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News Thump - Gordon Brown to apply for job at MFI

2011-04-25T06:43:00.005+01:00

....Superb News Thump articleMy favourite bit“We could end up facing a situation where people across the country have deluxe bedroom suites and no way of paying for them – all because Gordon assured them they weren’t really in ‘debt’ debt.”

Adam Boulton and Alastair Campbell go head to head

2010-05-10T20:03:00.000+01:00

Kay Burley interviews 38 Degrees campaign group director David Babbs

2010-05-09T20:33:00.000+01:00

Watch Kay Burley get heckled

2010-05-08T16:52:00.001+01:00

Loving this so much. Poor old Kay and the Murdoch empire.

Polling day predictions

2010-05-06T06:23:00.002+01:00

Polling day at last and now for my predictions.Don't care about vote share as the tactical voting aspect of this election will be huge.Conservative 340Labour 190Lib Dem 90Green 1 (Brighton Pavilion - Yay)BNP 0Others - 29

Labour polling now lower than Foot

2010-04-24T16:29:00.001+01:00

Labour polling now lower than Foot and could be worst election defeat since 1918.

Rumours of a poor showing by Labour in the latest polls

2010-04-24T15:06:00.000+01:00

Rumours of a poor showing by Labour in the latest polls

OMG

2010-04-24T14:56:00.000+01:00

What the F is this all about?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8641360.stm

And my vote goes to.....

2010-04-14T07:01:00.002+01:00

...Whichever party understands 'Value for money'.I don't want to pay any extra in tax until my government has eliminated waste.I want a government that understands how to cut costs without affecting the services I rely on.I want a government that is not led by a pathological liar. (Sorry Labour, no vote for you)Who to choose?

What are Labour offering us?

2010-04-10T06:53:00.003+01:00

...What are we about 4 or 5 days into this General Election campaign?Have I missed what Gordon Brown is offering to the electorate? Why are we supposed to be voting to keep them in office?I know the manifestos of all the parties are not launched until next week, but I would have thought the first week would have seen some headline grabbing announcements.

9th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll graphic

2010-04-10T06:23:00.001+01:00

9th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll resultTory 40% (+0%)Labour 30% (-1%)Lib Dem 20% (+2%)Others 9% (-2%)

8th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll graphic

2010-04-09T07:27:00.002+01:00

8th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll resultTory 40% (+3%)Labour 31% (-1%)Lib Dem 18% (-1%)Others 11% (-1%)

7th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll graphic

2010-04-08T06:33:00.001+01:00

7th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll resultTory 37% (-3%)Labour 32% (0%)Lib Dem 19% (+2%)Others 12% (+1%)

Watch Gordon Brown get heckled

2010-04-07T21:48:00.002+01:00

Adam Bolton of SKY News tackles Gordon Brown over NI tax

2010-04-07T21:02:00.000+01:00

Mr Butterworth - what have you done!

2010-04-07T20:20:00.002+01:00

...Confronting the PM! Don't go for a walk in the woods! Watch the dirt get dug up now by this awful government. See the video here.

Taking money out of the economy?

2010-04-07T13:59:00.002+01:00

...Why is reversing Labour's NI tax rise taking £6 billion out of the economy?It seems more sensible to leave £6 billion in the pockets of families and businesses to spend as they see fit rather than giving it to Gordon Brown to waste.

6th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll graphic

2010-04-07T08:34:00.002+01:00

6th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll resultTory 40% (-1%)Labour 32% (+1%)Lib Dem 17% (-1%)Others 11% (0%)

Graphic of YouGov/Sun Daily Poll

2010-04-06T07:44:00.002+01:00

...I have not been able to find a graphic of the YouGov/Sun daily poll so I made a quick one up below starting on the 18th March 2010.5th April 2010 You Gov/Sun daily poll resultTory 41% (+2%)Labour 31% (+2%)Lib Dem 18% (-2%)Others 11% (-1%)

Brown is NOT going to bottle it this time!

2010-04-06T07:00:00.001+01:00

...SKY say Labour sources will NOT bottle this election and is going to the palace this morning. Expect SKY blanket coverage today.

Will he or won't he?

