Steve Bell…

Before I visited Comment is Free today, I decided to ponder on what Steve Bell’s cartoon would be. I figured that it would be a chimp caricature of George Bush being handed a P45.
I was wrong. They came up with a slightly arty photo of people queueing up to vote in the election.
However, elsewhere in […]

Olympic Party

hmmm…
London will host a free party in the Mall on 24 August to celebrate the handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London, the 2012 hosts.

London Mayor Boris Johnson said: “I’m suspicious of any state-sponsored effort to encourage any national mood of euphoria, but looking at what’s going to be in store for us […]

Loony Policies

via the Telegraph:
Company bosses should have their bonuses cut if their firms do not act responsibly to help communities tackle teenage binge-drinking and recycling under Conservative plans to be announced today.
The Tories want to compel companies to link directors’ bonuses with their charity work rather than profits.
Directors bonuses linked to charity work? Is Face-Off a […]

A Tinfoil Hat for Jon Snow

Jon Snow on the Prince Harry story
In an email to subscribers, Snow wrote: “I never thought I’d find myself saying ‘thank God for Drudge’. The infamous US blogger has broken the best kept editorial secret of recent times. Editors have been sworn to secrecy over Prince Harry being sent to fight in Afghanistan three months […]