With the Convention on Modern Liberty now less than a week away, the Sunday papers have been filled with revelations about MP’s making extraordinary claims on their Additional Costs Allowance. I can’t help but feel the two are inextricably linked. I’ve spent pretty much my whole career defending politicians – first as a paid party… Continue reading If you’re not cop, you’re little people.
Category: politics and life
Only an idiot would ever agree with Daniel Kawczynski
Over on LabourList, Tom Guise cites five examples which suggest that my favourite Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski is a couple of strawberry creams short of a Quality Street selection box. He could have added Kawczynski’s bizarre attack on the BBC and the “liberal elite” for waging a propaganda war against Poles (but not the Daily… Continue reading Only an idiot would ever agree with Daniel Kawczynski
If you want some of my pension Vince, you could just ask…
On Sunday, my gf finally forced me to sit down and fill in my pension form. For various reasons which I won’t go into, it has taken me a long time to do this and take advantage of my (teeny tiny) employer contribution. Imagine my dismay therefore when I discover that no sooner have I… Continue reading If you want some of my pension Vince, you could just ask…