Congratulations to the voters of Montgomeryshire for that well-aimed meteor they sent crashing into Lembit Opik’s misshapen head: a huge, righteous swing of 13.2 per cent against the guitar-strumming Estonian loon. “There is perhaps a time,” the Welsh voters mused to themselves as they entered the polling booth, “when we would be reasonably happy to be represented by someone who monkeys around with crap Romanian pop stars and tries to sting us for his court fine. But not now, not with the way things are
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Lembit dumped and Jacqui ditched – what a top night
David Cameron has got what he wanted, but not in the way that he wanted it. Ever since he became leader of the Conservative party, Cameron had concentrated on appealing to the Liberal Democrats, and in particular to those who have voted for that party in recent elections.
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Cameron’s plan B for the Asda election
‘Wow,” said a wide-eyed young Liberal Democrat voter babe, staring over my shoulder on Friday at a coloured election map of Britain. “England is, like, totally blue.” How true
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Cut Scotland loose – then we’ll have a fair voting system
After the hung parliament comes an Alice in Wonderland moment, the lobster quadrille. “Will you, won’t you, join the dance?” sighs David Cameron to Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrat leader is prepared to trip the light fantastic, but is his party willing to follow him onto the floor?
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Nick’s ready to dance – but to whose tune?
I highlighted Ross Douthat’s excellent New York Times op-ed last time we talked about the censorship of the South Park cartoon. He had written a bit about what the incident meant in larger context: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that “bravely” trashes its own values and traditions, and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force. I thought of that when reading this Associated Press story about a new series that Comedy Central has in development.
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Cowardice, bravery and blasphemy
A month before he stands trial on fraud charges, Ed Purvis — the owner of a Christian non-profit accused of bilking millions out of churchgoers in Arizona and 12 other states — is now seeking an expert’s endorsement to promote a gold-mine project to investors. He is scheduled to stand trial June 14 in Superior Court on 43 counts of criminal fraud and theft charges related to his non-profit company Nakami Chi Group Ministries International , which authorities describe as a Ponzi scheme.
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Ponzi suspect’s latest deal questioned
Blaine Milam and Jesseca Carson stand accused of murdering her 13-month-old daughter, Amora, on Dec. 2, 2008, by beating the child to death while performing what they claim was an exorcism to drive out demons from the toddler.
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Amora Bain Carson: Jurors Hear Biological Evidence In Baby Exorcism Murder Case
A month after the sudden resignation of Bishop James Wingle, head of the Catholic Diocese of St.
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St. Catharines congregation wonders why Bishop James Wingle vanished
What’s the point of having a good suit? Actually, there are quite a few. A good suit lasts for ever.
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Tailor-made in China does not suit me
As I cleared the teacups and blankets from my living room and brushed away the metallic unslept taste from my mouth, I was unexpectedly cheerful. Partly because I wasn’t watching, as dreaded, an endless TV loop of crowing George Osborne-a-likes clinking glasses of Veuve Clicquot on balconies, partying like it was 1979. But more than that, I was delighted that the electorate, in its wisdom and mischief, had kept everyone’s champagne and triumphalism on ice
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We broke the Perspex for pick’n’mix politics