Morning roundup, Tuesday 21st April 2009

Via Don Paskini we learn of the Fabian Society has penned a nine thousand word mission statement as to what the left blogosphere should be all about, and is inviting bloggers to sign up. Tom Harris is unsure, the lovely Rowenna Davis of Labour List isn't going to because she's not really Labour (pick the peanuts out of that), and your correspondent is going to hold fire because it has no subsection on the importance of arse jokes to contemporary political discourse ... and the because the word "progressive" has become so over-used it's making my teeth itch in a way that "pragmatic" used to whilst we marched forth for socialism under the banner of the Tonemeister. If you're up for it, however, you can find it here;

David Aaronovitch in frankly stonking form on how politicians should just bawl, "THE TRUTH? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" at the general public and Question Time audiences. BBC dudes reading this: get me drunk enough and I'll do it;
What did the bubonic plague and academy schools ever do for us? John Rentoul has the answer;
In the words of Arnie, Ben Brogan is all, "I'm back" and, as the new boy in the Telegraph school, is finding favour in his first post by howling "liar!". Great stuff, Ben;
Alistair Campbell attempts to sound a note of sweet reason in the police-are-murdering-scumbags/sweet-harmless-bobbies-who-wouldn't-hurt-a-fly ho-down. Good luck with that, mate;
Andy Burnham leaves his briefcase on a train. Off with his head!
Cath Elliott wonders why it's okay for the MSM to sexually harrass Jacqui Smith. Two words, Cath: LADY-BITS;
... and only ten years after it became obsolete, the Daily Mail warns of the horrific dangers of Friends Reunited and the newfangled interwebby. Tomorrow: how the printing press is an invention of the feminazis and the pinko Commies.

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