Category: politics

From the BBC Assets worth millions of pounds and believed to be controlled by Dame Shirley Porter have been frozen under court orders secured by Westminster Council, it has been disclosed. Shirley Porter was one of those friends of Thatcher who did so much to destroy British society during the 1980s. She was the leader… Continue reading Shirley Porter’s Assets Frozen

Steve Bell on top form (as always) today. And a useful link to an archive of Steve Bell cartoons.

MPs have voted to downgrade cannabis from a Class B to a Class C drug. The changes in the law will come into effect early next year.

As the Tories argue amongst themselves about which of them is best suited to lead the party into oblivion, I can’t help remembering what I wrote last December.

I crossed a picket line this morning and I feel really guilty about it. I had a couple of postal packages to pick up to I went down to the sorting office at 8am to find that it was closed due to industrial action. As I walked back I passed the picket line and one… Continue reading Strike-breaking

There was a predictably negative story about the congestion charge in yesterday’s Evening Standard. For something a bit more upbeat see the same story in today’s Guardian. The actual press release from TfL is here.

Michael Moore’s new book Dude, Where’s My Country is launched on Tuesday. Here’s the text of an email that Moore sent to his mailing list about the book. Amazon UK is currently showing it as number 2 in its best-sellers list.

George Bush has gone on record as saying that Saddam Hussein had no involvement in the WTC attacks of September 2001. This clarifies his previous somewhat confused message on the subject. A recent opinion poll showed that 70% oF Americans thought that Hussein was personally involved in the attacks (and therefore, by implication, that this… Continue reading Dubya Comes Clean(ish)

The Defence System & Equipment International Arms Fair has opened in the Docklands. It is, of course, disgusting that the UK Govenment would consider letting something like this take place in the UK, but it is becoming increasingly pointless to expect New Labour to exhibit any kind of moral judgement. A couple of interesting stories… Continue reading DSEI

Dubya is apparently planning a trip to the Yookay at some point soon and a group of people are trying to ensure that he gets an appropriate welcome. Bare Your Bum At Bush