One of the changes in the Cabinet reshuffle that has drawn the most speculation has been that of Jack Straw from the Foreign Office to the position of Leader of House of Commons, as Justin of Chicken Yoghurt fame notes here: Question: Why has Jack Straw gone? Is […]

From the Beeb: The European Commission is to propose more majority voting on police and justice matters. The proposals, to be presented on Wednesday, would shift the legal basis for decisions in areas including terrorism and organised crime. Up to now decisions in these areas have been made […]

There’s a couple of, to the say least, interesting rumours/allegations doing the rounds locally in relation to last weeks elections in the Tipton area, which returned BNP councillors in two of the three wards contested. The one I’m happy to pass-on at the moment, relates to a former […]

I had thought that the only real downside to Charles Clarke’s demise as Home Secretary was the loss on an amusing Google Bomb – in case you haven’t checked Chuckles runs and neck with Elmer, a Canadian cartoon elephant used to teach kids about road safety, etc., for […]