Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

Well, somefink wot I wrote at least will be on BBC Radio 4’s Recorded for Training Purposes sketch show tonight at 11pm. So, if your parents will let you stay up that late, you can listen to it then or you can catch it at some point over the next seven days on the BBC [...]

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My latest post on the Total Politics blog asks whether William Hague is concealing something from his party.

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Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today announced organisations in the United Kingdom believed to support the overthrow of the goverment will be banned from directly broadcasting on the airwaves.
The ban affects all 324 political parties registered with the Electoral Commission, but the Conservative party, led by David Cameron and St Green of Ashford, is understood [...]

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My latest post on the Total Politics blog, looking at two myths surrounding yesterday’s arrest of Tory MP Damian Green.

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Gordon Brown today announced the establishment on a judicial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Russell Brand’s BBC career. The inquiry will look at the extent to which the BBC contributed towards Mr Brand’s death on air and whether the BBC should be shut down as a result. The Prime Minister’s spokesperson confirmed [...]

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George Osborne met with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska during the summer
Friend of Tony Blair Nat Rothschild claims he illegally solicited a donation for £50,000 from Oleg Deripaska
George Osborne denies the allegation
Err…
That’s it

© All newspapers across at least four pages today.

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As seen on BBC News today, an obscure word from the English language:
Gove – to stare stupidly

Yup, that sounds about right.

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Only the Tory echo chamber couldn’t have a sense of humour about this latest video from Number 10, responding to the Jeremy Clarkson for PM petition:

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Sara Bedford has a pretty full run down of the incidents against Watford Liberal Democrats which led to today’s conviction of former Tory PPC Ian Oakley for harrassment and criminal damage.
Mr Oakley was forced out of resigned from the Conservative party and as PPC two weeks ago, although oddly enough, he’s still sitting (and presumably [...]

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Tory Shadow education secretary Michael Gove today hit out at men’s magazines for promoting a negative image of women and encouraging bad behaviour amongst young men:
… I believe we need to ask tough questions about the instant-hit hedonism celebrated by the modern men’s magazines targeted at younger males. Titles such as Nuts and Zoo paint [...]

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