Blondes, thugs and dark corners in the big tent

Gorgeous pouting blonde, Boris Johnson wins Tory nomination for the mayoralty. Even given that all political careers end in failure, it looks like Bojo's might conclude sooner than expected.
George Osbourne backtracks.
Jack Straw outlines plans to introduce the Loitering Youths And Suspicious Young Hoodies (Summary Execution by Have-A-Go Heroes) Bill 2007.
Babs Follett claims there's an 80 percent chance of an autumn election.
The Telegraph on how even big tents have dark corners.
A-lister Louise "Carpet" Bagshawe writes an article entitled "Vote Labour" which is actually about voting Tory. How someone with the verbal legerdemain of Yoda became a bestselling author is anyone's guess.
Nauseating BBC comment piece on Mariella Frostrup and Gordon Brown. Westmonster must leave you now to scrub her mind's eye out with bleach.