Ministry of Truth

Thought I’d give everyone a timely reminder that ex-Tory whip David MacLean’s shameful attempt to exempt parliament from the Freedom of Information Act returns to the House of Commons today, and requires another solid filibustering performance from opponents to talk the bill out. Couple of quick points to […]

Is it just me, or does Iain Dale’s memory appear to be going? In 1973 I failed my eleven plus. I failed it because I wasn’t even told I was taking it. We had taken so many government tests that year that we all decided not to take […]

David Lammy? Seems nice enough. Bit nondescript. Has even had his picture taken with Barack Obama… Has now made a complete arse of himself (via Tom Watson) Lammy calls for Ethnic Minority Shortlists In a remarkably frank interview in today’s New Nation newspaper, David Lammy MP (pictured with […]

It is maxim of debates surrounding electoral systems that first past the post elections naturally produce a two-party system while proportional representation produces naturally leads to multi-party democracy. This is true, but only within defined limits, and those limits explain why the single biggest barrier to the introduction […]

Iain Dale doesn’t appear to be keen on Borat… I have thought long and hard about whether to admit this or not, but I wasted 80 minutes of my life (not to mention £12.99) on watching the DVD of BORAT. I like to think I have a reasonably […]

I’ll keep the preamble short and to the point. Here’s Frank Field trailing a report he’s written for ‘Reform’ which claims that New Deal isn’t working and needs urgent reform… And what you’ll see below, explains why his report is a load of rubbish that’s based on badly […]

I suppose it was inevitable: MP demands Eurovision vote change The Eurovision Song Contest voting system needs to be changed because it is “harmful to the relationship between the peoples of Europe”, an MP has said. Countries voted for their neighbours rather than the best songs, Liberal Democrat […]

Another day. Another hack. Another thinly veiled allusion to the internet as the root of all evil… Obama’s white noise – Gary Younge The internet seems a fulcrum for hatred of black people: not just for what they say, but for the fact that they have a voice […]

Mmm… curious developments over at Paul Staines’ blog to report today as, unusually, this rather wonderful pisstake of his ‘Shop A SpAd’ shtick by Hamer Shawcross, has drawn something of an unexpected reaction from the self-appointed masked scourge of the civil service. Hamer first, I think, just because […]

I’m guessing but I think Nick Cohen is still just a little bit pissed at the less than rapturous reception his recent literary missive ‘What’s Left’ received outside Eustonista country. Somewhat to my surprise, I’ve found myself in the vanguard of the Web 2.0 revolution. You’re not the […]