Meedja on the Insanity Pills

10 reasons to quit...

Gordon Brown is to vacation in the English town of Southwold in Suffolk. Channel 4. Tony Blair is to visit Gaza for the first time in his new role as Middle East envoy. BBC. Jacqui Smith is wishing she had never said anything about knife offenders visiting people in A&E… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 15 Jul 2008 8:28 AM. Permalink

Ministry for Profligates

The new adventures of Fudge Gordon...

Downing Street has been forced to deny accusations that Gordon Brown 'ducked' a vote on the reform of MPs expenses. According to his Tory enemies, Brown went 'AWOL' on the determinant vote, which, if passed, would have scrapped the controversial second home allowance. Instead, all that's really changed is… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 4 Jul 2008 1:16 PM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

10 reasons to forget about it...

Gordon Brown has described his job as being the 'best in the world', suggesting that the nervous breakdown we were expecting may not be about to happen. The Guardian. The PM has also hinted that his plans for a 2p rise on fuel duty may be abandoned. The Guardian. The… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 4 Jul 2008 8:25 AM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

10 reasons to jack it all in...

The Tories have accused Gordon Brown of bribing his Labour minions in order to get the results that he wanted on 42 days. The Guardian. G8 countries have been accused of being too slow in the race against climate change. WWF. Oil prices have reached yet another new high, this… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 3 Jul 2008 7:49 AM. Permalink

Shit Hits The Fan Dept.

Racist madness: another politician pipes up

We've seen a couple of silly remarks taking an axe to people's reputations of late - politicians who don't particularly harbour any racist inclinations but have said something distinctly ill-advised. Bringing up old slave plantation slang terms? Arguing that the black sector of the population can 'go home'? Fair… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 23 Jun 2008 11:30 PM. Permalink

Ministry for Profligates

Blah blah blah expenses again...

The English are pretty good at tolerating unnecessary nuisances. Take the bad weather, for example; snow in the middle of June is about as big of a pain in the ass as even the most robustly callipygian of us could handle. Or what about the rising gas and electricity prices… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 19 Jun 2008 12:46 PM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

The future's not orange...

The orange abomination that is fake tan has been banned from Royal Ascot. BBC. It was discovered that an average of eight new laws come into effect each day in the UK. The Times. David Cameron has questioned Gordon Brown about the command structure in Afghanistan after the deaths of… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 19 Jun 2008 8:34 AM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

No surprises for Cameron and his crew...

The news that the Tories have beaten Labour in the Crewe by-election with a 7,860 majority is about as surprising as a shit after a curry. BBC. The Guardian. The Times. It has been stated that Gordon Brown could face more leadership challenges. ePolitix. David Cameron has plans to strengthen… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 23 May 2008 7:52 AM. Permalink

Ministry for Devolution

Tories may bar lesbians from IVF...

The Conservative Party has managed to rattle the Lesbian Community's cage by announcing that it would like to place restrictions on tribade couples having access to IVF treatment. Although the current Labour government doesn't see any problems with lesbians bringing up children by themselves, David Cameron and his party feel… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 13 May 2008 9:55 AM. Permalink

Department for Waiting Lists

Now Labour MPs attack 'super-surgeries'

You wouldn't exactly call the Labour government a shining beacon of harmonious unity, yet fresh comments from York MP Hugh Bayley must nevertheless come as a surprise to the higher echelons of the party - not to mention their no-doubt overworked public relations team. Labour has recently announced plans… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 29 Apr 2008 10:29 PM. Permalink

VOX-POPPED!

Tory poll lead evokes ghastly Thatcher spirit

Everywhere you look, it's like 1987 all over again. Why, just glance over there - it's the debut album from Guns N Roses being listened to by hot new film star Pauly Shore. Phew. And what about that Terry Waite kidnapping, eh? Bet he'll be home in no time.… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 25 Apr 2008 12:28 AM. There are 1 comments so far. Permalink

Department for Waiting Lists

Tories: 'only we can save your doctors'

In this hyper-exaggerated modern age, services and functions invariably have to get bigger, brighter and slicker. Hence why customers are deserting corner shops in favour of chain supermarkets, multi-level nightclubs generally attract more people on a Saturday night than the Dog And Duck, and Heathrow Terminal 5 turned out… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 20 Apr 2008 9:59 PM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

Ed Balls gets to the point..

