The big story this morning is that "disgraced former Cabinet Minister" (as the Guardian describes him) Jonathan Aitken has been asked by the Boy Cameron to lead a study on penal reform on behalf of the Centre for Social Justice, which advises the Conservatives on matters of policy. "Don't send… read more…

Cover your ears people, Matty D'Ancona is having a Michael Gove related orgasm! As I predicted yesterday, Michael Gove’s speech to the Bow Group this morning was a belter: as trenchant and subtle an analysis of Gordon Brown’s politics as any Tory politician has yet made. Ahhhhhhh...and he's done. Right,… read more…

BONG! Partly because (a) it's a novel approach to the age-old problem of how a politician deals with (alleged) former drug misuse but; (b) mainly because no website can have too many pictures of Arnie, this is well worth a look. BONG! Still not enough Arnie in your life? Try this: Arnie… read more…

The main story seems to be the Observer's front page which outlines the Conservative and Unionist Party's plans to strip Scottish politicians of the right to vote on English laws. Guess what folks? The Gord is, like, Scottish! OMG! This devilishly cunning and subtle plan is being spearheaded by Sir Malcolm Rifkind… read more…

BONG! Wee Matty D'Ancona reports on the Charge of the Light Brigade against the Gord, led by former Lord Chancellor, Charlie Falconer. A week may be a long time in politics, but the memories of m'lud's rumoured partners in battle - former Blairites Charles Clarke, Alan Milburn, and Stephen Byers -… read more…