Morning roundup, Thursday 7th May 2009

Sadie Smith — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:26:42 +0000

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];

As a time limit is put on data held on the DNA database following a court ruling, Jonathan Myerson comes out in favour of the principle (via Kerry McCarthy);
All change at Labour List! Delboy has definitely shuffled off this blogospheric coil as Iain Dale revealed yesterday. Alex Smith has taken over and his statement of intent is here;
It's Hazel-tastic on the blogosphere today: Matthew Parris reveals that he's a fan, and Luke Akehurst gets a surprise visitor;
A new direction for think-tank Demos? The Liberal Conspiracy has more but I wouldn't break out the champagne just yet ... their recent pamphlet on "community networks" and the like had the definite whiff of negative liberty about it, which is of course the driving philosophy behind Cameron's Conservatives (and maybe the Liberal Conspiracy, come to that). With the Tories in the ascendency, is it possible that Demos are looking to secure future funding streams by toeing the party political line? That said, I've only read the introduction, so it may well be mere conjecture on my part. So I'll shut up;
... and Cameron's performance at PMQs draws criticism from an unexpected quarter.

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