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It’s a curious fact that there has never been a Labour MP called Tim
A silly item on this morning’s Today programme, inspired by Will Self’s claim that if you have the misfortune to be called Tim your “life chances are constrained” reminds of a curious piece of political trivia.
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Friday, 8 March 2013 at 8:38 am
How Chris Huhne passed the time as he awaits sentence – watching the Judas Kiss
Huhne was spotted in the audience at The Judas Kiss
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Thursday, 7 March 2013 at 3:09 pm
You know Nick Clegg is safe when Lembit Opik is out to get him
Lembit Opik is seeking a rule change that would make it easier for the Lib Dems to remove their leader
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Thursday, 7 March 2013 at 11:35 am
Three reasons why you should not let a councillor near an iPhone
Three councillros from three parties and three parts of the UK have disgraced themselves on the social media in the past few days.
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 at 4:37 pm
Of course Mandelson tried to get Nick Robinson sacked
Lord Mandelson claims not to remember trying to get Nick Robinson sacked, but it was very much in character
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 at 3:02 pm
A car name that means ‘provoke’ does just that
Ulster Protestants protest that ‘Provo’ – the name of Kia’s latest model – is resonant of the Provisional IRA
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 at 5:22 pm
James Duddridge, scourge of Andrew ‘plebgate’ Mitchell boasts of telling EU citizens to sod off
James Duddridge, who was once shocked by Andrew Mitchell’s use of an expletive, wants Bulgarians and Roumanians to ’sod off’
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 at 3:51 pm
Brit spin doctor John McTernan is more famous down under than he was here.
The Australian political class gets all unneighbourly over the role of Tony Blair’s ex-adviser
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 at 11:18 am
An independent Scotland would have to do a lot of negotiating – but not 14,000 treaties’ worth
Much as it would pain many of us living south of Gretna Green to see Scotland leave the UK, it really does not help the case for the union if the government tries to undermine the SNP by talking bollocks.
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Tuesday, 5 March 2013 at 9:02 am
Liam Fox was once incensed at having to pay a publisher: now they’re paying him
Today’s Independent Diary
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Saturday, 2 March 2013 at 10:24 am
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