Category Archives: Corruption

The BBC

I’ve been slow to comment on the recent issues surrounding the BBC for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I wanted to wait for more information to come out regarding the scandals – its hard to comment on an incomplete picture; secondly, I wanted to make sure I had all my thoughts correct before I started [...]

Voracious, small-minded predators…

… Is how I think of the members of Central Bedfordshire District Council after reading this shocking story over at Liberal Conspiracy (emphasis original): On the 8th of February a man took his own life. Peter Williams was a gifted engineer, whose invention, still manufactured today, landed him in the Guinness World Records, but he [...]

PFI

PFI – or Private Finance Initiatives – have been a staple of government procurement for quite a while now. They were first introduced by John Major’s government, but it took Tony Blair to really get a handle on them and make them popular. For those unaware, this is how a PFI contract works. Say, for [...]

The day’s events

Well. It’s been a day of interesting revelations, but these things are common when we get towards the end of a Parliamentary session – all the stuff comes out that MPs don’t want to answer questions on, like allowances and SPADs, and it’s with these two topics that I begin today… Firstly, some details have [...]

Cameron begins search for new pimp

Following on from the scandal and subsequent resignation of fundraiser Peter Cruddas, The Daily Mash published this gem: DOWNING Street has advertised for an experienced prostitution agent. The job involves soliciting for clients who will then meet the prime minister at Number 10 or Chequers and have sexual intercourse with him. The pimp will then [...]

Corruption everywhere

I forgot to mention this one in my earlier pop at the government. Conswervative party fund-raising chief Peter Cruddas has quit his role after an embarrassing sting by the Sunday Times revealed him apparently stating that large donations to the party could buy access to the Prime Minister and senior cabinet members. Naturally, Liebour mooks [...]

MPs going green

No, I don’t mean they’re getting jealous, or anything like that, I mean that they’re spending our money on some frivolous greenery for their offices. Almost £400,000 of our money on 12 fig trees to provide shade for the atrium in Portcullis House. Taxpayers are footing a bill of almost £400,000 to rent 12 fig [...]

In Europe. Ruled by Europe.

And so it seems that the David “Call Me Dave” Cameron – the Buttered New Potato of politics – has finally shown his true colours. Despite all his talk and bluster about the EU and the repatriation of powers from Brussels to Westminster, he has issued a three-line whip on his party, threatening any MPs [...]

Its the end of the News of the World as we know it…

OK, if REM were writing this blog they would probably have come up with a better title that wasn’t struggling for a terrible pun on one of their own song titles. But they’re not, so live with it. It is with some interest that I read News of the World is to close after this [...]

Bye bye David Cheater

… I meant David Chaytor. For, at last, the lying, thieving, fraudulent little gobshite has been sent to jail. And all because he thought it would be a good idea to illegally take £20,000 of our money. The only downside in this case is that the 18 months he has been sent down for isn’t [...]