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…

Blogger smackdown alert! In the blue corner: scourge of the "abortion industry" Nadine Dorries. In the red corner: Alex Hilton of Recess Monkey fame. Refereeing: Iain Dale. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.… read more…

The de Menezes verdict is the big story this morning. The Times examines the nineteen police failures that led to the shooting, the Telegraph looks at the "sickening" rumours the Met circulated, and Pickled Politics questions the logic of a fine as a punishment - a tab which will… read more…

Well, it's gone 4pm and nominations have just closed for the position of Liberal Democrat leader. Unless RecessMonkey gets his wish and there's been a last minute flurry of support for Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen, it looks like it's going to a two-horse race between Nicky Clegg and Chris… 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…

What do Ming Campbell and Julius Caesar have in common? They were both knifed by a collection of blokes wearing sandals! Boom, boom, thank you: we're here all week. The meedja are in full "Estelle Morris" mode this morning. Remember kids, Ming was only an old duffer who couldn't… read more…

BONG! Iain Dale has upset Lord Tebbit. Run, Iain! Run like the wind! BONG! Fruity A-Lister Louise Bagshawe asks: "Courage by Gordon Brown?! What's next? Feminism by John Prescott?!" Ho ho. How about "Political consistency by Louise Bagshawe"? BONG! Daniel Finkelstein on the beginning of the end (apparently) for the Labour… read more…

...or not, as the case may be. Westmonster was amused to see this story on Recess Monkey. Apparently Parliament is positively zinging with a "sexually charged atmosphere." Absolutely. Why, anybody here will tell you that we spend our days engaged in a desperate struggle to keep our clothes on as we… read more…

So, Tony Benn wants to be selected for the unwinnable Conservative seat of Kensington. What that man will never cease to do to bolster his own self-importance, er, represent the cause of the common people, eh? Last week came the news that some seventeen year old - who just happened to… read more…

BONG! Cameron's choice of campaign song is questioned by Tom Watson: apparently it's about gangstas, taking drugs, smacking hos, shooting up the pigs, and all of the jolly unpleasant things that the Tories are dreadfully unhappy about. Poor show, chaps! BONG! Five minutes before Dave is due to address Conference, Nadine… read more…

BONG! Louise Bagshawe (pictured. The one on the left, people) had an attempt at wit earlier that has been treated to a blast of icy air over at Chris Paul. BONG! A Comment Central piece on Barack Obama's attempt to get hip with the kidz. Let it be written… 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…

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…