Foreign Office Minister, Gilliam Merron, has been forced to reveal that the government holds a staggering 39,500 bottles of wine, spirits and liqueurs worth around £792,000 in the parliamentary cellars. Maybe, it was because they needed the additional storage space, that they sold all of our gold reserve at bottom of market prices and why […]
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PM In ‘Cleaning’ Mode!
The funniest quote of the day must come from the Prime Minister, who was holding a special meeting of his cabinet in Glasgow (why Glasgow and how much did that cost?) He said: “I think the most important thing we do is reassure people everything is being done to clean up politics in our country” […]
Politicians Should Blog Off!
The rather unsavoury allegations this weekend concerning politicians and their unelected special advisors, have demonstrated how low the standards of political campaigning have become in the UK. We have become a nation with ‘personality politicians’ – which seems to be a bit of an irony seeing as we have a prime minister who demonstrates very […]
Beyond The Summit!
Well, the G20 summit has finally ended. It has been hailed as a success, with our own Prime Minister saying the measures agreed on, would shorten the recession and save jobs. I have only read the details briefly, but I am still trying to get my head around how many zeros follow the 1 in […]
UK Reaches The Summit!
In case you had not heard, London is now the capital of the world – well only for another day! We have the honour – and expense – of hosting the G20 summit of world leaders. To call it a ‘summit’ sounds very impressive; it is really just an excuse for the ‘club’ to meet […]
Jade’s Tribute From The PM
Jade Goody has finally passed away and it is sad. It is a huge loss for her immediate family and an even greater tragedy, for her young sons, that she died on Mothering Sunday. What I still do not understand, is why her death warrants a tribute from the prime minister. Thousands of women die […]