2010-04-05T12:19:00.002+01:00

..I still can't believe that bottler Brown is going to call the election tomorrow. Brown seems to take the wrong decision most of the time with his election history, so I won't be surprised to find he ends up dithering until the last minute.Can you imagine the absolute chaos tomorrow if he does not go to the place. SKY are bound to have a camera crew hanging around the area all day waiting for

Graphic of Labour's bung

2010-03-21T10:57:00.003Z

Bunch of bandits. Give me my money back.

Does Jack Straw give election night date away?

2010-01-06T18:23:00.002Z

...16 weeks from now - first week in May. Watch him here.

Hoon and Hewitt call for axe to fall on Brown

2010-01-06T12:51:00.001Z

...BBC reporting Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon want a secret ballot now.

The end game starts to play out

2010-01-06T07:16:00.002Z

...I'm back.As Gordon's stranglehold on the country reaches it's last few months reports of his economic incompetence continue to grow.This is the big concern - if or when foreign investors shun our gilt sales, Gordon's debt cannot be serviced and our economy will collapse. there has to be confidence in the gilt markets. This is now slipping away.

Labour's visit to Brighton

2009-09-22T16:20:00.002+01:00

...Now this made me laugh today.I was driving through Brighton and I noticed that a hole has been knocked in the side of the Metropole Hotel and a totally covered and sealed walkway has been constructed over the road and into the conference centre.The coppers would not let me take a photo as I would then become a terror suspect.So it seems Gordon Brown's last conference is going to see him

I'm in a dilemma

2009-09-22T16:16:00.003+01:00

...Up to now I have used this blog to discuss house prices and the absolute ar$e Gordon Brown has made of the economy.Recently I have sold my business and I am now training to become a teacher and this is where my dilemma lies.Can I continue to slag off the incompetence of this government, when I am going to be employed as one of GB's state workers? Can I continue to make attack videos? As I am

Halifax data out for July 2009

2009-08-05T07:26:00.003+01:00

They report house prices rose 1.1% or £1747 for the month or down 12.1% annually, but they calculate this using this quarter against the quarter a year ago.The true yearly drop is actually a drop of 10% on a seasonally adjusted basis. House prices peaked in August 2007 at £199,612 against £159,623 for July 2009. A drop of £39,989 or a fall of 20%.House prices are now at their highest level since

Sky News report Labour admit defeat in Norwich North

2009-07-24T10:29:00.003+01:00

...With the result expected at 11.30 this morning, Sky News are now reporting the Labour have admitted defeat in Norwich North.I am looking forward to some positive Labour spin this afternoon. Top of my list would beExpenses scandal blah blahTories did not break 40%Gordon Brown has screwed the economy

Question time 23rd July with Galloway and Hoon

2009-07-24T07:14:00.002+01:00

...With Hoon and Galloway starring, there is way too much to capture. Some classic Hoons and Galloway on form. Watch it here

Norwich North prediction

2009-07-22T14:21:00.002+01:00

...Turnout 55%Conservative 35%Labour 19%Lib Dems 18%Green 10%UKIP 7%BNP 3%What I would like the result to beConservative 35%Lib Dems 20%Green 15%Labour 12%UKIP 11%BNP 0%

New Labour Logo?

2009-07-21T08:02:00.003+01:00

...Inspired by a quick visit to Labour's propaganda and lies website I knocked this up.OriginalThe true picture

Diary of a fat b'stard - Week 4

2009-07-21T06:40:00.002+01:00

...Stats at the beginning of week 4Weight16st 10lbbelly 118cmWeek 4 highlightsPress ups - 20Pull ups - 4 up from 1 last weekdistance run before stopping - 1.5 km (using the talk test here - if I cannot hold a conversation my pulse is too high for fat burning)number of times stopped in 3 km - 1time for 3km - 25 minutesminutes cycled on bike - 20 (first time in months)weight bench used - 0sit up

Treasury accounts embarrassment

2009-07-21T06:16:00.003+01:00

...Today I visit my accountant to finalise my ltd company accounts. My company's tax year ends on the 30th June and I have 9 months to finalise my accounts and submit them to companies house.However because I am an IFA and regulated my the god-awful FSA, they give me just 30 days to finalise my accounts. This results in a huge rush this time of year. I cannot visit the accountant until I have had

Solution to IE8 tabbed browsing connection problems

2009-07-20T08:22:00.002+01:00

...In case anyone else has made the mistake of upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 and is suffering from having the tabs randomly not connecting, I have the solution at last.It is a conflict with AVG Anti-Virus and the Link Scanner option. I have now disabled link scanner and I have no further connection problems.Having said that, I have now moved all my bookmarks over to Firefox and I have

