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Boris on ash. 22 Apr 2010 | 01:24 am
I could have opted for Theresa Villiers for giving the most desperate sounding volcano-related attack on the government. However, just for sheer audicity / absurdity, I'm going to give the award to o...
Standard: Move along now... well, in a second. 23 Feb 2010 | 02:46 am
Most contradictory Leader column of the day award goes to the Evening Standard Their opening: “The election campaign is not yet under way and already the question of the Prime Minister's character i...
A future fair for all (or I’ll punch you in the face). 22 Feb 2010 | 11:52 pm
Bullying. It’s not nice. No one likes being smacked in the head every time you drop a point in the YouGov polls. But has Christine Pratt, chief executive of the National Bullying Helpline, oversteppe...
If you're looking for reasoned debate, then why don't you f*ck off elsewhere, ok? Or I'll chase you down the street with a cricket bat. 23 Jan 2010 | 05:05 am
Quiet. Let the man speak: "Ever since the pernicious 'yuman rites' act was passed into law, the British authorities seem to believe they have a moral and legal obligation to feed and water the world'...
To be updated. (Again.) 21 Jul 2009 | 12:08 am
This blog is now ridiculously out of date. Sporadic too. Many things have changed since the last post: Gilligan has left to reinforce his Labour credentials by joining the Telegraph, the mayor lost an...
Short changed 15 May 2009 | 08:58 am
It's been a while. Some things have changed. The Evening Standard for one: Their "who the hell did the design for this?" website has got new fonts, an ever-changing "hot topics" menu, a fast scrolling...
The Daily Mail: Stabbing the government repeatedly. 12 Dec 2008 | 04:58 am
From the Press Association: "Stabbings have fallen in areas targeted by a police crackdown on knife crime, Home Office figures reveal. Figures from knife crime hotspots revealed the number of youngst...
Boris: Partying in the face of gloom 28 Oct 2008 | 11:28 pm
Q: How does someone who earns 15 times the average salary refer to the recession? A: "What recession?" Hot on the heels of complaining about people whingeing about house prices, Mayor Johnson tries t...
Standard exclusive: Boris cares. Fact. 28 Oct 2008 | 06:41 pm
The Standard today leads its City Hall section with the exclusive news that Boris Johnson gives a damn. The article, headlined "Boris Despair Over Knife Deaths", reveals that not only is Boris a huma...
Swindon: Helping you put a foot on the accelerator. 24 Oct 2008 | 12:51 am
The Swindon speed camera result is in. I think I've said enough about this before.
