You may well have missed this article in yesterdays Guardian, as the details of Smeargate aired in the Sunday papers. It’s about a new statistic, four mental health patients die per day in NHS care. From 2007-2008 that is 1,282 deaths and another 913 suffered ‘severe’… Continue reading
Derek Draper September 2007 to the National Housing Federation:
In a world ever dominated by shallow spin about superficial things, you all have stories to tell that are real, vital and truly important to peoples’ lives.
I understand that why you might be wary, and hesitant BUT
Your story, and your stories, should… Continue reading
12/04 9am Update: This is from the today’s News of the World website for those of you who haven’t bought it yet.
The Sunday Times is reporting the contents of some of the e-mails as:
‘McBride goes on to suggest that the website should spread
Update 23:43 – Full text of some of the E-mails here
The day has unfolded quite dramatically, with the result being the resignation of Brown’s Special Adviser, Damian McBride. Here is how it unfolded:
The Irish are being asked to vote again on the Lisbon treaty, apparently they gave the wrong answer the first time. If they do indeed change their minds, and vote yes, Europe will need a President.
Who will be the glorified unifier of Europe? The… Continue reading
The BBC licence fee is always under attack, and today is no different. The BBC won the contract to show Formula 1 this season. I’ve been happily watching it on BBC1, of course hoping for another British win, and am enjoying the coverage.
The commentators were advertising the alternative audio feeds you can receive by pressing… Continue reading
I predicted it would get worse before it got better, and I wasn’t wrong. Geoff Hoon has become the latest minister to get caught up in the second home allowance row. Hoon has been renting out his London flat, and claiming the second… Continue reading
We’ve seen Jacquie Smith claiming near maximum second home allowance, for staying at her sisters every now and then. Claiming £550 for a sink, and £1000 for a fireplace, to refurbish her home, even giving in a receipt to get money back for an 88p bath plug. Her husband too has been in on the… Continue reading
A poster named Sledgehead over at HousePriceCrash has delved into Gordon Browns G20 trade credit agreement and explains what the figures mean.
Okay, say you have a credit card with a £10k limit. You can roll a cedit balance (debt) of £10k from one month to the next, or pay it off in full… Continue reading
Guido Fawkes has offered £10,000 for the disks containing MP’s receipts. Apparently the Sun, as well as the Times have both been offered the data, but are unwilling to handle stolen goods. Guido doesn’t have the same concerns, noting ‘Guido and his co-conspirators will pay £10,000 cash in gratitude for the disks – today… Continue reading
