I Should Bloody Well Think So
Breaking: Commons Speaker Michael Martin to announce retirement at 2.30 this afternoon. It is not clear whether he will resign immediately from his post or pledge to stand down at the next General...
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We’re Not Having It, Either
If anyone’s looking for tips on how to move ahead investigating our MPs and their expenses, this old post of mine from 2008 has some good ideas: I now want the Action Squad to co-ordinate a new drive...
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A Good Day To Bury A DNA Database
The expenses scandal rolls on and on, and while it may be a disaster for the public’s faith in constitutional government, for New Labour it’s business as usual and every new day of scandal is just...
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What If Gordon Won’t Go?
I have cardiology appointments and a dialysis session for the rest of the day and no access to wifi so no blogging from me till much later, if at all and anyhow the media, especially the BBC, seem to...
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I Sentence You To Be Taken From Here and DNA Tested Till You’re Dead. Or...
America may have a Democrat president charming the rest of the world but at home Cheney’s heirs are still in charge. And they’re still gaily torturing away willy-nilly, with judicial approval. After...
View ArticleComment of The Day: Redacted Holiday Fun
From The Guardian comments pages – UpsideDownCakeEater 19 Jun 09, 1:02am (about 6 hours ago) Seen the claim from the PM and the Speaker when both attended ████████ in...
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Do Toke For Me Argentina
Excellent and sensible drugs news from Argentina The supreme court in Argentina has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption. The decision...
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Some Days All You Want To Do Is Cry
Hydrothermal vents have been compared to oases. That’s a good description. Oases are lush areas in a desert based on a water source. In a similar way, a vent is an oasis: it is teeming with life in...
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2nd Most Powerful British Woman A Homophobe
The Tories are indeed running true to form. The Public Whip (via Charlie Brooker on Twitter) reveals that Theresa May, Britain’s new Home Secretary and Secretary for Women and Equal Rights (including...
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