Twitter in Parliament
It is not my intention that this becomes a blog about Twitter so I’ll let this be my third and final post on the subject for the time being (the next will be a small rant on a different subject). But I...
View ArticleEight for 2008 in review
James’s post reminds me that it’s time to check back on my eight wishes for 2008 to see how they turned out. 1. That the fourth series of <DOCTOR.WHO> will be at least as good as the third; that...
View ArticleThe single best souvenir of 2008
Did you back Barack Obama in the presidential election? Were you delighted by his victory? Do you want a keepsake by which to remember this historic occasion? Well you’re in luck! (Hat-tip.)
View ArticleCameron less radical than Howard
A non-musial interlude now with this brief foray into politics. I read the news today, oh boy, and it said Cameron would cut MP numbers which was like déjà vu all over again. Haven’t the Tories talked...
View ArticleA plague on both your homes
I may write more about the MPs’ expenses scandal over the coming days. It’s a fascinating piece of car-crash current affairs, watching those who lectured us that “if you have nothing to hide, you have...
View ArticleThe Pod Delusion on party conference
The other day I mentioned The Pod Delusion, a new podcast to which I’m contributing. Episode 2 is out today and subjects include homeopathy, NHS cuts and the BNP on Question Time. My piece – “if it’s...
View ArticleThe Pod Delusion 3: Gordon Brown’s speech
A quick plug for the third episode of The Pod Delusion, the podcast what I’ve been doing stuff for. This episode asks whether atheism is just for the middle classes, what’s available on Freeview and...
View ArticleThe Saturday List: Lib Dem Constituency Songs
In honour of my writing this from Lib Dem spring conference in Birmingham, today’s (short) list is Pop Songs That Name Constituencies With Liberal Democrat MPs. It’s also inspired by the first entry on...
View ArticleThe Saturday List: TV PMs
As I’ve been working my way through the House of Cards trilogy recently (what better way to get in the mood for a General Election?), this week’s list is fictional British Prime Ministers from off of...
View ArticleWhen Hansard goes bad
Yesterday I tuned into Hansard – via the ever-useful TheyWorkForYou.com – to read the maiden speech by new Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert. It was very good and you can read it too. All fine so far. I made...
View ArticleShould you vote if your vote doesn’t count?
Last night, in the run up to today’s festival of democracy, I tweeted this: Looking forward to putting my X next to a little birdie tomorrow and it counting for basically nothing thanks to FPTP. Yay...
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