Labour Non-dom donors to stop donations

2009-07-19T09:34:00.003+01:00

...Isn't it amazing that when Labour try to manipulate something to their political advantage, it turns round and bites them.The latest example is the anti-Ashcroft law that Jack Straw is introducing. This law bans non-doms from donating to a political party. However at least 3 Labour non-dom donors have stated that they will not become domiciled and therefore will not be able to continue

Labour sink towards being the third party in new poll

2009-07-19T08:02:00.002+01:00

...The independent has a new poll today with voting intentionsTory 39%Labour 23%Lib Dems 22%Labour are sinking fast and I would be interested in a geographic breakdown of this poll. I would expect that in England Labour are now firmly in third place.Labour's vote is starting to become localised in small areas of industrial Northern England. Vast areas of southern England and the midlands has no

Goodwin dined with PM at Chequers as RBS collapsed

2009-07-17T13:30:00.002+01:00

...Now there is a surprise! Gordon Brown lunched with Fred the Shred as RBS was building up an economy busting screw up.No doubt Fred Goodwin was persuading Brown that his crappy regulations were working really well and the FSA were doing their job just fine.I'd love to know what was the topic of conversation .

IMF latest report on the UK exposes Brown's mess

2009-07-17T07:13:00.002+01:00

...Thanks to Fraser Nelson at the Spectator for highlighting this latest report.Page 10 exposes the dire household debt levels and house prices.Page 22 seems to be blaming the UK banks for the possibility of further worldwide contagion. These banks of course are operating under Gordon Brown's crappy financial framework headed by the clueless Financial Services Authority.I guess the rest of the

Another brilliant Daily Mash article.

2009-07-16T10:18:00.001+01:00

...FOR CHRIST'S SAKE JUST BUY SOME HELICOPTERS, SAYS EVERYONE MINISTERS were last night told to stop dicking about and just buy a load of helicopters, for Christ's sake.'Rather you than me,' said Mr AinsworthPeople across Britain said that if helicopters will stop soldiers from being blown up in Afghanistan then ministers should really get some of them and stop being such a bunch of

FT HPI data for June 2009

2009-07-14T06:49:00.002+01:00

...June's data is here showing a monthly fall of 0.3%. The data here is agreeing that the market is bottoming out with very low historical housing transactions.The low interest rate policy is allowing housing costs to remain within budget and allowing first time buyers to enter the market with a reasonable mortgage payment as long as a substantial deposit is available.I expect this data to

Diary of a fat b'stard - Week 3

2009-07-13T16:32:00.002+01:00

...Stats at the beginning of week 3Weight16st 13lbbelly 119cmWeek 3 highlightsPress ups - 20 up from 10 last weekPull ups - 3 up from 2 last weekdistance run before stopping - 1.5 km up from 100 yards last week (using the talk test here - if I cannot hold a conversation my pulse is too high for fat burning)number of times stopped in 3 km - 1 down from 10 last weektime for 3km - 25 minutes down

Coulson vs McBride

2009-07-10T09:22:00.002+01:00

...I still don't get this comparison. I've listened to the comments over the last day and this is how I see it.McBride was smearing other people and was engaged in dirty tricks. None of it illegal as far as I am aware. After a period of time his boss, Gordon Brown who claimed to know nothing about the matter sacked him.Some dodgy reporter at the News of the World was engaged in illegal phone

Time to buy index for June 2009

2009-07-08T12:56:00.003+01:00

...In June the index stands at 303 unadjusted(U) and 378 adjusted(A)This gives a guide that house prices are around 30% over valued and that market sentiment pushes that to 38% over valued. DO NOT BUYThat is not to say that house prices will fall by either, but it gives an idea of the direction.The last few months have had conflicting data from Nationwide and Halifax with positive and negative

Halifax data out for June 2009

2009-07-08T12:34:00.003+01:00

...They report house prices fell 0.5% or £828 for the month or down 15% annually, but they calculate this using this quarter against the quarter a year ago.The true yearly drop is actually a drop of 12.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis. House prices peaked in August 2007 at £199,612 against £157,713 for June 2009. A drop of £41,899 or a fall of 20.99%.The last 12 months has seen the biggest

