Quote of the day

Oliver Letwin, from The Daily Telegraph (here):

"Cameron conservatism... is an attempt to shift the theory of the state from a provision-based paradigm to a framework-based paradigm, within which government... is conceived principally as an agency for enabling families, individuals, associations and corporations to internalise externalities and hence to live up to social responsibilities without the further intervention of authority."

But it's all right - he didn't mean it. At least, I think he didn't mean it. Maybe it was a joke.

For the birds

Fed up with all this politics? Well, console yourself with the thought that you would be facing a very uncertain future if you had been born a twite...

Letting the side down

I am disappointed to learn that Mr Hugh Grant is a connoisseur of baked beans. I would have assumed that he had more sophisticated tastes. If he had to throw something, it should have been artichoke hearts or favioli.

Saturday nights in Aberdeen...

... are obviously quieter than they used to be. Good to see that Grampian police have time to spend on pursuing the most heinous of crimes.

It must be a slow news day...

No, I have nothing to say about this bunch of retired footballers.

Nor do I wish to comment on Sheryl Crow's toilet habits.