I think I just heard one of the Miliband Clones on Newsnight, saying of the Tory "not even the back of an envelop" budget proposals, "these fictitious efficiency savings, which we're going to make anyway". I think you might just have let the cat out the bag, there, Ed (or was it John?). I can just imagine the election posters now: "Tories: even ( Read more... )

I see the British Museum's been wheeling out all sorts of talking heads about why it's Perfectly Cromulent to keep hold of the Earl of Elgin's swag.  I won't pick them apart in detail, let's just say that "ad hoc sophistry" seems to be the word of the watch.

But... one academic (not a BM employee, but very much toeing their line) popped up on C4 ( Read more... )