Diary of a fat b'stard - Week 1and2

2009-07-08T06:46:00.004+01:00

...Should have started this 2 weeks ago - as a series of posts with no mention of the housing market or slagging of that useless tw@t Gordon Brown.(apart from that one)Weighing in at an all time high of 17st 4lbs and a belly of 120cm I have decided at last to take proper action. I have set myself up a little routine and will build it up bit by bit.The problems so far identified are1 - portion

OWEN BREAKS WRIST DURING CONTRACT SIGNING - Daily Mash

2009-07-06T14:21:00.001+01:00

...Another great spoof from The Daily MashMICHAEL Owen has begun his Manchester United career by breaking his wrist in three places while attempting to sign his new contract.According to the club, Owen passed the medical and then punched the air in delight, slightly spraining his shoulder.A club spokesman said: "We hoped he would recover quickly after the medical and could at least take part in

What? The recession is not over?

2009-07-05T07:15:00.002+01:00

...Back in November 2008 Gordon Brown told us that the recession would be over by now.I made a countdown widget which has now stopped counting down.Get this widget!Incredibly it seems that Gordon Brown has got his figures wrong. Not only are we not out of a recession but the latest GDP

Gordon Brown's best PMQ answer ever - 0% growth

2009-07-01T12:42:00.003+01:00

...This made me laughTessa Jowell and Harriet Harperson's faces are a pictureWhat could they be thinking? Mr 0% maybeWatch it hereUpdateFraser Nelson has more on Brown's lies and the fact that the 0% growth was not a slip but a rehearsed line!

Recession started 3 months earlier

2009-07-01T08:25:00.002+01:00

...I seem to remember Gordon Brown banging on about how the Euro zone went into a recession before us.With yesterday's GDP revision of Q1 2009 seeing a huge revision downwards catching the headlines, I missed the other news that Q2 2008 was also revised downwards from 0%.On the year, GDP fell 4.9 percent -- the biggest decline on record. The ONS had previously estimated a fall of 4.1 percent.

Gordon Brown continues to implement the 1983 manifesto

2009-07-01T08:02:00.002+01:00

...He is now nationalising the East Coast Rail service.With Gordon Brown's record I would not be surprised to see the whole thing fail and hundreds lose their jobs.

Nationwide June housing data - reporting a rise again!!

2009-06-30T20:42:00.002+01:00

...Nationwide have released their June data report today here.The data shows a rise of 0.9% for the month with an annual change of -9.3%. House prices are now down from their peak in October 2007 of £186,044 by £29,602 or -16%.Nationwide report this as a surprise bounce and expect a continuation of monthly rises and falls.Nationwide produces a nice chart on page 2 showing house prices 'fair value

How they line up on the spending/cuts debate

2009-06-27T13:46:00.002+01:00

...I have been trying to keep a tally on who is on the side of truth and who is on Brown's side.The side of truth - there will be real term cuts in spendingThe Tory partyThe Lib DemsMervyn KingAll other economistsIMFIFSMost journalistsLord DesaiA DarlingY CooperH Benn - new addition from the Dark sideThe Dark side - peddling the lies about investment(spending our money) vs cutsKevin MaguireGordon

Labour minister admits to spending cuts

2009-06-27T07:19:00.002+01:00

...Hilary Benn has sneaked this out under cover of Michael Jackson's death.Mr Benn told the BBC programme: "If I look at my department's budget, it is going to go down a bit and therefore we will have to prioritise." I'm waiting to see how the crazed one will spin that this is not a cut but spending brought forward.I dare not imagine what other news New Labour has tried to bury.

Land registry monthly data - June 2009

2009-06-26T11:47:00.001+01:00

...Latest data out today here showing another monthly fall of 0.2% with an annual fall of 15.9% now.The graphs on page 12 show the full horror of house sales after a decade of Gordon Brown's debt binge.To be honest this data is expected to show negative growth now as the data lags the Halifax and Nationwide data by between 3-6 months.This data series will still be showing monthly falls 3 months

House prices - how to get the real story

2009-06-25T08:17:00.002+01:00

...An informative article in thisismoney had attracted my attention this morning. The article analyses the different house price indices and supports my views that the Halifax and Nationwide are good indices for a general idea of what is happening month by month based on mortgage approval house prices.The Land Registry and FTHPI indices are good for analysing the data 3 months in arrears.The

Gordon Brown's 10 worst financial gaffes

2009-06-25T05:40:00.002+01:00

...The Times has a great article summarising the shambles that Gordon Brown has organised over the last 12 years.My favourite - so many to choose from - is no. 7 Failing to spot the housing bubble.Enjoy

