I wanna live like common people

BONG! Outrage turns to hilarity amongst staff over Queuegate, with MPs falling over themselves to demonstrate that they are prepared to get down and dirty with the unwashed masses. So far - according to Westmonster's lovely assistant - there have been no less than 16 (update: check that, now 17) Members of Parliament clogging up the Parliamentary email with statements of solidarity with the workers. Vive la revolution!

BONG! The general consensus is that Dave played a blinder in PMQs. An even more surprising achievement was the fact that he precipitated a surprising hands-across-the-water moment between the Telegraph and the Guardian editorials, who ran the story under almost identical headlines. Today the broadsheets, tomorrow the Israel-Palestine conflict, eh?

BONG! Rob Shorrock outlines some concerns about how the computer systems for tax credits have been managed. Hmmm, fills one with confidence about ID cards, don't it?

BONG! That ol' wag Guido Fawkes encourages his readers to sign the Number 10 petition on the EU Treaty. Presumably, bag-carriers at Downing Street will be up all night trying to abbreviate such names as "Brown Is A Cock" and "Elby the Insane Poo Sniffer" into something more in keeping with the civil service protocol on such crucial matters of democratic engagement.

BONG! The one and only Ministry of Truth clears up any confusion that may have been caused by the appearance of a vacuous imposter.

BONG! The ever-wonderful spEak You're bRanes reveals the disturbing levels to which public discourse can sink.

BONG! It's Westmonster's birthday and she's off to the pub. Later bitchez.

Written by Lloyd Shepherd on 10 Oct 2007 6:00 PM. Permalink