In one of the most meaty presidential debates ever seen on TV, presentation and policies dominated the contest, with Obama scoring well on domestic issues and McCain on foreign policy. Professional pragmatism versus smooth-talking idealism and McCain won on points.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Kelly Nails Miliband Colours To Her Mast
The mystery whether transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, jumped ship or was thrown overboard soon after Brown's conference speech, is clearer today, in a frank interview in which she fears a "drift to the Left" and heaped praise on Blair-boy Miliband. The "family reasons" excuse doesn't hold water.
Brown Comforts Bush In Bail-Out Breakdown
Bad-boy Bush is taking time out from digging himself out of his economic hole, later today, to pose with Brown for the Downing Street family album. Meanwhile, wife Sarah has already got her picture taken with the sisterhood.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
New Look For Orange Party Blog
Four months after its birth, the Orange Party political blog has had a face-lift, to give it a cleaner look and uncluttered feel.
Labels:
Blair,
Brown,
Cameron,
Campbell,
Conservatives,
Lib Dems,
Mandelson,
New Labour,
SNP
ICO Rips Into Clegg's Cold Calls
Nick Clegg's cold call to thousands of annoyed punters, trying to get dinner ready and bath the kids, has received a frosty reception from the Information Commission, who has told them to 'ring off' or face prosecution.
US Snubs Brown To Deal With Their Economy
Brown's big talk of meeting "financial and government leaders", has fallen on deaf ears, as US politicians and finance chiefs snub him, to concentrate on the real task of digging themselves out of the hole of a looming economic meltdown.
Immigrants Used To Soften Up ID Cards
Immigrant workers and students are being stigmatised and forced to act as guinea pigs, to soften the blow of the roll-out of the government's hugely expensive and discredited £20 billion national ID card scheme.
Labels:
Conservatives,
ID Cards,
Jacqui Smith
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Brownites Claim First Scalp as Kelly Quits
Brown's iron grip on the cabinet and government tightened today as die-hard Blairite, Ruth Kelly, announced she was to quit the cabinet and stole the thunder of his conference speech.
Brown's Keynote Hits Bum Note With Voters
Brown may have eased the pain of some of his thick-skinned and selfish band of MPs and ministers, worried about losing their jobs and seats in the next election but his 'keynote' speech to conference will hit a bum note with voters.
Labels:
Blair,
Brown,
Miliband,
New Labour
Nuke Family Silver Sold Off To French
The government has finally sold off the nuclear silver to the French government after the deal was put on hold to stave of the embarrassment of an announcement at the same time as a huge hike in gas bills. Hiking up gas prices, reporting huge profits, then buying nuclear plants, just wouldn't look good.
Labels:
British Energy,
British Gas,
Centrica,
EDF
BBC Has Atomic Kittens As Big Bang Breaks Down
It was billed by the BBC as the answer to life, the universe and everything and given star billing across the corporation, as boffins in Geneva showed how they could waste billions of pounds firing bits of atoms round a big underground doughnut, the size of a starving third world township.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Is Obama Set To Dump Biden For Clinton?
Obama's running-mate, Joe Biden, branded a campaign ad mocking McCain's ignorance of computers as "terrible", during a CBS interview. Another gaff, fuelling further speculation that Obama could be laying the groundwork ready to dump his running-mate for Hillary Clinton.
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