Tag Archives: hazel blears

‘Time for the ship to leave the sinking rats’

If the Expenses crap has taught us anything, it is that the public take a simple and correct view, Duty comes before Personal Gain. Clearly it has taught some people nothing.
The political world is full of personality and that is by no means always a bad thing. But when it spills over as it has [...]

Morning roundup, Thursday 7th May 2009

Because the dirty mind is a perpetual feast (and because I know you've all got dirty minds), we're going to start with this frankly ROCKIN' headline from LabourHome: "Gordon has his best PMQs for months and satisfies Joanna afterwards". Saucy devil! [Cue Leslie Phillips style sniggering];

Morning roundup, Tuesday 5th May 2009

It's thirty years since Thatcher became Prime Minister, and the entire blogosphere has gone Maggie ker-AZY! ConservativeHome appears to have a "Margaret and me. But mostly meme" on, with this from John Bercow on how she inspired him to join the Young Conservatives, and Liberal Lord Alton tells all about his part in her triumphs. [...]

The Elevator Pitch: Don Paskini

Welcome to the new Friday feature: The Elevator Pitch. Each week a blogger will be given a hypothetical lift, their choice of Minister, two minutes, and strict instructions to keep it clean. This week we proud hustle Don Paskini, who blogs at don-paskini.blogspot.com and liberalconspiracy.org, into a lift with Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.

Triffids expected week on Tuesday—Blears to blame says Monbiot

Top boffins are warning that a comet which blasts out poisonous gases is heading towards Earth. Comet Lulin, which glows an eerie green colour is expected to shower meteorites on earth, leaving all those who witness it blind, and infecting the planet with venomous triffids. Environmental campaigner George Monbiot said this morning that cabinet minister [...]