Tag Archives: Parliament

Derek Conway, MPs’ expenses, The Lords scandal etc. etc. etc.

It’s about time Parliament had their own barcode system in place – just to speed up all these transactions, whether legal or illegal.
derek conway, house of lords fraud and mps' expenses

Sob story sobs Tory

I had proceeded in a Northerly direction and was waiting in the office of my grass at the appointed time (without back up, despite him being rather intimidating) when I discovered he was elsewhere, confessing to being appalled at my behaviour.
On receipt of the evidence which was provided to me on request, I thanked his staff and he dissappeared into another room where, I am told, he was wiped down with baby wet ones and changed into a new pair of pampers.
His crying was amplified by various baby monitors but is much quieter now, having received his feed of the mother’s milk of media coverage.
police enquires at Shrewbury and Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski's  office

David Davis Calls For End To Cut Price Alcohol

Shadow home secretary David Davis tells the BBC’s Andrew Marr that curbing cut-price deals and looking again at 24-hour licensing is better than higher tax on booze to counteract binge drinking.
Good chap ! His colleagues will no doubt raise an extraordinarily good value glass or two to him in the one of their exclusive parliamentary bars.
parliament cut-price drink

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BBC story here.

Managing Protest Around Parliament – Lone Demos

It looks like certain individuals have touched a nerve…

From the Home Office ‘Managing Protest Around Parliament’ consultation paper.
socpa protest

Consultation closes on 17 January 2008

Police anger at Commons march ‘ban’

To think there is a likelihood of public disorder from 10,000 police officers marching through central London is a nonsense,

Oh, the irony….
More here from The Observer.

Gordon Brown’s First Queen’s Speech

This week’s Image for Channel 4 News – with link to C4’s Domestic Politics section.
Gordon Brown, Queen's Speech