Ed Balls has got someone else to worry about. After causing all sorts of trouble this week over his interventions in the Commons, he's now been sort-of accused of burying bad news on school admissions on Budget day by the Statistics Commission: Richard Alldritt, the chief executive, said: "We would… read more…

It looks like the Supermarkets, aka The Evil Overlords, have lobbied hard against being made the scapegoats for Pissed-Up Britain, because they seem to have been excluded from measures to stop us descending into an alcoholic pit of despaire: But there will not be any announcements today of action to… read more…

Well, it's harsh, to say the least. It seems safe to say that this is one six-month review that won't end in a pay rise. 9. Absolute disaster. "It would be an absolute f*cking disaster if Gordon Brown was Prime Minister" (government minister, reported to be John Hutton). Well I… read more…

"It was just resting in my account!" The Government goes a bit Father Ted with David Abrahams' money. All £663,975 of it. It's totally going to be paid back. Eventually.… read more…

Those whom the Gord doesn't like very much die young. Either that or get the immigration brief. One of the two. Poor ol' Hazel Blears has been on the wrong end of a skewering today from Humphrys over the cost of immigration to local councils, related to the fact that in Slough… read more…