Thanks to Harry's Place for this gem from George No-mates Galloway: an open letter appealing for people to join his platform, Respect Renewal: There is a crisis of representation for trade unionist, ethnic minorities, those in poverty and on low wages, those facing racism and other forms of discrimination, sex… read more…

The Oxford Union event on free speech, to which Holocaust denier David Irving and BNP leader Nick Griffin have been invited to start channelling Voltaire, has produced much comment on the blogosphere and beyond. James Forsyth in the Spectator draws the distinction between the freedom of speech which is a… read more…

BONG! Home Secretary Jacqui Smith appears to have done a Houdini with her statement to the House regarding the latest immigration scandal the Tories are getting Outraged and Saddened about. Daniel Finkelstein notes that the scale of the Gord's knowledge on this one might yet become an issue. BONG! If… read more…