Cards and texts

On Saturday afternoon I got a text. From Ed Milliband. Apparently this type of canvassing is unique in British politics. The Guardian coverage of Milliband the younger’s unsolicited messaging excitedly made a cliched Obama comparission. I’m less certain that the younger less popular brother of a lightweight would want to be compared to the most [...]

Where were they then?

Michael White of the Guardian has recently been writing a very enjoyable mini-series on his “politicians of the decade”. Today especially I have to admire his Tory-troll baiting style in choosing Harriet Harman. Other candidates have included Tony Blair and Alex Samond. We have Mr. Dave Cameron to look forward to tomorrow. What I like [...]

Thoughts on Comrade Goff

Don’t you just hate it right, when you’re in a pub, happily quaffing the old cider (Irish in this case, but these are desperate times), and some randomer (usually a bloke getting on a bit) ables over, plops ‘imself down next to you (somebody was sitting there mate…) and starts chatting away? I mean.. honestly? [...]

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