It's been three days since our last grand attempt at political polling went online, and, with the epic response that we managed to garner, it's a testament to the Internet's durability that it didn't buckle under all the pressure. If you'd forgotten, we asked you what you thought of Boris… read more…

Has Labour activist and Photoshop dilettante Chris Paul turned to the dark-side? If his Google Ads are to be believed then it certainly looks like it... Every time Westmonster has visited his site of recent we've been greeted with instruction of 'Don't Vote Labour'. When compared to the rest of… read more…

According to recent figures, MPs only get paid £61,820 a year. So stop complaining. The Guardian. China and Taiwan are to start talking again for the first time in a decade. BBC. The company responsible for computerising the NHS, Fujitsu, has lost it's contract to do so. BBC. It seems… read more…

Police had to stick their riot gear on again last night after Chelsea supporters in West London got angry about something. The Times. If you hadn't heard about it, the Crewe and Nantwich by-election takes place today. BBC. ePolitix. The suits at the UN have warned that the Beijing Olympics… read more…

Ah, another day, another Orwellian analogy to be made. This time it comes after the BBC reveals that the government is considering plans to maintain a national database of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK. Big Brother is watching you? See you in room 101? How'd you… read more…

Hip and happening Gordon Brown has managed to show the world that he's down with the times by utilising the Youtube network. In a move that slightly echoes that of the Queen last Christmas, Mr Brown will use the famous website to allow members of the public to ask him… read more…

MPs have voted to allow controversial plans to update human embryology laws. BBC. MPs say that national school tests should be made fewer in order to provide children with a rounded education. ePolitix. The BBC has been criticised for wasting millions each year on props, catering and costumes. The Guardian.… read more…

Two types of political commercial this morning: 1. El Gordo promoting the UK Politics channel on the American-owned YouTube. It's a classic 10 Downing Street-era Brown perfomance - a weird combination of fake smiles interspersed with terrifying gloom. And the sound of a door slamming somewhere. Google, the owner of… read more…

BONG! If someone hasn't thought of that headline already, we're copyrighting it. Anyway, Dave put his Unionist T-shirt on in Edinburgh today, before nipping out to buy some Scottish wool and shortbread. We think our picture is more descriptive of the Tory-Scotland interface than another one of bloody Mel Gibson,… read more…

The Sundays are a bit of a mixed bag this morning. Obviously Diskgate continues to get commentary but seeing as everyone's getting a bit fed up with "Killer Disks Still At Large: No Change Here Folks" style headlines, perhaps it would be more interesting to look at the effect the… read more…