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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The Lesson of Dan Hannan's Speech

Dan Hannan's demolition of Gordon Brown speech is the single most watched video on YouTube today. And all without a single mention of ...

Second's Out: Slugger Campbell v Hit Man Maguire

There's nothing I like seeing more than when lefties fall out. Especially when it is Kevin Maguire and Alastair Campbell. Campbell has j...

Former Kent Tory MP Dies

The former Tory MP for Gravesham, Tim Brinton , has died at the age of 79. The former ITN news journalist and newscaster was elected in 1979...

PMQs: Labour MPs Desert Harriet?

A Tory MP emails me... I thought I would just mention a point about PMQs which may not have been apparent on television. Usually, there are...

Ve Vould Like to Know Who Your Friendz Are, Bitteschoen

Shane Greer writes... News that Labour intend to set up yet another government database will hardly be of surprise to anyone. But if the ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The (Angela) Eagle has (Crash) Landed

First it was David Lammy, then Sion Simon, but tonight it was Treasury Minister Angela Eagle's turn to crash and burn in a live broadcas...

Alastair Campbell is a Sweetheart

A reader writes... I was at the launch of the new Fabian Society book, the Change We Need the other night and thought you would be amused by...

Cameron's Appearance on the Alan Titchmarsh Show

Click HERE to watch David Cameron's appearance on ITV's Alan Titchmarsh programme this afternoon. That's if you can get the dre...

Hannan Tells Brown Like It Is

Imagine how many finger nails were chewed during the three and a half minutes of this telling off by Daniel Hannan MEP. UPDATE: Nigel Farage...

Cameron: We Need Capitalism With a Conscience

David Cameron is making an important speech about financial regulation at the moment. He starts with an important statement about who is to ...

How Should the BBC Use Bloggers on Election Night?

Last May I was one of three bloggers used by the BBC on their local election night coverage. Feedback showed that despite the relatively sho...

The Daily Mirror is a Joke of a Paper

This is from the Daily Mirror's website this morning. I wonder if it is in the print edition. I know times are hard and that papers are...

Monday, March 23, 2009

The Daley Dozen: Tuesday

1. Richard Benyon MP reports on a moving trip to Auschwitz. 2. Norfolk Blogger does a mea culpa on Peter Lilley. 3. How Did We Come to Thi...

Listen to 5 Live from 10-11pm

I was looking forward to getting home at a reasonable hour tonight, but I can never resist Richard Bacon's blandishments so tune into Ra...

EXCLUSIVE: Myners Had to Look Up Quantitative Easing on Wikipedia

On the newspaper review on the BBC on Saturday night I described Lord Myners as "hapless". Little did I realise how accurate that ...

Chris Moyles, Will Young & Gay Hatred

Let me be clear. I can't stand Chris Moyles. How anyone can bear listening to him on the radio is beyond me. But OfCom's decision to...

Ken Clarke: Concede It's a Gaffe And Move On

This ongoing story about Ken Clarke's remarks on Inheritance Tax on the Politics Show yesterday illustrates two things. 1. The importan...

Ten New Blogs

Crust of the Grouch - Non aligned A Libertarian's Perspective An Ex Apprentice - Conservative Luke Ellis - Welsh Labour blog Burning ...

I Don't Remember 'Bonkathon' Says Labour MP

Bonking Labour MP Nigel Griffiths, who was exposed yesterday in the News of the World for having sex in his House of Commons, stretches our...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Daley Dozen: Sunday

1. Nadine Dorries let's rip with her car, at Dr Evan Harris and Phil Willis. 2. Moments of Clarity speculates on a Clause IV moment fo...

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