Update: Just seen that the wonderful Lionel Jeffries, the director of The Railway Children, has passed away. RIP. I trust you all understand that I put this together before I heard the news.
More at The Telegraph

More at The Telegraph

continuing the Partridge Family theme..
Younger visitors may need a clue to the reference.

I’m away for a few days and hurriedly packing, so excuse this repost from January.
If you remember, it was then that Harriet Harman was proposing to exempt MPs’ expenses from the freedom of information act.

Next week, I intend to start on a new video but not to ignore creating the odd still image while producing it.
A bunch of links for those still visiting and enduring the erratic posting of late:
David Miliband on torture
Tony Blair can’t be with us today.
video
Ewan McGregor’s Davidoff Adventure Commercial meets Trainspotting
Make Government Poverty History
MPs’ Expenses – A Musical Guide
MPs’ Expenses – Oliver! – The Sequel!
and finally,
Financial Gain Spotting / Plotting which is still on the front page of the blog but is here for those on feeds or who are linking to this post only.
BBC and Sky reporting Jacqui Smith told Gordon Brown she wanted to stand down.
You can see one of her final performances in my ‘Make Government Poverty History‘ video on YouTube. (Hopefully – as Youtube still seems extremely slow to connect since its problems with routing connections the other week. I’ve tried using 2 isps and have the same intermittent problems.)


To ensure the designation of homes for expenses is no longer abused, it is proposed that all MPs should wear the appropriate kit at all times.
