Yes, We Are "P*ssed Off", Darling

You have to read it a couple of times to believe it, but yes, he did say the P-word. And his candid comments made international news. In an interview with the Guardian, chancellor, Alistair Darling, said that voters were "pissed off" with Labour's handling of the economy, which is the worst it's been for 60 years.

Read More...

Palin Reality Or Obama Illusion?

Today, it was all McCain, and his new running mate, Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, the first woman to appear on a presidential ticket in 24 years. McCain's pick of the 44 year-old, is a direct challenge to Obama and his old-timer, Joe Biden, to face down Obama's grand illusions. 

Read More...

McCain Picks First Woman Veep In 24yrs

McCain has picked a fresh new face, Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, as his running-mate, in a direct challenge to Obama and his ticket with old-timer, Joe Biden. Palin, 44, a self-styled hockey mum, has been an Alaskan governor for less than two years and is already drawing praise from Republicans as an 'electrifying choice'. 

Read More...

Snacks Fall Foul Of Food Police

What have a Torquay power-boat skipper and a Hull mum got in common? They've both fallen foul of the food police. 

Read More...

Obama's Not The Messiah, Just A Very Clever Boy

By the end of the day, Obama Superstar's anointment at the Mile High stadium will be yesterday's news. As the Washington Post puts it, 'more pageantry than politics'. News moves fast in presidential elections and by November, the Democratic convention could go down as one of the biggest political disasters in US history. 

Read More...

Miliband Gives Schoolboy History Lesson

After going AWOL over Georgia, foreign secretary and Blair-apparent, David Miliband, popped up in the Ukraine, looking every inch the schoolboy, to give a major foreign policy speech - to a bunch of Ukrainian students in a classroom.

Read More...

Obama 'Temple' Takes Shape In Denver

A massive temple-like structure is taking shape in Denver (top), to mimic the Lincoln Memorial, as the setting for  Barack Obama's anointment. The coronation is set to coincide with the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial (bottom). 

Read More...

Brown Spin Costs Us A Fortune

Gordon Brown came to No 10 promising an end to spin but figures reveal his government has spent more on media management than Blair. Official figures show the government spent £391 million on advertising, marketing, PR and other presentational work in 2007-08. Up by £53 million on the previous year - a rise of almost 16 per cent.

Read More...

Fat Is A Political Issue

Politicians like to seize on obesity every now and then to make political capital out of it. Ministers tried it on recently with a ridiculous idea to give kids a fat report letter to be sent home to parents. Now it's the turn of the Tories who are getting some flack by putting the boss of processed food giant, Unilever, as chair of its new fat working group. 

Read More...

Et Tu, Hillary?

She came, she saw, but she did she conquer or did she just try to knife Obama in the back? Clinton had no choice but to put up a public display of 'unity' at the Democrat convention in Denver. After all, she's didn't want to go down as the one who split the Democrats. 

Read More...

Debbie Does Denver For McCain

How can the McCain camp rain on Obama's parade and divert attention away from the Democratic convention (DNC) in Denver and keep up a presence in the media? What they came up with is a cross-over ad and a stroke of genius. 

Read More...