I get an interesting collection of daily political news snippets in my email thanks to the lovely folks at ConservativeHome and when I'm in the mood for procrastination (like I am this afternoon, stealing ten minutes on the computer whilst Tom takes a nap) much fun is had following them up ( Read more... )

This government has a track record of trying to gag Parliament in one way or another, the most infamous example being their attempt to force the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill through a few years back. This week's Parliamentary Standards Bill is a similarly undesirable piece of legislation, even in the largely emasculated form in which it's ( Read more... )