Saturday, 29 November 2008
Tories fume over crime figures
The number of criminals jailed each year has plunged to the lowest level since Labour came to power, it was revealed last night. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice have provoked opposition anger. Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve said: “The number of criminals being given a slap on the wrist with a caution has shot up. These statistics betray ten years of failure by Labour." The rest of the Shadow Cabinet were this morning helping police with their enquiries.
Labels: crime, damian green, dominic grieve, sleaze, tories
Friday, 28 November 2008
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Henry Porter Convention will highlight important issues
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Friday, 21 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Bush to keep job in Obama administration
George Bush will keep his role as US President under an Obama administration, key Democratic officials are hinting. "The time for partisan rancour is over," Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta says. "President Bush has eight years of valuable experience that this nation can draw on." Democrats have so far been reluctant to assert the mandate given to them in the 4 November elections. Joe Lieberman appears likely to keep his Senate homeland security committee chairmanship, despite campaigning for John McCain. Republican defense secretary Robert Gates could remain in his post after 20 January. And former Bush secretary of state Colin Powell may be offered a position in the new Obama administration. "This administration will hold no grudges," says Podesta. "And have you seen the shit we've got to deal with? I ain't taking the heat for that."
Obama faces stalker threat
Labels: barack obama, david lammy, hoax, stalkers
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Teenager attempts to become youngest round-the-world yachtsman
Labels: george osborne, round the world sailor, yachtgate
Friday, 14 November 2008
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Delicate post-partisan consensus kept swaddled in cotton
Advanced Nasa cushioning technology and a half-mile thick shroud of cotton have been deployed to protect an extremely delicate "post-partisan consensus" between Republicans and Democrats after the US election on 4 November. US citizens have been advised to tiptoe in their socks in a 20-mile exclusion zone around the fragile consensus, which is housed in an underground bunker, built on shock-proof springs in Washington DC. Raising seemingly straightforward issues — such as prosecuting Bush administration officials for illegal wire-tapping, torturing detainees and destroying evidence, or dropping Senator Joe Lieberman from the Democratic caucus for openly campaigning against Barack Obama — threaten this most delicate of agreements, pundits have warned. Despite Barack Obama winning a clear mandate as President and Democrats controlling both houses of Congress, suggestions that Republicans can finally go fuck themselves have been dismissed as highly dangerous to the precarious well-being of the race to the centre ground. "Ssshhhhh!" said House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Harry Reid.
"Journalist" permitted to "write" about Obama
Zionist fools across the world were "pleased" with the "election" of warmongering racist Barack Obama, reports John Pilger. Obama, who was allowed to be elected by "liberal" "elites", or neocons, or corporate dictators, whatever, like there's a difference, should be strung up from the nearest tree, just like that "Mandela". Can't be choosy.
Labels: anti imperialism, barack obama, john pilger
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Oddly shaped vegetables need not be discarded - EU
Labels: david willetts, dominic grieve, eu, oddly shaped vegetables
Monday, 10 November 2008
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Banks respond to Treasury demands on interest rates
Britain's banks finally responded to growing public and political pressure yesterday to pass on to their customers the full 1.5 percentage point cut in interest rates. After an early morning meeting with the chancellor, Alistair Darling, the UK's biggest lenders yesterday came out one by one and flipped him the bird before running off down Whitehall. By mid afternoon each of the banks that had sought help from the government's £37bn bail-out had mooned in the direction of the Chancellor and invited the Treasury to kiss their lily-white arses. Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the move.
Labels: Alistair Darling, banks, interest rates, lily-white arse
Friday, 7 November 2008
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Lap dancing - not exploitation but accountancy
Lap dancing clubs are not part of the sex industry it was announced today; lap dancing clubs have absolutely nothing to do with sex or the use of woman as sexual objects.
This clarification was provided by the Lap Dancing Association who pointed out that lap dancing clubs are actually providing an accountancy service for clients and there is no sexual gratification involved. The accountant (usually a woman) is using her fingers, toes and other body parts to keep a running tally on the accounts for the client. The part of the dance where the lap dancer writhes and proffers her genital area to the client is actually a form of audit which allows the client to check that the numbers have been calculated accurately.
Feminists were embarrassed today at discovering their mistake. "We feel so silly" said their spokesperson.
Labels: accounting, lap dancing association, sex industry