Alex Hilton (of Recess Monkey fame) has apologised to Nadine Dorries MP for committing crimes against Facebook. Ministry of Truth has the back story. UPDATE: Apologies all, Alex has just pointed out that he apologised to Dorries' daughter rather than her.… read more…

Poor Jacqui Smith's getting a bit of a drubbing in the papers this morning over the latest immigration scandal to hit the Home Office. The Telegraph takes her to task for failing to station pitchfork-wielding mobs on the white cliffs of Dover, the Independent takes a broad look at… read more…

Last week Inspector Watson of the Yard asked a couple of questions of a firm called Flying Lion, which was taken up by various politics nerds with no life such as Westmonster enterprising individuals in the search of the truth. Well, David Hencke of the Guardian has picked up on… read more…

Sadly Conservative MP Nadine Dorries hasn't updated her superb blog since a gossip-piece in the Independent inferred (in the wonderful words of Unity) that she'd "been at the horizontal mambo" with ConservativeHome's Tim Montgomerie. For this reason, perhaps, her regular commentators - starved of news of her "white, lacy" knickers or… read more…

BONG! Brown's "intemperate" language is the subject of much comment, along with the plight of wee Dougie, and Ian Austin getting sent to stand outside the headteacher's office and think about what he's done. Again. BONG! With the news that Parliament has to relocate temporarily (whilst someone replaces the bucket… read more…

BONG! Dizzy reports that Lord Malloch-Brown has been given first dibs on the accommodation train set. BONG! And the prize for the most evocative phrase of the day goes to Mr Eugenides for this post on the recent "obesity is society's fault" stylings of Alan Johnson. Mr Eugenides: "Well, wake up… read more…

BONG! Much drama on the European Scrutiny Committee, according to Ben Brogan. BONG! Ministry of Truth takes apart the altruism of Lord Ashcroft. BONG! Whilst we at Westmonster applaud the enterprising approach of Liberal Democrat Voice in getting people signed up to the party in order that they can vote… read more…

Week two of the autumn term, and already it feels like we've been back forever. All the excitement of a full sitting week is detailed below. Oral PQs Monday - Home Office Tuesday - Scotland; Communities and Local Government Wednesday - International Development; Prime Minister Thursday - Treasury Important stuff… read more…

Just when you thought public discourse couldn't sink to new depths of witlessness, it does just that. Proof came with one of the offerings on last night's Why Democracy? series on the Beeb. The production that concerns us was undertaken by a shower called the "Ministry of Truth" (not the excellent Unity,… read more…

BONG! Outrage turns to hilarity amongst staff over Queuegate, with MPs falling over themselves to demonstrate that they are prepared to get down and dirty with the unwashed masses. So far - according to Westmonster's lovely assistant - there have been no less than 16 (update: check that, now 17) Members of… read more…