Ghosts of sleaze past
How invigorating it is to welcome back the ghosts of Tory sleaze.Mates, Asil Nadir and Parkinson flittered across our televison screens today churning up revuslsion...
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‘Clockwinder who couldn’t say no.’
A blissful day of cleansing sunshine. A trip to rural Leicestershire to meet Labour Party idealists was the perfect way to rinse the...
Read this entry »Secret laughter
'Why are you laughing?' Two reporters asked me. One last Saturday another today. It's the story of a Russian Spy plot that...
Read this entry »Balance sheet of war
Asset: Saddam Hussein has goneDebits: 100,000 Iraqis killed, 4500 US soldiers dead, $750 billion spent; 3 million Iraqis in local or foreign...
Read this entry »Dis-illusionment’s early dawn.
The waning morale-sapped band of Tory bloggers jerked themselves into mildly abusive mode about NHS Direct. It must be party loyalty.Checking with...
Read this entry »Hugh Richards
The sad news came in an e-mail this morning. Hugh Richards died yesterday. A message from his wife Mag read. 'He died at home. However,...
Read this entry »Strength boast proves weakness
William Hague went to Afghanistan. A fortnight later so did David Cameron.On separate days they reported back to the House so that we backbench...
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Chinese invasion certain
Welcome callers at my home today were Shanshan Yang and Su Dong. Shanshan is the reporter and Su the cameraman. They work for China Central Television,...
Read this entry »Wouldn’t happen to a Top Tory
Only the second Labour Leadership Candidate to visit Newport was in the city today.Although my loyalties are elsewhere, I went along to the Ringland Club...
Read this entry »MP remembered well
What a marvellous way to be remembered.Yesterday would have been the late David Taylor MP’s 64th birthday. Very sadly he died of an unexpected...
Read this entry »Who’s smiling now?
Which political party members are smiling after 100 days of coalition? The answer is a bit of a surprise. The Tories have gorged on the Daily Mail diet of low...
Read this entry »Betrayed will betray
Total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan = 332What a pathetic defence. Under friendly fire in Bristol, Clegg defended the Liberal Democrats'...
Read this entry »Cruel cut
It's not a group we hear much about but The National Housing Federation, which represents England’s housing associations, is making ripples. They anticipate...
Read this entry »Lady in a fur coat
As long ago as the 20s there was a learned thesis named 'In search of a scrounger. It mocked the myth of legendary scrounging woman 'in a fur coat'...
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