The Wardman Wire

There are a couple of links in this week’s roundup about the latest Alistair Darling Budget, and I’m not telling you which ones they are, so it will be a pleasant surprise when you find them. Jonathan Calder gets the solitary quotation.

Review

Jonathan Calder would rather Reggie Perrin was left in the 1970s.

Swiss Toni is reviewing the NHS.

The Public Sociologist is thinking about debating ethics and politics.

The Fabians have been thinking about ethics and blogging.

Penny Red has a beef with Wallace and Gromit.

Pickled Politics explores the History of John Bull.

Elizabeth Chadwick has a random interest in Barrels.

This should be in politics, but it is better than politics, so read about the Day of a Green Councillor.

Useful

Dave Cole has created 30+ Twitter feeds for the news feeds from the Central Office of Information.

Richard Rothwell notes the strange spike in marginal tax rates at £100,000-£120,000 before it drops again for people who earn even more.

The Himmelgarten Cafe suggests some exercises for children.

Or you could try exercises for … er … Pigeons

Campaigning

Unity highlights a case of Google-vanishing, and highlights a long-term blog campaign.

Charlotte Cooper has a proposal, The Femagazinist Initiative, to increase the readership and profile of Feminist Magazines.

Counterintuitive

The Heresiarch supports Tony Blair.

Religion

Archbishop Cranmer on Tony Blair, Holy War and Islamism.

Hmmmm. From slightly outside out time window, Stan provides a French lesson about Hospital Chaplains

Policing and Surveillance

ChickYog explains the difference between anti-a-particular-police-problem and general Anti-Police.

While Norm explores the concept of a totalitarian shower.

Politics

Charles Crawford notes a petition on the Number 10 website to ask Mr Brown to resign.

The Two Doctors are thinking about the Forth Crossing.

Andrew Ian Dodge points out a Quiz about the EU.

Jonathan Calder has a column in Liberal Democrat News about talking to Sky

They asked me what measure I would most like to see in the budget. I was ready to talk about Vince Cable’s call for a rise in allowances to take low earners out of income tax altogether. The Labour blogger had already talked about the cut in tax relief on high earners’ pension contributions we would use to pay for this. So I attacked Labour for not having done it sooner. This television business: there’s nothing to it.

Archbishop Cranmer looks at an alternative national anthem.

High on Rebellion looks at whether we are back into Class Warfare.

Finally

Come and get your horoscope here.

And I’m not sure where this fits, but JimJay has been reflecting on Stick Insects and Beauty Contests

Wrapping Up

So that’s it for now. See you in about July. You can read more about the Roundup at Britblog Central. Next week it is at the Erogenous Taverna, where Mr E will be ranting about everything he doesn’t think about. Suggestions should be sent to britblog AT gmail DOT com.