Sex and insider gossip - Tory style

Alice Miles in the Times gives a resounding bitchslap to the Tories' plans to "boost marriage." For herself, Westmonster has always been somewhat perplexed that the Conservatives seem to genuinely believe that there are those who - halfway through The Sex - will stop to give serious consideration to the implications of the most recent comprehensive spending review and the long term implications of the credit boom before they choose to commit: "Darling, stay with me! We can get an extra £30 from the Government if we do!"
Guido's got some insider information on Dave's speech later. There is to be "no new direction." That'll knock their socks off, eh? (Via CoffeeHouse)
LabourHome exhorts everyone to do something for the monks in Burma. What, you ask? Why, join the Facebook group of course! The junta cannot hold out long in the face of this sort of action.
Long Eaton's unique answer to crime prevention is stolen by drunken students.
Health spending to be increased to £100bn per year.

The fat-tongued mockney learns that strutting around Westminster lecturing Prime Ministers on how you could do it so much better than them can make you look sliiiiightly silly if you subsequently fail to deliver. Jamie: if you were a politician you would know that you can lead the public to water, but you can't always make them drink.
The splendid Nadine Dorries with a post entitled "Me and Iain Duncan Smith. But mostly me." Truly, her work is a joy.
The Political Penguin survives a hacking attempt.
Malcolm Redfellow dusts off the scepticism hat at the contention that the Conservatives have changed.