Monthly Archives: April 2010
Scotsman is grumpy
…when heckled by annoying woman. Film at fucking eleven. Seriously, as of this Gillian Duffy thing? I’m beginning to wonder about this election becoming far too American. Neither she nor the Prime Minister’s brief moment of temper are worth five … Continue reading
JQP in Amusement
Ah, things are settling back to normal. I disagree with Iain Dale again. It’s a relief to see him return to his natural home among the right-wing FUD-merchants.
JQP in Brief
The stories of today seem to be getting a little recursive. Vast quantities of hot air have been expended trying to understand Mr. Clegg’s statement of the obvious regarding the definition of ‘mandate’. The policy story having been subsumed by … Continue reading
JQP in Brief
In general, I continue to be very impressed by the Independent, who are acting like it and clearly enjoying it very much. Hear hear!
Bureaucracy Fail
So, there’s reasons why I haven’t talked any more about the process of buying a new pub. There are some things I am aching to say, and once I have signatures in the right places I’m going to have my … Continue reading
State of the Nation
[ Editor's note: this originally appeared in a slightly shorter form as a comment on Though Cowards Flinch. ] Disclaimer: I am not associated with the LibDems. They are too much Democrat, not enough Liberal for me to join them. … Continue reading
Independence Day
The Sun newspaper failed to publish a YouGov poll showing that voters fear a Liberal Democrat government less than a Conservative or Labour one. [...] (The Liberal Democrats have) taken comfort from YouGov’s unpublished finding that more voters would be … Continue reading
I changed my mind
About going to bed. The BBC have just given me another look at the debate over the nuclear deterrant. And it sparked a thought. First, a position statement; having said #iagreewithnick quite a lot lately, it’s interesting to discover I … Continue reading
#leadersdebate
22:00 Channel 4 News’ instant poll results are: Nick Clegg: 52% Gordon Brown: 31% David Cameron: 17%. 21:55 The next instant poll re: the winner of the debate is ComRes/ITV: Clegg on 33%, Brown 30% Cameron 30%. 21:50 The instant … Continue reading
He’s Not The Messiah!
“He’s a Very Naughty Boy!” I have been known to be mean about Iain Dale. Not today. Iain’s response to the negative turn in the Labservative campaign is principled, well-explained and (frankly) basic decency. It is a shame the Cameroons … Continue reading
