The BBC are reporting that ‘Ministers compromise on ID cards‘ Ministers have compromised on plans to introduce identity cards in an effort to head off a Commons defeat. The government has accepted that completely new legislation will be needed to make the cards compulsory, following defeats in the […]

The Mohammed Cartoons get yet more attention today in Times, with Andrew Sullivan adding his ‘considered’ opinion on the matter, all of which amounts to: …much of the “offence

I really must wean myself off visiting Harry’s Place if only for my own sanity and sense of well-being, but then I have to admit that they views of its main commentators on the Mohammed Cartoons do have, for the time being at least, rather a compelling quality […]

Polly Pot on the Lib-Dem leadership contest: Huhne is the most knowledgeable of the three – an economist, ex-Guardian economics editor, founder of his own economic consultancy Yes, ok Polly. He’s a fucking economist. Is it me or is anyone else thinking that Polly’s finally snapped under Tim’s […]

With all due respect to both Tom and Neil, the whole ‘Flip Flop’ thing with Cameron is starting to tire already and its only been a couple of days – best not overdo it… ..but if you really want to stick the knife in Cameron then look no […]

Clarke unveils plan to jail fewer criminals Charles Clarke today unveiled plans for more convicted criminals to serve their sentences in the community. The Home Secretary was today launching the National Offender Management Scheme (Noms), a five-year strategy which will promote community penalties over imprisonment as punishment for […]

Clarke calls for Tory terror help Home Secretary Charles Clarke has warned the Tories they are “weakening” the fight against terror by opposing the government’s proposed laws. He urged MPs to back ministers’ plans to introduce an offence of “glorifying” terror in a vote next week. Mr Clarke […]

Let me get this straight… We currently have before Parliament, a new bill – the Legislative and Regulatory Refrom Bill – which will allow Ministers to ‘amend, repeal or replace legislation in any way that an Act of Parliament may do’ by Ministerial Order – without the time […]

Well that don’t that put the icing on the fucking cake. Yes, our fearless Danish defen-duhs of free speech are back with their latest wizard wheeze. Remember this is newspaper that set itself up as a shining beacon of free expression by commissioning the ‘Mohammed Cartoons’ only to […]

Rice accuses Iran and Syria of incitement over cartoons The United States accused Syria and Iran of using the international row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to incite anti-Western sentiment as worldwide protests continued and Islamic anger turned against Britain and America… …Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of […]