Ed Balls has told his disgruntled Labour friends to stop complaining about Gordon. The Times. The Tories have started a new local election campaign with the recycled slogan of, "Vote Blue, Go Green". E-Politix. Gordon Brown has had to talk his ministerial aide out of quitting over tax. The Times.… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 18 Apr 2008 7:45 AM. Permalink

Department for Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Nick Clegg: ex-Tory?

Following his 'look-at-me, I'm-a-geezer-innit' admission that he has slept with up to 30 women, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg could be facing another, more politically relevant set of demons from his past. And we're not talking about that time he was observed switching off Question Time so he could… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 15 Apr 2008 10:52 PM. There are 1 comments so far. Permalink

MINISTRY FOR TRITE RETORTS

Minister states the bloomin' obvious

"Life is difficult". This was the sage-like, pop-savvy message that Communities Secretary Hazel Blears used to defend Gordon Brown after the Tories argued that the PM is responsible for the current economic crisis. In answer to her edifying yet obvious comment Westmonster would like to respond with the following: "No… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 14 Apr 2008 12:15 PM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

Tories still don't like Gordon Brown...

The Tories have blamed the country's current economic problems on Gordon Brown (naturally). BBC. E-Politix. Alistair Darling asks banks to go easy on mortgage costs. The Guardian. The Chancellor also has plans to visit China with some of his banker friends. The Wall Street Journal. George Bush and The Pope… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 14 Apr 2008 7:32 AM. Permalink

Department for Tax and Spend

Tories blame PM for economic disaster

Anyone keeping an eye on the financial news will be aware that - in the wake of the ever-increasing grip of the Credit Crunch - the International Monetary Fund has sheepishly admitted that they should maybe have paid heed to the warning signs a tiny bit earlier. The Conservatives,… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 11 Apr 2008 5:43 PM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

Media folly: Tuesday Morning roundup

Congratulations on making it through the whole of yesterday. Today's top stories seem to be shaping-up as follows: Everybody thinks Princess Diana was unlawfully killed, including William and Harry. Read The Telegraph's spin here. Paula Radcliffe claims that the heat and humidity of China will makes things hard for Olympic… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 8 Apr 2008 7:26 AM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

Media folly: Morning roundup

We're assuming that you're reading this after recently arriving at your office for the Monday morning grind. Please accept our commiserations but rest assured that, despite the planet's usual state of discord, things seem to be pretty much in order. The best of the morning's stories are as follows: Following… read more…

Written by Oli Anderson on 7 Apr 2008 7:23 AM. Permalink

Meedja on the Insanity Pills

London elections: Tory landslide predicted

Westmonster once spent a couple of years living in Harrow, and didn't particularly see it as a thriving hub of political debate. More a collection of arbitrary chain stores and a couple of pubs it'd be best to avoid on Saturdays. Or Sundays. Or those other five days of the… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 6 Apr 2008 7:48 PM. There are 1 comments so far. Permalink

A Long Time in Politics

Tory councillor apparently on quitting marathon

Sometimes, as Cast once sang before everyone realised how boring they were, the best thing to do is 'just walk away.' Advice that Tory councillor David Meikle seems to be following rather too literally. He already has one distinction to his name - he's the sole Tory councillor in… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 2 Apr 2008 11:44 PM. Permalink

Department for Tax and Spend

David Cameron To Make Econony 'Dynamic'

When Westmonster heard that Tory leader David Cameron had plans to make the economy 'dynamic', we felt a little shiver run down our spine. 'Dynamic'? What does that mean exactly? Is this some attempt to make the world of finance more exciting to that all-important yoof market, an idea roughly… read more…

Written by C J Davies on 30 Mar 2008 10:31 PM. Permalink

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