Downing St Petitions To Go – Rory Cellan-JonesHarman the Traitor – MailDublin’s Crisis is Belfast’s Opportunity – Crash Bang WallaceRed Ed’s Ten Problems – ConservativeHomeThat Mandy Interview in Full – Total PoliticsObama’s Shock at Brown’s Temper – Mail20 Years Ago Today: Thatcher Resigns – ConservativeHomeWhen are Supporters of the Euro Going to Apologise? – Dan HannanDave Cancels Thai Holiday – TelegraphWargamers Say Miliband is Asset – James ForsythDrink Drive Ban for Eric Joyce – MailYoung’s Kiss of Death – Fraser NelsonIt was Roux Where Young was Caught – FTMonthly Government Spending – HM TreasuryPlotting Harriet Harman finally admits:“I hate paying tribute to men”

Downing St Petitions To Go – Rory Cellan-Jones
Harman the Traitor – Mail
Dublin’s Crisis is Belfast’s Opportunity – Crash Bang Wallace
Red Ed’s Ten Problems – ConservativeHome
That Mandy Interview in Full – Total Politics
Obama’s Shock at Brown’s Temper – Mail
20 Years Ago Today: Thatcher Resigns – ConservativeHome
When are Supporters of the Euro Going to Apologise? – Dan Hannan
Dave Cancels Thai Holiday – Telegraph
Wargamers Say Miliband is Asset – James Forsyth
Drink Drive Ban for Eric Joyce – Mail
Young’s Kiss of Death – Fraser Nelson
It was Roux Where Young was Caught – FT
Monthly Government Spending – HM Treasury

Plotting Harriet Harman finally admits:

“I hate paying tribute to men”

Will “Red Len” Be “All In It Together”?

Given the recession has financially crippled thousands of small businesses and seen pay freezes and cuts across the public sector, two people didn’t do too badly out of the crisis. The outgoing Unite co-General Secretaries Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson will leave their jobs in charge of the super-union very rich men. Derek Simpson was on £196,497 if you add up car, salary, and perks etc. Poor Tony Woodley only managed to squeeze£135,330 a year out of the membership subs. Since 2007 they have seen a eye-watering 56% and 62% pay-rise respectfully, unheard of in the real world. Given that the average salary in the UK is somewhere around £25,000, the union-fat cat copy writes itself.

The newly elected Len “there is no such thing as an irresponsible strike” McCluskey is a Che lovingmilitant hardliner who wears his man of the people credentials on his sleeve. If Ed Miliband wants to distance himself from the union who gave him his job he might have a bit of a challenge with this one, McCluskey was a big player in the BA strikes too. The real question though is will “Red Len” take a massive pay-cut before he mans the barricades and leads the charge?

Yazz v Rod Liddle