthouse Farago

Chris Grayling has apparently been recorded secretly (but not secretly enough) suggesting that in a B&B, owners should be able to reserve the right of service to gay couples who wished to stay there.  Chris then releases a statement making it clear that he...

Hello Margaret, Goodbye, SDLP?

The decision to elect Margaret Ritchie MLA leader of the Social, Democratic and Labour Party is the decision which will destroy the party. To be fair, the choice was between a political operator at turns smooth and utterly unsophisticated whom many in the party...
Conservatives don’t do lacklustre

Conservatives don’t do lacklustre

David Cameron is, without a doubt, the best performing politician in the country, when he turns it on.  Unfortunately, sometimes he runs at half tilt.  As a result, at his absolute lowest ebb, sometimes he is actually bested by Gordon Brown.  Heaven forfend! That...

Nobody believes me…

I got a few scoffing emails, mostly from idiots, on my suggestion on Sunday that Arlene Foster could be appointed First Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive. I think this is a good move for a number of good reasons, and for me massively improves the standing of...

Too many twits might make a twat

David Cameron is trending strongly on Twitter today, in what looks to me as an indication to Labour that DC can dominate social media without any effort whatsoever, and make it look effortless. And he can; most people tweeting about Cameron’s...