exhibitionism

As usual bringing you what's hot and what's not from teh internetz and beyond. This morning we heard sage words from the CBI, realised that wherever two or three are gathered together in the name of protesting over Heathrow that there will be celebrities in the midst of them, and learned that the hottest woman in Britain is a fan of the comrades. As if it were ever in doubt, eh?

We awake to the news that business leaders have gone all Private Frazer on our asses. The British Chamber of Commerce have published a survey which has produced the "worst results since records began" in 1066 (well, 1989 actually but it's still pretty bad). The Times has more here, which is worth a read if only for John Cridland - deputy director of the CBI's - illuminating thoughts on how this economic downturn thingummy might be stopped in its tracks: "We believe that the best way to protect jobs and the economy is to target the credit crunch." Jebus, if only the Gord had thought of that one sooner, eh? Cheers John!

Parliament returned from the Christmas recess (IS THIS A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY?!!?!) yesterday to a statement on Gaza from the Foreign Secretary, Miliband the Younger. We assume that Today in Parliament covered the subsequent debate in their usual excellent fashion, but given that your correspondent's iPod was playing silly buggers this morning, this is only a guess. Anyway, it's a fair bet so you should listen again here.

Meanwhile, the Heathrow rebels continue to cause headaches for the Brown bunker. The decision on the third runway, previously expected this week, appears to have been delayed so the Gord can discuss the issue more fully with the doubters in the party. If ever there was a sign that the good Lord is agin him on this one, it's the news that a bunch of celebriteez have got in on the action. Together with Greenpeace, they've bought some land upon which the sixth terminal would be built, and Emma Thompson is threatening to grow marrows on it. With sections of the PLP, slebs, and root vegetables everywhere up in arms, this one could prove to be tricky blighter.

 In brief: Derek Simpson's tenure as general secretary of the Unite union is beginning to look, uh, tenuous, Olly's Onions reports on Israel's bitterest foe, the UK Polling Report investigates the apparent end of the poll recovery for Labour, and PhotoShop Disasters details more woe at the hands of the airbrush.

Finally, via Kerry McCarthy MP, comes the news that the beautiful and talented Cheryl Cole (down boys!) is, like, TOTALLY up for the comrades. This news will come as a relief for Brown who, last week, suffered a mauling at the hands of some large-bazonga-ed piece of totty who in the forum of the people (the Big Brother house) announced that:

"I kind of don't like Labour, because they kind of don't stand for what they are kind of meant to stand for anymore. And I kind of don't like Gordon and his gang." (via Kerron)

Taking a bitchslap like that from a pair of vacuous tits could have cut Brown deeply, but given every Wednesday in PMQs he sits opposite David Cameron and George Osborne ... 

I'll leave you to finish that gag yourselves, I'm off for a coffee.