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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I’ve penned three articles for February’s Total Politics, out this week. Here are the links so you can read them if you’re into that kind of thing:

A review of the Nokia E71 (I like it)
Top ten examples of unparliamentary language (Dennis Skinner deserves an award for rudeness)
Political couples (pass the sick bag)

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I’ve penned three reviews for January’s Total Politics, which hit the newsstands last Friday. Here are the links so you can read them if you’re into that kind of thing:

BlackBerry Bold and Political Machine reviews
David Hare’s Gethsemane (a genuine disappointment - the play, not the review)

PS. And December’s leader was quite good wasn’t it?

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The latest issue of Total Politics carries a conference survival guide wot I wrote. Here’s an extract:
Conference is ultimately an extended four or five-day piss up for most of the younger delegates. Do your liver a favour and pace yourself. Perhaps have a soft drink or water between double vodka and Red Bulls, or go [...]

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It’s still (just) the summer dry season so memes are still doing the rounds. I’ve been tagged by Shane Greer and Mike Rouse for this one, What were you doing when…?
Princess Diana’s death - 31 August 1997
Watching the Rugrats on Nickelodeon and a strap came up in the lower third of the screen saying “turn [...]

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Iain Dale has published his list of the Top 50 Lib Dem Blogs today, as voted for by the blogging public and, well:

You’re all a bunch of bastards.
Gracious loser my arse. Don’t you go thinking I’m going to forgive slipping from 24 down to 47. I know where you all live and I’m coming to [...]

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@jamesgraham I’m guessing they talk about IVF. #

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Ever wondered exactly how to polish a turd? Well, wonder no more: http://tinyurl.com/4ahynl #

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Had to remove an image on my blog dammit: http://tinyurl.com/5ot3qv #

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What is it with Spanish-speaking countries and flagrant displays of racism: http://tinyurl.com/55vxlo #
Apparently FOI responses can breach Parliamentary copyright (according to Parliament) http://tinyurl.com/6xbgz3 #

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