Liberty leader Shami Chakribarti has excelled herself in terms of self-righteousness by accusing Culture Secretary Andy Burnham of launching a smear campaign against her. Burnham made a couple of vaguely-sarcastic, fairly ill-advised remarks concerning the relationship between Chakribatri and MP David Davis - previously political polar opposites who had… read more…

One can't help but wonder whether the government presently operates with the jingly-jangly music of a 1920s slapstick film running on permanent loop in the background. Not only have we recently seen cases in which top-secret documents were left on a train, but now it transpires that Communities Secretary… read more…

So Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has resigned over the 42-day detention debacle, striving to force a by-election which he intends to fight on the issue (an election as yet at unspecified cost to the public, we may add). Here's what certain meeja outlets are ranting: - The Guardian… read more…

The big day has come and gone, and Gordon Brown must surely be shambling around, confused and bewildered, senses reeling with the bold unfamilar shock of a strange new feeling. It's called success, Gordon. But something tells Westmonster you'd better not get too attached to it. Why not? Because -… read more…

Ignore what Forrest Gump said about life being 'like a box of chocolates.' Life is more like your local independent grocery store: it's overshadowed by market influences and nearer to closure with every passing day. A depressing thought, sure, but we're just helping the Labour-voting readers out there to… read more…

So Hillary Clinton has essentially conceded defeat to opponent Barack Obama, but this may not spell the end for a politically active incarnation of Mrs. C - oooohh no, not with rumours circulating that Obama may decide to choose her as his Presidential running mate. Let's take a look… read more…

So Lord Levy's autobiography A Question Of Honour - kind of like A Question Of Sport, but hopefully not as utterly soul-destroying - has begun its inevitable serialisation prior to release, and all sorts of strange tidbits are emerging from the former aide to Tony Blair. Here's a meedja… read more…

Chances are you'll have heard by now: former Deputy PM John Prescott has revealed that his time in the Blair government was overshadowed by his battle with bulimia. A remarkable admission by many accounts, and - given the self-promoting, PR-driven dirge that most politicians reel out on a daily… read more…