Sunday, November 02, 2008

The Daily Dozen

1. Charles Crawford lists the ten qualities a Prime Minister needs.
2. Tom Harris reviews Alastair Campbell's new novel, ALL IN THE MIND.
3. Sadie's Tavern is unimpressed by Ruby Wax's performance on Andrew Marr.
4. Dizzy asks how it is possible to steal a chair from the Houses of Parliament.
5. Trixy explains why she hates the BNP.
6. Andrew Neil on the Presidential election.
7. Guido on the tax cut battle between Da Fink and Da Punk.
8. Alex Singleton on why he's supporting Obama.
9. Paul Waugh says it was Cameron wot did for Woss.
10. Mark Pack says Rwandans may soon be able to vote in UK elections.
11. PoliticalBetting on the New Zealand election.
12. Alistair Cooke reviews David Faber's book on the 1938 Munich Crisis.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ref the theft of parliamentary stuff. I once went -- for journalistic purposes, but without any accreditation, so just disguised as a member of the public -- to a "Westminster Hall" adjournment debate. I queued up, went through security, wandered into the Palace of Westminster, and promptly got lost. I wandered into three or four rooms -- all containing chairs, furniture, and Commons stationery -- before finding the right one. It would have been dead easy for me to half-inch any of it!

Ralph Hancock said...

Hmm, Iain, I think Charles Crawford has delivered a smashing return to your list: the qualities needed to be a good prime minister rather than to climb the greasy bloodstained pole to being one.

But is there anyone like that out there? Please?

No, I didn't think so.

IanPJ said...

We tend to think that Tom Harris' review of 1984 was better than his Alistair Campbell one.

Roger Thornhill said...

Iain, you have started to go "lalala" if you think that is the subject of interest on Tom Harris's blog.

The guy has been torn a new one re 1984 big enough to shove our national debt through. Twice.

Newmania said...

Its a good job Sadie Smith had an irony by-pass early on isn`t it...

"D'you know, I think I vaguely remember a time when political shows had people who, yer know, ...knew about politics on them? But in this day and age we're cursed with the "random comedian" or, worse,the "token fruity blonde one"

Stan Laurel Look To Camera....