We can only assume that the Gord actually wants to induce apoplexy in Henry Porter and the trendy-lefty chatterati with this announcement on his new security measures. Westmonster hopes the Government whips' office has got a selection of hard hats, a vat of whiskey, and their best pleading voices… read more…

Good morning, folks. As you are aware - great excitement - today is the day when a game old bird in lots of twinklers delivers a speech written for her by someone else whilst some bloke with a big rod (arf!) bangs on the door of the Commons. Ah, modernity, eh?… read more…

Bad news for Brown comes with the latest YouGov poll for the Telegraph. The Tories are on 41, Labour 38, and the LibDems on 11 - exactly the same figures as their last poll. The Gord's personal rating is down to negative figures, the Boy Davy is back in… read more…

The Government plan to claw-back funds from state schools has been shelved after bad publicity consultation with key stakeholders. Remember folks, even if 100 schools had said they thought the policy was a good one, the Gord would still not have gone ahead with it. Lorely Burt is the… read more…

Well folks, it only seems a moment ago that Chucky K. was lying bleeding on the floor of the Senate (or "Cowley Street" as it is sometimes known) muttering the words et tu Ming? as his political lifeblood drained away. The tables having turned less than two years later, it… read more…

Don't listen to the Government's advice; it'll give you cancer, warns the Independent. In spite of the angry, nasal squealing inflicted on the Chamber by the Boy George yesterday, Peter Riddell reckons that the Eyebrow has played a blinder in knackering the Tories' advantage. Tory blogosphere: hang your head… read more…

Are we bovvered that Cameron managed to avoid political suicide in Blackpool yesterday? Oh no, not us, not at all. Couldn't care less actually. Ahem. Right, so Peter Riddell reckons that he did well, but stopped just short of a slam-dunk, the Independent thinks the boy did good, Ros Taylor… read more…

Here we go again: file this one under "boring but important," folks. With the news that the comrades are eleven points ahead (according to a recent YouGov poll) the speculation about an autumn election points more to probability than possibility. It seems to be accepted wisdom that the Gord… read more…

A YouGov poll has put the comrades on 44, eleven points ahead of the Tories who are flatlining on 33. The LibDems, however, are down three on 13. It tolls for thee, Ming. Peter Riddell takes a punt on an autumn election being held on either 1st or 8th… read more…

Political betting on the newspapers' reaction to the address of Gord, in which Westmonster senses a tremor in the Force. Is the Sun's love-in with Labour coming to an end? Speaking of the Sun, this doughty defender of national sovereignty took its campaign to Bournemouth yesterday. The message: we want a referendum!… read more…