After the electoral apocalypse at Crewe, it seems that the Labour government are on a mission to systematically alienate as many voters as possible - not so much burning their bridges as napalming the tarmac and ripping down the toll booths. The speculation that Gordon Brown is going to be… read more…

No, not that Blair. To be perfectly honest, it sometimes seems to Westmonster that good ol' Tone doesn't really deal in politics anymore - unless he's diplomatically assessing the seating arrangements for his latest dinner party appearance. We're talking about Sir Ian Blair, Metropolitian Police Commissioner and the man… read more…

Controversy-a-go-go as we get closer to the London Mayoral Election: former sports minister Kate Hoey has accepted a post as 'part of Boris Johnson's team' should the bumbling Tory pip Ken to the post. Bizarrely she is claiming the move doesn't compromise her status as a Labour MP, and… read more…

The Conservatives are having a field day - and probably a field fortnight, with a couple of field bank holidays slotted in - with the Prime Minister right now. Following the debacle of the 10p tax rate issue - which would hit 5 million plus low-paid workers - PM… read more…

Such has been the controversy over MPs' expenses of late it can't be long until the next scandal emerges - when we find out that ministers have all been frantically spending public money on books like How To Shred Unwanted Receipts Properly or Fingers In The Penny Jar: A… read more…

The government seemed determined to ignore the Olympic Torch protests earlier this week. Let's face it - if mindsets can't be swayed by the sight of a Blue Peter presenter grappling with someone over an arbitrary cultural artefact, they probably never will be. Hang on. Maybe they will. Prime… read more…

Gordon Brown hasn't been having an easy time of late - he's had to put with up talk of an economic meltdown, persistent lagging in the opinion polls and all sorts of general indications that he might not be all that popular. And now it looks like his own… read more…

There are certain things you just shouldn't say. If you're an airline pilot, for instance, it's probably not for the best if you flick on the intercom and share your woe about your cataracts playing up. Likewise, if you're in the running as an electoral candidate, it could well… read more…

So world's most popular man Robert Mugabe has finally conceded defeat, and is apparently looking for ways to save his sorry backside, including attempted immunity deals and other such guarantees. Here's a bitesite scan of what various meeja outlets have to say: Laying down the cards: The Guardian What's… read more…

Gordon Brown and Ken Livingstone have more in common than we might have thought.....… read more…