Category Archives: General

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The Common People: a short satirical video on Cameron’s alleged thoughts on common people.

Junior reporter salary: £20,000 Lapel microphone: £50 Catching the Prime Minister calling an elector a ‘bigot’: Priceless.

I recently came across Liberal Democrat Voice, courtesy of a local Lib Dem activist who I occasionally enjoy a round of beer and curry with. It claims to be ‘the best read independent website for Lib Dems’ and is basically … Continue reading →

As you may have heard from other sources, the leaders of the two main parties, plus the Liberal Democrats, have agreed, at least in principle, to take part in a US-style TV debate in the run up to the general … Continue reading →

The reshuffle task – Gordon Brown faces Lord Sir Alan Sugar in the boardroom – If only!

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.