Ed Balls threatens good schools

2009-06-23T06:58:00.002+01:00

...Ed has a new plan. He wants good schools to be able to take over poorly performing schools, rebrand them, share leadership and improve.Nothing wrong there in my opinion, we need to improve what we can within a reducing budget.But here is the New Labour bit.Mr Balls added that there would be consequences for schools that opted to “go it alone” when it came to their Ofsted inspections. “If you

House prices still falling

2009-06-22T09:47:00.003+01:00

...I have been a little slow on updating my data using the FT house price index. This index is a lagging indicator of house prices with the data being around 3 months old.The data is from the Land Registry and also includes every transaction including properties bought for cash. This is in contrast to the Halifax and Nationwide data which is based on valuation data and is sampled.The FT HPI data

Why is Gordon Brown such a liar?

2009-06-20T17:00:00.002+01:00

...Today's interview in the Guardian contains the same old lie on Tory cuts.The Tories have made, for them, a cardinal mistake in that they admitted the truth - that if you take 10% off the health service or schools or policing, you've cut into the jobs, the services, the expectations. Now we all know that these are based on Labour's own figures and so if the Tories are cutting so are Labour.

Kitty Usher's redacted expenses - are you having a laugh?

2009-06-18T06:48:00.007+01:00

...I've just had a quick look at disgraced Kitty Usher's expenses claim. She is the Treasury Minister who has been avoiding paying tax by flipping her second home designation, just like her boss Alistair Darling.She has redacted so much of the details that it is impossible to make much sense of her claims.Here are some screenshots to show the pi$$take.

Union turns screw on Gordon Brown

2009-06-16T18:00:00.003+01:00

...The BBC is reporting that Unison will no longer give financial support to Labour MPs who do not support its values.General Secretary Dave Prentis told union members it would not give any more "blank cheques" to the party.He said Labour MPs and candidates at the next election who backed further privatisation of public services would have funding withdrawn. Gordon Brown - "Can we have some money

Another brilliant Daily Mash article.

2009-06-15T19:18:00.001+01:00

...The Daily Mash does it againBROWN MAKES ARSE OF NEW THING GORDON Brown continued his political fightback today by somehow finding a brand new thing to make an arse of.The deputy prime minister had hoped to restore confidence in his leadership by announcing a full public inquiry into the Iraq War, but changed his mind at the last minute and decided to make a total arse of it instead.The

LDV Man vs Peter Hain - Question Time

2009-06-12T07:35:00.002+01:00

...Last night's Question Time gave us a classic confrontation between 'LDV Man' and Peter Hain.Peter serves us up a classic and shows us why Gordon Brown is scraping the bottom of the barrel by putting him back in the cabinet.Watch it here

Daily Politics explains Gordon Brown's deceit over budget figures

2009-06-11T14:08:00.002+01:00

...Andrew Neil and Robert Chote from the Institute of Fiscal Studies give the best explanation I have heard of Gordon Brown's deceitful budget figures.Paddy Pantsdown is there at the end to stick the knife in.Watch it here

Gordon Brown accused of cover up

2009-06-10T07:15:00.003+01:00

...The Telegraph leads with another expenses based story on Shahid Malik.Now back in the government after being cleared of any wrong doing in a government report.Despite talking about transparency in politics, Gordon Brown is refusing to release the report.Mr Brown was accused of "falling at the first hurdle" in his efforts to reform Westminster by refusing to release the full report of an

Gordon Brown now requiring 'pledge of loyalty'

2009-06-08T11:15:00.004+01:00

...Can Brown get any more like dictatorial? SKY are reporting that Gordon Brown is now requiring ministers to pledge their loyalty.Minister for farming and the environment Jane Kennedy told Sky News she had had a "full and frank" conversation with the Prime Minister this morning when he had asked her personally to pledge her loyalty to him. When she said she was unable to, he asked her to leave

Another brilliant Daily Mash article.

2009-06-08T11:11:00.001+01:00

...Gotta love this.THIS IS HOW THE NAZIS STARTED, SAYS EVERYONE THE Nazis started out with just a couple of MPs and six percent of the vote you know, everyone said last night.As the British National Party achieved its first success in a UK-wide election, amateur historians said they would be amazed if this time next year people like you were not in some sort of camp.Julian Cook, from Hitchin

Daniel Hannan South East acceptance speech 8th June 2009 - Go Now Brown

2009-06-08T06:48:00.003+01:00

...Quoting Dr Seuss, Daniel Hannan pleads with Gordon Brown to leave.How much more clearly do we have to speak before you understand us?

