Kings Dangling and Lords A-Leaping

The Spectator on how Lord Malloch-Brown is spending taxpayers' money on those chunky chocolate chip cookies that are about two quid for five, rather than the Tesco's own-brand rich tea. For shame!
The Times reports a double-whammy perpetrated on Jacqui Smith yesterday: mauled by Basher Davis in the Justice debate on the Queen's Speech yesterday, and being lumbered with defending Sir Ian Blair against increasingly vocal calls for his (preferably) messy demise.
Ben Brogan on the plight of Merve.
Who's this calling for political donation caps of £50,000? Perhaps the Boy David Cameron? Maybe Tory Nick Herbert after the debate yesterday? Nope, you're all wrong: it's Lord Levy (of loans-for-lordships fame, see Guido passim) in a move designed to show that irony is, indeed, dead.

George Galloway is a curious person to bring about a hands-across-the-water moment between the bloggers of all political persuasions but the end of his RESPECT party promises to achieve just that.
Let's Be Sensible tells his readers that he's old enough to remember when Rory Bremner was funny. So is Westmonster, my friend. So is Westmonster.
Evangelical God-botherer Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani as an "acceptable Republican" is a heartening tale: Robertson formerly informed us that 9/11 was the fault of homosexuals (suppose it makes a change from blaming da Jooz, although he's had some thoughts on them as well) so his character assessment of Giuliani is most reassuring.
Fraser Nelson in the Coffeehouse said that the Gord "bottled" it yesterday - leaving the debateto Jack and Jacqui - instead of appearing to defend 56-day detention. Also Fraser said the Tories called the debate. Um, this analysis doesn't sound right to us (Home Affairs debate would have normally been dealt with by the Secretaries of State responsible, and it wasn't an Opposition Day was it?) but Fraser's something of a legend around these parts, so in him we trust. Partially.
And who wins the Headline of the Day Competition? Sort it out the Telegraph, for today's winner is the Times with "Gorilla surprise turned out to be stripper in school." Have a chunky chocolate chip cookie on us (but don't tell the Spectator).

Written by Lloyd Shepherd on 8 Nov 2007 8:45 AM. There are 1 comments so far. Permalink