As The Spectator guy said… The Prime Minister seems to be indestructible… for the present…. From the BBC: “ 1803 The Spectator’s political editor, Fraser Nelson, says that for Mr Brown to survive cabinet unrest, backbench plots, an economy in recession and abysmal election results, he must be a “Terminator prime minister. It seems like nothing can kill him.”
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The Prime Terminator is back!…
GuidoFawkes reports that there were cheers in dealing rooms throughout the City today at the rumour that Brown had resigned… the rumours were false and Downing Street had to put out a statement that the Prime Minister was ‘getting on with the job’. Cabinet shuffle coming… will anyone want to be in it?.. and how long can Brown last? Friday? Sunday night / Monday morning?
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Dealing room cheers at Brown going… but false rumour!…
News up on Insite Law Jacqui Smith: The departure of one of the worst Home Secretaries in history Billed as the youngest Home Secretary in our history, tipped as a future Prime Minister, Jacqui Smith leaves the Home Office less fit for purpose than it was when she arrived. I am not talking of minutiae and administration but in terms of reputation. Leaving aside her own poor judgement in terms of expenses claims, and the questionable, if amusing, taste of her husband when it came to private amusement with a video, Jacqui Smith seemed to be in thrall to Number 10 and presided over a number of civil liberties disasters. Pushing through the re-classification of Cannabis, against the advice of her own team, pushing for an extension of detention without trial to 42 days (thankfully booted into touch by objections in the Lords, failing to come to grips with Policing, a relationship with the Police federation in terms of pay and Police appointments and, perhaps, most serious of all, her involvement in the Damien Green Affair. While denying she called in PC Plod it became clear that she was the source of concerns about National Security – later shown to be preposterous by the DPP Kyle Starmer QC – revealing her as a person unfit to hold one of the most important offices of State. She is unlikely to be missed by civil libertarians. The incoming Home Secretary could possibly go down in the record books as being one of the shortest holders of the office. *** BREAKING NEWS: “Sources say Smith is stepping down for the sake of her husband, who has been watching so much porn he is on the verge of being declared medically blind.” Newsarse
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3rd June: News up on Insite Law
So with the predictability of “Phew Wot a Scorcha” on the year’s hottest day being the headline in The Sun – today, as the sun shone, Britain’s men went down to B&Q, Homebase or their local garage forecourt, like stampeding Wildebeest, to purchase a device that would allow them to run their own private crematorium. Barbecue Man is BACK! Barbecue Man is not, necessarily, a stupid man – for this particular affliction crosses class and intelligence divides. For some men it even puts them in the same species as the rest of us. Doctors, writing in The Lancet , say that the patient presents with minor second degree burns, often red scorch marks on his forehead and nose and with respiratory problems from breathing in kerosene soaked wood smoke. In extreme cases the patient suffers from the delusion that he can cook. I can, and do, cook. I enjoy cooking. I even watch chefery programmes on TV. A lot of men I know cannot cook. In a world where restaurants are closed, they would die. Why these men who preside over their new toy, usually dressed in an absurd apron, think that kerosene soaked wood infusing a cremated steak or horrendous frozen burger burnt beyond napalm on the outside, raw inside, is going to appeal, I do not know. Charles Darwin is silent on the matter. I have attended barbecues where these men are cooking. I simply say to them as they call us out to dinner… “Just chuck mine into the fire… I’m into recycling.” I continue writing the world’s longest Blawg Review… it will be published on the stroke of midnight on Sunday night/Monday morning… if I am still sober.
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Barbecue man returns… argghhhhh….
Fairly busy writing Blawg Review #214 for Monday 1st June… It may be that I have lost the plot because it appears to be over 12 feet long already… an anaconda of a Blawg Review… well there we are, but at least it is comprehensive …I even manage to get @Geeklawyer in despite the fact that he managed to leave me and a host of others outwhen he hosted Blawg Review – Prince of Darkness edition. The Telegraph continues to reveal tales of woe about MP expenses, the latest furore being that Cabinet Ministers and up to 30 MPs have claimed tax advice on expenses. The Inland Revenue is now investigating these expenses as expenses incurred in complying with tax laws are not deductaible, apparently…. so there may be a few more cheques for the politicans to write. I can’t be bothered to give The Telegraph any more links – so here is the story from The Independent. Laters…
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Claim expenses for getting advice on expenses and tax liability… way to go……. brilliant!
26th May: News, law reports, latest from the blogs – up on Insite Law
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26th May: News, law reports, latest from the blogs – up on Insite Law
Blawg Review #213 – Towel edition… is up at Cyber Law Central – it is fun and you also get to see quite a few well known bloggers from the States, including the mysterious ED of Blawg Review (and bloggers from other parts of the universe) – go and take a look… but, you’ll need to take your towel with you.
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Blawg Review #213
It is Towel Day on Monday 25th in memory of Douglas Adams and his timeless classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . I met him briefly in the early eighties – his wife, Jane, was a good friend of mine – a barrister and a very good law teacher. So… I have no difficulty at all in supporting this worthy memorial. CyberLaw Central is hosting Blawg Review on that day – and it will, I am sure, be a good one! If you are a blogger - get your pics with towels over to CyberLaw Central . If you aren’t a blogger but would like to send me your towel pic… I’ll put them up on my blog for the edification of the known universe. I do apologise for my pic – I had had a few the night before and ‘just out of the shower’ is not one of my best angles. This is why I do AUDIO podcasts and not vids. Email pics to me?
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Towel Day in memory of Douglas Adams
News, law reports and comment up on Insite Law. I am particularly interested in hearing from practitioners, academics and students on the issues raised in Two Tribes go to War below. Please add your thoughts if you have time / inclination.
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22nd May: Insite Law news up