Labour 4th place in the south

2009-06-08T06:16:00.002+01:00

...In the South East and South West, the Labour party is now less popular than the Tories, UKIP, Lib Dems and the Greens.In fact Labour came first in only one region, the North East.What a wipeout.

Euro poll predictions

2009-06-07T19:51:00.002+01:00

...After much thought and predictions - this is my final thoughtTory 24%Lib Dems 18%UKIP 16%Labour 15%BNP 9%Greens 8%The BNP vote will be the end for Brown - at last

Watch Gordon Brown get booed at D-day celebrations

2009-06-07T11:18:00.002+01:00

...Our great unelected leader gets booed by our brave veterans. After his Obama beach gaff can things get any worse.Oh yes - the European election results tonight.Watch and listen to him here.

The reshuffle task - Gordon Brown faces Lord Sir Alan Sugar in the boardroom

2009-06-07T08:58:00.002+01:00

...Gordon Brown faces his final task - the reshuffle. With ministers resigning left, right and centre the task could hardly have been more of a shambles.Lord Sir Alan Sugar meets with the unelected team leader in the boardroom to hear his delusional summary of the task.Watch it here

Gordon Brown - we will fight them on Obama Beach

2009-06-06T15:51:00.002+01:00

...A little miss-speak, but it made me laugh.

Labour cease to exist as a local party

2009-06-05T20:43:00.002+01:00

. . .As the dust settles from last nights humiliation at the local elections it is worth noting that Labour are now firmly in third position and sinking fast.Last night Labour lost over 3 in every 5 councillors standing

Watch Fraser Nelson nail Gordon Brown at todays press conference

2009-06-05T17:42:00.002+01:00

...Fraser Nelson of the Spectator nails Gordon Brown on his dodgy figures for budget cuts after the election.Here it is

Caroline Flint has quit now

2009-06-05T17:08:00.003+01:00

...I'm watching his press conference now and the question and answer session is a total car crash.FFS Flint has quitShe says that Brown is treating her as female window dressing.What a car crash.

What sort of reshuffle is this?

2009-06-05T10:37:00.003+01:00

...As far as I can make out so farA Darling stays putJ Straw stays putP Mandelson stays putD Miliband stays putG Brown stays putJ Hutton quitsH Blears quitsJ Smith quitsJ Purnell quitsA reshuffle means moving people around surely

Adam Boulton SKY News - The lights have gone out in Downing Street

2009-06-04T22:45:00.001+01:00

...Watch Adam Boulton SKY News - the lights have gone out in Downing Street

Purnell jumps ship

2009-06-04T21:59:00.002+01:00

...shows you what I knowSKY are reporting. Purnell's letter is a blinder.

Labour Cabinet bottlers at 10pm guaranteed

2009-06-04T18:48:00.003+01:00

...I know there is a lot of excitement tonight waiting for the clock to strike 10pm, the voting to close and the cabinet resignations to start. But I think this cartoon from the Mirror is spot on.As the clock strikes 10pm there will be no resignations, there will be no 50 signature letter, there will be nothing but the quietness of the bunch of cowards that this Labour cabinet is.For crying out

Time to buy index for May 2009

2009-06-04T16:28:00.003+01:00

...In May the index stands at 279 unadjusted(U) and 346 adjusted(A)This gives a guide that house prices are around 28% over valued and that market sentiment pushes that to 34% over valued. DO NOT BUYThat is not to say that house prices will fall by either, but it gives an idea of the direction.The last few months have had conflicting data from Nationwide and Halifax with positive and negative

Voting completed

2009-06-04T10:06:00.002+01:00

...I went to vote this morning and it was like Piccadilly Circus at the vote. The staff said that they have never seen it so busy, so maybe the expected low voter turn out is not going to happen. Or maybe all the old duffers had come out early in the sun!Sadly there was no Labour presence at the door, just Tory and Lib Dem. I was hoping for a lively chat.Maybe I'll pop up to Burgess Hill this

Halifax data out for May 2009 - reporting a rise!

