Tag Archives: Tom Harris

Morning roundup, Tuesday 5th May 2009

05May09 – 05:27

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. [...]

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Morning roundup, Tuesday 28th April 2009

28Apr09 – 09:54

Justice Minister Jack Straw engages with the consultative process on Titan prisons. And gets roundly berated for it. It's like all those howls of "CONTROL FREAK" from the Tories and meedja under the Tonemeister never happened, isn't it?

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Morning roundup, Monday 20th April 2009

20Apr09 – 09:23

Short version today, comrades: premium service (in as much as my powers allow me) tomorrow.

As the farago over the Erith and Thamesmead selection continues, with the evil hands of McDraper's henchmen providing a scapegoat, Tom Harris examines The Rise of the Meritocracy;
Blackburn Labour is all, "bring me the head of Derek Draper!";
It's the Budget on Wednesday, [...]

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April Fools Roundup, 2009

01Apr09 – 13:45

Today folks is April Fools day, and the blogosphere appears to be doing it's bit, here's a few attempts to pull the wool over our collective eyes.

Top marks go to Tim and Justin's , we have the setup via the Drunk vs Sober deathmatch, Justin's drunken treachery and Tim's "Justin McKeating is a Sock Puppeting git" [...]

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Morning roundup, Thursday 26th March 2009

26Mar09 – 10:40

The Government is going to encourage teenage girls to get pregnant and then force them to have abortions[*] according to the Daily Mail. Shocking this sex education stuff, isn't it? Well, no. Not really.

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Morning roundup, Tuesday 24th March 2009

24Mar09 – 07:00

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?

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Morning roundup, Tuesday 17th March 2009

17Mar09 – 08:10

Universities push the Government to raise tuition fees (those rugby dinners don't fund themselves yer know) in the hope that if they do, our institutions of learning can subsequently claim that it was all the Government's fault/idea. S'wot usually happens, innit?  "Thanks a lot!" mutter MPs and bag-carriers of all parties, whose journey to work will now [...]

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Taking on Tom Harris

16Mar09 – 14:14

Tom Harris' follow up to his "Return of Morality" piece is definitely an improvement, he has obviously taken on board criticisms about the sexist nature of the original piece and makes sure at least that the boys are in for an equal dose of criticism. He is also making an effort to distance himself from those [...]

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