From Mr Eugenides Misdirection, they call it. While you’re watching the magic wand, or Ronaldo’s feet windmilling around like Michael Flatley on speed, you’re distracted from the real business at hand. And so it is today. While all this Heathrow shit goes on, and the moronic John McDonnell channels the spirit of Ron Brown, MPs…
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New Labour MP soon to be found “dead”
From Spoilt Ballot “A disgrace to democracy in this country!” John McDonnell MP Update from Douglas Carswell I sit in the chamber watching a little drama unfold. It illustrates quite how monumentally useless our Parliament has become. The government announces there will be a third runway at Heathrow. But there’s to be no decision by those we…
De Rosso on Europe
From Daniel Hannan The Czech Prime Minister, Mirek Topolánek, is a mild-mannered man. Although he is no great enthusiast for the Lisbon Treaty, his coalition partners have forced a compromise on him: his government will not stand in the way of ratification if the Irish change their minds; but he won’t seek to bully them in…
Playing the extremes.
(Image stolen from a very funny page). An MP (note, not someone with any medical or psychiatric training) has declared that dyslexia doesn’t exist. It’s all just a made-up excuse for people who can’t be bothered learning to read. Well, it does exist. I’ve met a few people with genuine dyslexia, who have actually done rather well…
Quote of the Weak
Via Bloggerheads “i am building a site for 60 million people, not 60 bloggers.” – Derek Draper Labourlost
Paxman interview with Osbourne
From Tom Watson JP: Why won’t David Cameron let you make these announcements publicly? GO: Well I…was there today, I’ve been involved in all these things… JP: Yeah, you were listening, he was speaking? GO: Well he is the leader of my party. JP: OK. There’s a problem isn’t there?…
Draper finally goes mental
Get over there and watch a classic nervous breakdown, live. Classic Derek, Pyscho the rapist (must get this kyboard fixed) UPDATE: OH has just heard from “the West Country” that Derek will be out on his arse by Monday. Apparently, the last thing Labour needs right now is “a loud mouthed idiot ruining an attempt to enter…
Mandelson in trouble?
From Guido Andrew Gilligan is digging into how Lord Mandelson can afford to buy a £2.5 million Regency villa on Regents Park. After all he has been a poorly paid public servant for over a decade…
1.2 MILLION Iraqis DEAD
From Just Foreign Policy H/T to Electro Kevin The number is shocking and sobering. It is at least 10 times greater than most estimates cited in the US & UK media, yet it is based on a scientific study of violent Iraqi deaths caused by the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003. That study, published…
The eyes have it.
What really happened to the Gorgon’s other eye. ID cards contain biometric information that prove, beyond any doubt, that you are the rightful owner of your face and fingers. That’s all they do. Tracking devices in your cars will record how far you travel and tax you accordingly. Incidentally, they’ll also record where you’ve been….