At least thanks to Liberalism, it won’t be the gallows this time

It seems one of our poli-blogging contingent may be in a slight spot of bother.
Mr Paul Staines aka ‘Guido Fawkes’ of the high moral ground was caught earlier this month (I think after the ASI blogging evening as there were rumours of someone waking up as a guest of Her Majesty’s Constabulary) driving whilst twice [...]


55 years ago today…

…Watson and Crick published their paper on A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. It can be found on the Nature website for any of you that wish to read it. For those of you in Cambridge, may I suggest you go and have a drink in The Eagle tonight to celebrate them!
UPDATE: Hello [...]


The Real Choice

Julian Glover reports in the Guardian today that the London Mayoral elections are now just a two-horse race. Their Guardian/ICM poll shows Boris nudging it with 51% of the vote (collating both first and second choices) with Ken on 49%. It has Brain back with the rest of the pack with just 10% [...]


Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

If you are in need of a good laugh this morning pop over to DK here where the great and good of the UK poliblogosphere, i.e. Tim Ireland, Iain Dale and Paul DeLaire Staines are acting like four-year-olds and continually calling each other liar. Iain has even used the f-word. Ummm, I’m telling.  As you [...]


Facebook frenzy

1,2,3….Go!
I have recently had a Facebook frenzy updating my woefully out-of-date profile and answering all the messages, notifications, friend additions and all the other various crap with which Facebook is now filled.
How does this relate to you lovely people.  Well the lucky ones amongst you may by now received an electronic magic friendship request from [...]


Get in my son

Who’s the white LibDem leader
That’s a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Clegg!)
You’re damn right


50 best TV shows "of all time"

Me like meme. From Mat Bowles, who got the story from here. These are, according to Empire Mag, or rather there obviously straightjacketed readers, the 50 greatest small screen treats ever. in history. wow. The Wire makes it in at No 8. Told you it was great. Although how in the hell [...]