Monthly Archives: May 2009

Sorry, I couldn’t resist making the title a play on the popular Clash song. Whose head is on the chopping block today though? Not Gordon Brown for once, unless you are Polly Toynbee. No, it’s “Gorbals Mick”, otherwise known as … Continue reading →

After commenting in This week in politics on Sunday about the focus on the expenses of Labour MPs—and particularly government ministers—to the exclusion of the other parties, it seems that all that was required was a short wait. Today the … Continue reading →

What a hair-raising week it has been. Starting on Friday, we had the front page revelations by the Telegraph of Cabinet Ministers’ expenses—a story which completely dominates their UK politics section. Over the course of the weekend, the story has … Continue reading →

How different would the Cabinet look if it was staffed by cartoon characters? Not very, says The Times. I particularly like Peter Mandelson as Dick Dastardly.

There is an amusing petition currently doing the rounds which is calling on the Prime Minister to resign. Ironically, the petition is hosted on the Number 10 Petitions site—built by the smart chaps at mySociety—and is currently the petition with … Continue reading →