[Apologies for the late start people, the tubes were on the blink]
- The row over RBS' munificence with taxpayers' money rumbles on; the approach of the bankers involved appears to be, in the words of Tom Freeman's rather catchy bus slogan, "please give generously or the economy gets it";
- One man who is not impressed by this is the irrepressible John Prescott who is threatening to get all clawback on those city boys' asses (via Sam Coates).
- Bad news in the polls: Labour on 28, Tories on 40, and the LibDems on 22 according to ICM. More here from UK Polling report;
- The Dale-Draper smackdown grinds interminably on as the blogosphere steels itself for months of tedium;
- Peter Oborne thinks that Jacqui Smith should go to gaol. Funnily enough, there's no mention of Conway, D. or Spelman, C. in his article on "corrupt politicians." An oversight, we're sure;
- Henry Porter scales still greater heights of pomposity: "Labour is committed to its course of eroding the traditions, procedures and respect on which our free society is based. It will not rest until all its costly systems are in place and its legacy of control and disrespect is assured." And it's murdered all the cute kittens, Henry, don't forget the kitten murder;
- ... and Paul Linford wins the prize of a chocolate watch for being the 10 millionth pundit to use the hi-LAR-ious gag "snow joke" in discussing Britain's transport infrastructure in the wake of the bad weather last week.
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