Sunday, 7 April 2013



Seen Elsewhere






Osborne on the Philpott sentence, the Chancellor said:
‘There’s a question about the welfare state, and taxpayers who pay, subsidising lifestyles like that’




The Welfare State now actively encourages at least one of the ‘evils’ Beveridge sought to abolish: idleness. And idleness was certainly a feature of Philpott’s life and character.





SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2013

Read Guido’s Column in The Sun Today

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Guido shares a page with the Prime Minister in today’s Sun. Dave makes the case for welfare reform, and in Guido’s column you can read all about:
  • Lynton Crosby’s effect on Osborne
  • Ed Balls and the bookie
  • Michael Meacher’s bedroom tax fears
  • Ed Miliband’s sauna
  • Where’s Chuka? Somewhere far cooler than “full of trash” London
  • Gorgeous George and his harem
  • Tony is still a “straight kinda guy”
Politics for the people, all for only 60p…

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013

Saturday Seven Up

This week 254,085 visitors visited 477,358 times viewing 721,750 pages. The top stories in order of popularity were:
You’re either in front of Guido, or behind…

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013

WATCH: Neo-Guido v Owen Jones on SkyNews

UPDATE : Owen attacked the politicisation of individual cases like Philpott to make a wider point,  Harry accused him of doing the exactly that onQuestion TimeJudge the truth for yourself:

Victory: Pilgrims Feel the Pain


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This is the latest PCS poster lamenting the fact full time “pilgrim” civil servants are being made to return to work:
“All reps including the 2 existing full time TUS officers will spend the majority of their time in line jobs with immediate effect… Banned from using DCLG facilities (emails, desks, the building etc) to issue information to members on national issues inlcuding key material on pensions and the Civil Service Management Code.”
Victory!
You can read all Guido’s stories on Pilgrims here.

Dave Says Philpott Case Raises Welfare Questions

The PM has backed Osborne’s decision to come out and ask why the taxpayer subsidised kid killer Mick Philpott’s feckless lifestyle yesterday:
“I think what George Osborne said was absolutely right. He said that Mr Philpott was the one to blame for his crimes, that he should be held responsible, but what the Chancellor went on to say is we should ask some wider questions about our welfare system, how much it costs and the signals that it sends and we do want to make clear that welfare is there to help people – it shouldn’t be there as a lifestyle choice.”
Quite…
Via @sophyridgesky

Balls Out in 2015

A name to remember for the run-up to a big 2015 dogfight: the Tories have selected Andrea Jenkyns to take on Ed Balls in Morley and Outwood. The seat was almost the scene of the biggest upset of 2010. Expect Jenkyns’ working class striver credentials to be pushed from now until election day, Jenkyns is a local, comp-educated candidate who runs her own business. Conveniently she says fixing the broken welfare system is her main priority. Balls has a majority of 1,101…

Friday Caption Contest (Where’s Chuka? Edition)

Ed Balls Spoils Sunday Speeding Story

Balls has admitted going too far too fast, spoiling a certain Sunday story in ablogpost this lunchtime:
“Like many local people, I was caught out by the never-ending roadworks on the M62. Pulling on to the motorway at Morley I realised too late that the speed restrictions were still in place. I was caught and bang to rights – doing 56 in a 50 mile restriction zone. Going too far, too fast, you might say.
I paid my fine and chose to attend a speed awareness course. I currently have no points on my licence and would like to keep it that way. Which is why, this week, I ended up in the Holiday Inn with 39 others.
The course was very professional and actually really worthwhile.”
The second time he has been done for a driving offenceAt least he didn’t get Yvette to take the points…

Chuka Slammed By Clubbers

Londoners have hit back at Streatham snob Chuka “Harrison” Umunna in today’s Standard. Alissia Ricci, 34, insists:
“I think he is wrong. The West End is amazing. I love the restaurants, the bars, the nightclubs. He should go out more and see a few more places.”
Andrea Juganaru, 24, is less than impressed:
“The West End is a very good place to go out. I like everything about it — the clubs, the people and the music. The MP should stick to politics.”
Claire Hankey, 31, asks:
“Doesn’t he realise the money these places bring into the capital? If you are in the know, you know where to go that’s cool.”
In other words, get out more…