Out Tory the Tories Gordon, and call a referendum on the EU

THE Conservatives have been prattling on about it for months. So if our new PM wants to demonstrate he is listening, he should call a referendum now on the EU's `Not a Constitution.' Gordon would have to remain neutral - asking for a `yes' vote is frought...

Jacqui and Hazel

GORDON'S taken a risk making the Chief Whip Jacqui Smith his Home Secretary. But not half as much as putting Hazel Blears as Communities Secretary. Too Blairite for her own good - and that of local government. For 'tis she who'll make...

Aussie Pat leaves the stage

I'M three hours off having my Tubigrip support bandages and the outer layer of crepe and wool removed after my knee operation. Surgeon gave me pictures taken inside my knee as a souvenir, plus some of my cartilage in a container. They are currently residing...

Begin with all Brits, Gordon

I watched the Blair-Brown handover from my (private) hospital bed. I felt woozy, but not so woozy as to feel a sense of relief that finally the Architect of the Iraq War is on his way. As for Gordon - "Let the work to change begin" I wish him well. I...

Quentin leaves the Conservatives reeling

I NEEDED cheering up as I wait to go under the surgeon’s knife and Quentin Davies has certainly done that. The Conservative MP for Grantham – birthplace of Margaret Thatcher – has had enough of Call Me Dave and is off to bolster Labour’s ranks sitting...

18 weeks? Who are you kidding Mr Burnham

I'VE been admonished for not posting many blogs recently. It's because I've got a knackered left knee and next week I head into hospital for surgery. I'm not going to be a burden on the NHS because one of the advantages of this job is that I'm provided...

From Berlin Zoo to Labour's Muppet Show

THEY escaped from the zoo in Berlin today - 12 of them: six horses, three camels, two goats, and a llama. Sad to say, the bid for freedom by these latter day Musicians of Bremen didn't last long, being rounded up in a park and a cemetery.    All...

Accusation does Blair and Labour no credit at all

A MEDIA release just issued by the Conservatives (Friday 16:36) is, if true, shows members of the current Government engaging is some of the most unscrupulous activities even by this administration's rock bottom standards. Apparently, Home Secretary...