Morning roundup, Tuesday 24th March 2009

Sadie Smith — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:47 +0000

Cobden's Commentary fears that a post-Nigel Griffiths-gate world combined with McNulty's spot of bother could have a negative impact on Westminster's tourist trade, Hopi Sen finds that Nige has put him in an, er, unpopular position, and the ladies of Parliament ask: who the hell wears stockings in middle of November?

The good news continues with the revelations surrounding Tony McNulty's domestic arrangements. Laurie Penny recognises a heart of unalloyed evil in McNulty and demands - as she does every Monday - revolution, Nick Robinson explores Westminster's "expenses culture", as Brown orders an investigation. Initial findings indicate that McNulty is possibly the least popular Member on the Labour benches at the moment;
A welcome pill for anyone who has had the misfortune, as I have, of submitting the Rowntree Foundation Trust's Database State report to the most cursory of analytical glances;
The Guardian has a hi-LAR-ious editorial that accuses the Ministry of Justice of attempting to destroy the Human Rights Act through the new Bill of Rights whilst simultaneously conceding that the proposals advocate nothing of the sort. Man, talk about fitting the narrative to the news: is the Graun going all New Statesman on our asses?
And speaking of the New Statesman, Tom Harris MP explains the painful process of falling in and out of love, a rite which anybody who's ever had a subscription to the Staggers will recognise;
... and John B. has an exciting new definition of "quite possible".

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