I Don’t Care Who Is A BNP Member
I really couldn’t care less about the publication of a list of BNP members. I mean, seriously, who cares? Let’s make this clear: the BNP are a legitimate political party. However distasteful we may find their political beliefs, they have a right to hold them and to be a member of a political party that [...]
Blogging with Parliamentary Allowance
MPs who blog are being censored by the Commons authorities - if they use the £10,000 Communications Allowance to pay for it.
A Labour MP says he has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog.
Paul Flynn was told to remove posts including ones calling ex-Labour minister Peter Hain [...]
Blogging with Parliamentary Allowance
MPs who blog are being censored by the Commons authorities - if they use the £10,000 Communications Allowance to pay for it.
A Labour MP says he has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog.
Paul Flynn was told to remove posts including ones calling ex-Labour minister Peter Hain [...]
No Vote Of Confidence
Surprisingly, Labour won the by-election in Glenthrothes. I say “surprisingly”, but Labour were never out of the game. They always had a chance of winning, and only idiots *cough*Salmond*cough* said that it was in the bag for the SNP.
However, the amount of its vote that Labour managed to keep is surprising. In 2005, Labour had [...]
Political Blogging
Hazel Blears aka the chipmunk, is trying to blame bloggers for causing the culture of cynicism in British politics:
Perhaps because of the nature of the technology, there is a tendency for political blogs to have a ‘Samizdat’ style. The most popular blogs are rightwing, ranging from the considered Tory views of Iain Dale, to the [...]
US Election: Live Bloggin11
If you want exclusive Us election information, go elsewhere. If you want my random thoughts, questions and responses, go here.










