BBC - Victoria Derbyshire's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
..after Sir Christopher Kelly's news conference at Westminster yesterday. This morning we're expecting to hear whether there will be any sanctions on the Conservative MP Alan Duncan over his expenses arrangements. Back in July the Daily Telegraph reported that Mr Duncan took out a new mortgage on a house he already owned outright so that he could claim the mortgage interest on expenses. Plus we hope...
Three Legged Cat (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
On tonight's Channel 4 news coverage of the closing day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, I just saw Alan Duncan fulminating against a tweeted question about Dave C's homophobic friends in Europe. Duncan's concentration on the fact that he, as a gay man, doesn't feel threatened was unfortunately typical of Tories – in the upper classes, you've always been able to get away with...
victor meldrew's brother (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
It has been very difficult since David Cameron sprang a surprise on the Tory Party to beat David Davis to the leadership to actually pin him down. He is a very smooth character but it is extremely difficult to get him to commit to anything. I have always suspected that when he gets voted into power and he will, unless there is a seismic shift in the attitide of the electorate, then all we will get...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Squirrel upstages holiday couple A squirrel who appeared in Melissa Brandts' holiday photograph at Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada. Photograph: Melissa Brandts TheIncredibleSulk left this comment "Minnewanka is French for Alan Duncan, apparently" .
Shamik Das - the voice of sport (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
TORY MEP Daniel Hannan's cowardly and unpatriotic attack on the NHS , which he told American TV viewers he "wouldn't wish" on anybody, represents a real challenge of leadership, real leadership, for David Cameron - perhaps his most significant yet. In choosing not to discipline the über-Thatcherite shill, describing him merely as "an eccentric" , Cameron risks undoing all the...
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
A senior Conservative politician in Britain was forced to eat humble pie after he was secretly filmed slagging off the government.
JUDITH MILLER AND DR DAVID KELLY AND THE MISSING IRAQI... (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Iraq war inquiry 'a farce", says Adam 12:47pm Friday 19th June 2009 LOCAL MP Adam Price who led the bid to impeach Tony Blair over the Government’s decision to invade Iraq has slammed the decision to hold an inquiry into the war behind closed doors. Mr Price also described that the timing of the inquiry, due to report back after a general election when Labour would probably no longer be...
Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Labour have decided that their humiliation in the local and EU elections last week wasn't quite embarrassing enough. So, they've decided to: 1) Bring in new policies that will encourage future BNP votes: Migrants will win fast-track passports if they stand on picket lines or knock on doors asking people to vote Labour, it emerged last night. The Home Office says trade union activism and political canvassing...
France24 (Free subscription) | 05/21/2009
The scandal that has rocked the UK's political establishment over expense claims by British lawmakers has proved a big hit among Web users. Also in this edition: finding the world's best swine flu song.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Reformists called for a fundamental shakeup of Britain's political system on Wednesday, saying the first ousting of a parliamentary speaker in 300 years was not enough to still public anger over an expenses scandal.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
Alan Duncan, Harriet Harman's Conservative shadow, has turned weekly Business Questions, which is supposed to be about the forthcoming business of the House of Commons, into a cabaret. Paul Waugh relates this gem from Duncan this morning:
John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
Alan Duncan, Harriet Harman's Conservative shadow, has turned weekly Business Questions, which is supposed to be about the forthcoming business of the House of Commons, into a cabaret. Paul Waugh relates this gem from Duncan this morning: "Can I invite her to my office for a comforting hug, a heart-shaped chocolate and an openly-declared hefty cheque from me for her leadership campaign?"
BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
Harriet Harman's Tory shadow Alan Duncan offers her a "comforting hug" over "cruel" media headlines.
Nick Cohen (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
Being an occasional series in which I prepare readers for regime change WASHINGTON, March 2 Reuters - The U.S. Energy Department should consider canceling energy trading firm Vitol’s contract to supply oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve because of past criminal activity by the company, U.S. lawmakers said in a letter sent to the Energy [...]
RecessMonkey (Free subscription) | 02/19/2009
We’ve been a bit busy here at Monkey Towers but have finally got round to doing what we like to think we do best. You might have seen that the Tories launched their Honest Food campaign recently - making food producers brand their meat as British. Sort of British chops for British eaters. Their website proclaims: “When you [...]
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