Sexy literary genius Cherie Blair is set to take the book publishing world by storm as she prepares to make a special guest appearance at West Yorkshire's Ilkley Literature Festival. The wife of former PM Tony Blair will officially open the event before giving lucky punters an exclusive insight into… read more…

Whilst Westmonster doesn't espouse the use of violence to achieve its goals, we can't help but think that the recent incident involving the beating of Labour MP Anne Moffat will make her think more carefully regarding the way that she votes on, or deals with, issues of crime in the… read more…

Cherie Blair and her bent face have found themselves in a spot of bother after the release of her memoirs - so much so that those disgusted by her revelations have asked her to stand down as a judge. Dear, oh dear. However, on Radio 4's Woman's Hour this morning,… read more…

An amazing article from the delightful Liz Jones in the Daily Mail, on how the Blairs fail to scrub up well now they're no longer in Downing Street. Worth it for this sentence alone: "How can these people run the country when they can't even run a comb through their… read more…

BONG! The LibDem leadership contest is officially ON! Nominations closed at 4pm today and the unseemly bitchslapping between the only two candidates commenced almost immediately. Nicky Clegg gave an interview to the Telegraph outlining how Chris Huhne is a receding hairline away from being exactly like David Cameron, whilst Huhne contended that his advanced… read more…

There's plenty Westmonster likes about Cherie Booth - not least her delightful habit of inducing mild apoplexy in commentators from our more right-wing organs of record who reckon that the job of a woman in public life is to remain silent, be fruity at all times, and not have a… read more…

In spite of protestations from Ed Davy, it looks like Ming's time is up. The Telegraph are reporting that he's been asked to go quietly into that good night or face a leadership challenge within weeks. The Independent, meanwhile, claim it's not as bad as all that; he's been given… read more…

Day two of the Labour Party Conference and the WiFi still isn't working. Anyone surprised? Anyone? Last night LBGT (which stands for "Les/Bi/Gay/Trans," fact fans) Labour held a reception at which the oft-heard female lament of "Where are all the decent men?" was comprehensively answered. Newly-selected PPC Stephen Twigg… read more…

BONG! The King was summoned from his counting house to address the Commons Treasury Select Committee this morning; mebbe it was the fact that his job is up for renewal that ensured that his forceful presentation managed to just about convince TreasComm that he was a good egg. Not so… read more…

Westmonster assumes from the phalanx of bleary eyed journos loitering around the Portcullis House area clutching triple espressos, that Merv's attempt to extricate himself from the Northern Rock fiasco is going to be the lead story today. Either that or the rumour's gone around that a Big Brother celeb's in the House again.… read more…