2009-06-04T09:06:00.004+01:00

Halifax report this as a surprise bounce and expect a continuation of monthly rises and falls.During the last housing market crash between 1989 and 1995, there were 24 +ve months and 48-ve months.They report house prices rose 2.6% or £4075 for the month or down 16.3% annually, but they calculate this using this quarter against the quarter a year ago.The true yearly drop is actually a drop of

2 excellent cartoons today

2009-06-04T06:34:00.002+01:00

Brookes from the TimesMatt from the Telegraph

The countdown continues

2009-06-03T18:53:00.002+01:00

...Gordon Brown now has 1 year and 3 hours until polls close on the last day an election can be held.I'm not so sure he can hang on for the next 3 hours let alone another year.Once Brown has gone my job is done and I can get back to my life.

Gordon Brown has a visitor in the bunker

2009-06-03T13:51:00.002+01:00

..Warning strong language..It's exactly what I would like to say to him

No No Lynch him not pinch him

2009-06-03T06:55:00.001+01:00

Picture from the Times

LABOUR PLOT TO DITCH THE POUND FOR EUROS

2009-06-02T20:43:00.003+01:00

...The Express is reporting that secret plans are being drawn up in Government departments for the introduction of the Euro.Looks like Brown's last move as PM will be to sign us up for the Euro with no referendum.Can we have a say this time?

A pi$$ poor show from the 'government ' today

2009-06-02T16:22:00.004+01:00

...This is turning into a shambles today.Jaquie Smith resigns but the government can't confirm it.Tom Watson leaves the GovernmentDarling got his figures wrong on his expenses repayment (let's not mention his budget)Gordon Brown nicked the Queens D-day inviteSo many other Labour members standing down I have lost track.

Jaqui Smith leaves cabinet

2009-06-02T13:11:00.001+01:00

...That's more like it.Home Secretary is the first big name to go.

Chaytor and Hewitt fall

2009-06-02T10:09:00.002+01:00

...David Chaytor and Patricia Hewitt are the latest MPs to fall. But not until the General Election, when they can collect their end of parliament pay off.It should be noted that Pat is not standing down because of the expenses scandal, but because she has not got a hope of winning Leicester West.

The Lords slate Brown's regulation

2009-06-02T06:27:00.002+01:00

...At last.The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee have reported back and come up with the conclusion that Gordon Brown's financial regulation has failed.No sh!t Sherlock.A choice exerpt from the HOL report -It recommended taking the responsibility for supervising the banking system as a whole away from the FSA and giving it to the Bank of England.That would be the exact opposite of what

Hoon the flipping rat

2009-06-01T21:56:00.002+01:00

No matter how much money he pays back he is still a flipping rat.See it in action here. I have one and it is the bomb.

The Sun has a great cartoon today

2009-06-01T21:40:00.001+01:00

...The Sun has a great cartoon here today.The end is nigh.

Is this the worst Labour poll ever?

2009-06-01T17:08:00.002+01:00

...Tory 40% down 1%Lib Dems 18% up 4%Labour 18% down 10%Details at political betting

The dominoes are falling

2009-06-01T06:52:00.002+01:00

Dominoes fallen so farGordon Brown becomes unelected leader of the countryGordon Brown bottles winnable electionLabour Cabinet disconnected with party membersLabour Cabinet tainted with scandalGordon Brown does not discipline scandal hit cabinetGordon Brown ignores wishes of country for a General electionDominoes yet to fallCabinet members hounded out of office by mediaEd Balls appointed

Gordon Brown found on Andrew Marr show

2009-05-31T09:58:00.002+01:00

...Gordon proposes a lot more talk and reviews on every subject that we want action on. Gordon seems to believe that taking action means setting up reviews.Interestingly he says he will not stand down even if it means the Labour party will not suffer such a large defeat at the next General Election.Give the party back to the party members. Give the country back to the people.

Let's celebrate - Gordon hits another rock bottom

2009-05-30T21:27:00.002+01:00

...Can my day get any better? PB are reporting a Telegraph poll showingCON 40(+1) LD 25 (+5)LAB 22(-6)At last Labour hit third place in the HoP votingHappy days - off to crack open the Whiskey.I'm camping in the garden with the kids so I needed a tonic.

Disaster poll for Gordon Brown

2009-05-29T21:19:00.002+01:00

...From the TimesTory 41 up 2Labour 21 down 5Lib Dems 15 down 2European electionsTory 30UKIP 19Labour 16Lib Dems 12Greens 10BNP 5