Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent

I can’t say I watch Britain’s got Talent, but I came across this clip from it. You have to watch from the start until at least 2 minutes in… keep watching!… Continue reading

SmearGate: Damian McBride E-mail Texts

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

SmearGate: Time-line of Events Leading to Resignation of Damian McBride

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:

• Back on the 27th March, Iain Dale sent off a FOI request as he and Guido Fawkes

Millionaire ‘exploited’ by Google

Pete Waterman whom built his fortune on record collections, is apparently being exploited. The next two paragraphs from the Telegraph article, may well be the best you’ll read all year:
The 62-year-old said the Rick Astley classic Never Gonna Give You Up, which he co-wrote and which was the subject of a YouTube craze… Continue reading

Blair to be first President of EU?

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

BBC Waste Money Duplicating F1 on CBBC

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

Geoff Hoon Now Under Fire for Second Home Allowance

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

Expenses Saga further Decreases Trust in Politicians

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

G20 $250bn Trade Credits actually just $2.4bn

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

£10,000 Reward Offered for MP’s Expenses

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