Posted by Sir Olly on May 20, 2010
Charity they say, begins at home. Not so?
I was over at my mate Old Holborn’s place today and there was a rather interesting link, something I hadn’t seen before, or in fact even bothered to look for. It was a link to the Department for International Development, and it gave a break down, country [...]
Posted by Sir Olly on May 20, 2010
From here.
Get this though:
In the worst case, Labour MP Khalid Mahmood left a food and drink tab worth £8,200 unpaid for more than six months.
But last night Mr Mahmood insisted that a long-term illness had prevented him from settling his bill sooner.
He said: ‘I was ill for two years with kidney failure and I [...]
Posted by Sir Olly on May 20, 2010
Enters the Labour leadership playpen.
It makes sense I suppose. She does tick all the right boxes, well except the white one, she’s a chick and a high profile one at that. Mutterings on Twitter have made me giggle this morning, people saying she brings diversity to the leadership race as she’s the only one with [...]
Posted by Sir Olly on May 20, 2010
Doesn’t this woman just get on your tits? She’s always looking a miserable as sin, like she’s swallowed a combination of battery acid, lemon juice and nails for breakfast. Anyway the good old BBC wants us to feel sorry for this sorry excuse for a human being. Someone firstly needs to tell the BBC to [...]
Posted by Sir Olly on May 19, 2010
Kirsty Walker is having a bit of a hissy fit on Twitter because she thinks some bad news is getting buried. Apparently the publication of MP’s unpaid food and drink bills was supposed tro have been published tomorrow and now at short notice they’ve made it available tonight. Just in time it seems to [...]