Saturday, 5 November 2011



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Saturday Seven Up

This week has been dominated by Europe and the G20, with the mother of democracy looking like they were set to do the right thing and give the people a say over their destiny, only to have the carpet pulled from beneath their feet by the European elites. Greece really was the word…

Back home we were the first to break down the maths to show Cameron facing a real headache if, as he should, he puts his proposed increase in IMF funding to Parliament. We have got a little sick of Tom Watson’s silencing of newspapers so made an effort to highlight his hypocrisy and hot air. We also had a star turn from our old friend Derek Draper and some sweary Labour MPs, as well the sacking of Miliband’s mate. The Occupation of St Paul’s continues, with their only achievement being to force out some vicars. The blog brought you some of the defining images of the protest. While capitalism prevails, Guido is wondering if the camp will make it through the winter…

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