Gordon Goes Prime Time.

When I had first read this article in the Mail, I had nearly spilt sherry over my lap.

It's terrible when a child is lost and I can't even begin to imagine the pain felt but is a prime time chat show on ITV, in front of a live studio audience really necessary?

Further to that, is Piers Morgan really necessary? In any way?

Politics Home.

Am I the only one who doesn't like the new layout of the Politics Home site?

Is there still a live feed and if not, why not?

I went on there today and was greeted by a massive image of Brown and Sarkozy in an almost snog. Breakfast was quickly pushed aside...

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the site. I found it to be a great one-stop-shop for goings on in Westminster but now I find it frustrating.

Maybe it's me.

Back and all that stuff...

Haven't posted anything in nearly two months. I'd say sorry but I doubt anyone has noticed.

Normal service will resume shortly. Pip pip!

Tomorrow with Dave.

And there it is....damn it!

President Vaclav Klaus has signed the Lisbon treaty and it will be become law before the end of the year. As you can imagine, the government is tickled pink with joy and EU love.

Bastards!

The Conservatives have given up their fight for the referendum and who can blame them? A referendum on a ratified treaty is pointless. My anger and fury is not aimed at them but at the governing party who lied to us. The same party who are now taking the piss and spinning this into Cameron breaking his promise.

That's fine. Keep going Labour, keep spitting in our faces and laughing as you do because we won't forget come election day.

Tomorrow the Leader of the Opposition will lay out a (hopefully) detailed plan about what will be done if they win the election.
Will we be disappointed? Will there be a twist to the story? Will Dave pull a rabbit out of his hat?

Answers on a postcard...

You're forgiven for Jaws 3.

The Telegraph is reporting that Michael Caine is switching from Labour to the Conservatives.
He's had enough and wants to give Cameron a chance.

Sir Michael, I will never slag off Jaws 3 again...but that shit Steven Seagal film you did, not off limits.

Welcome to the dark side!

Get off my lawn!

The government wants to use the 2011 census to find out just that little bit more about us.
According to the BBC -

For the first time, people will be asked to provide details of the number of bedrooms they have as well as the names, sex and birth dates of any overnight guests in their homes.

Other new questions include how well people can speak English, the date overseas nationals entered the UK, how people define their national identity and whether they are in civil partnerships.

Those who do not complete the census risk being prosecuted while those giving false answers face being fined.

My father never voted in his life, never filled in a census form and never wanted to have any contact with the government. He's never explained why and I'll probably find out something sinister after he dies, like he killed a priest or sold info to the KGB or something.

If the government said "give us this personal information about yourself and your family or go to prison" he'd tell them to piss off and wait while he packed his bags.
It's likely that he won't live to see something like that happen so it will be down to me to say it instead.

Oh Darling...

We're still in recession. There's no two ways about it, we're fucked.

Today Alistair Darling told reporters that he'd said all along that the recession would last till the end of this year. Really? You sure Alistair because I remember differently. I also remember reading this.

“Output will continue to fall in the UK, for the first two quarters of next year,” he said today. ”But then, because of decisions taken in this Pre-Budget Report, I expect it to start to recover.”

This was said in November 2008 but maybe I was drunk at the time and imagined it all...