Monthly Archives: November 2009

It’s got lovely production values, but honestly, I think Tom Harris’s status as Labour’s number one bloogger doesn’t deserve this level of adulation… .. but then I’m just bitter.

If you live in London, you may have noticed it was pouring down yesterday. According to Thames water, the rain has meant that we’ve been dicharging lots of sewage directly into the Thames. Nice. On top of that, there’s a … Continued

Sometimes during the long dark equinoxal nights, I wonder whether it is wrong to be so relentlessly partisan. I know Conservatives are good people, I know they care passionately for our country, so why should I devote so much time … Continued

I have no idea why various policy people get so excited by Philip Blond. Everything he says sends my inner bullshit detector into sirens blaring overload.   Even the title of his new thinktank make’s me think of Johnson from Peepshow.   … Continued

(Update -Ugh, what a horrible typo in the headline. Sorry. Fixed now.) In the course of my day job, I spent much of yesterday listening to the debates in the House of Lords on the Queen’s speech. Yesterday, the Lords … Continued

Dept of things that make you go hmmm: An eagle eyed reader notices this delicious juxtaposition of Tory priorites and principles on their website.  Monday: “Andrew Mitchell slams Labour for spending money on projects that contribute to global warming”. Tuesday:  … Continued

I propose the setting up of an elite club for commentators and bloggers who have spent some time telling anyone who will listen that something won’t happen,  not been listened to by their fellows, and then been proved absolutely right. … Continued

If the Tories are elected, we’ll get an emergency Budget. Out of this political hat, the Tories need to pull an enormous rabbit. But what could it possibly be? This question is raised by the Financial Times leader today. Their leader brings … Continued

Sometimes these nutty libertarian types make me proper laugh they do. Here’s Paul Staines trying to claim that spending money on railway stations is merely a tool for cynical Labour propaganda designed to save Labour seats. (H/tip Constantly Furious) Wow. … Continued

When I come into work each day, I wolk past a poster advertising Britney Spears’s greatest hits album. As is the norm, it contains a prominent refereece to her website. Every time I see it, I think the pop minstrel … Continued