Cash for Moats and Mortgages

June 30, 2009

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Think that the Telegraph may have been a little too zealous – or perhaps selective in the MPs it targetted – in its coverage of the cash-for-moats-and-mortgages scandal? Well, Will Lewis, the paper’s editor, defends its coverage here, while the full Radio 4 programme, presented by Nick Robinson and produced by Martin Rosenbaum,  is also well worth checking out.

Note that Robinson mentions his frustrations about the lack of time to ‘ponder’ on the revelations, and queries whether accusations were presented fairly. But has the Telegraph irreparably damaged Parliament? Not at all, says Lewis. He’s merely the messenger, exposing a crop of current ills; the next generation of MPs can seize the baton and behave honourably.

Perhaps.

Somewhat curiously, a Flickr search of the words ‘Will Lewis’ produced this image courtesy of Automatt.

 

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Not so right said Fred

February 2, 2012
fred hat

So Farewell, then, Sir Fred Goodwin.

Now you are just Fred.

Not Right Said Fred, but plain Fred.

The Forfeiture Committee did for you.

No one had heard of it before,

But Dave said it had to act, and it did.

Trouble is that no one knows what to think.

Is it ‘Alas, poor Fred‘,

Or ‘Hurray! Sir Fred is dead!’?

We don’t know.

Do you?

By A. Mob, aged 1,378 and a half.

London Goes AWOL

January 31, 2012
CNN

STOP PRESS:

Fed up with being stuck on the Thames in south-east England, London yesterday decided to move. In a dramatic gesture which augurs ill for the Olympics, the city upped sticks and relocated to East Anglia.

Lawyers were not consulted about the move, and the city’s precise motivation remains unclear. However, financiers fear that London’s decision is a sign that it wishes to downsize. Moreover, a source from London said: “We no longer want to be Britain’s seat of power. If the Scots can deregulate, why can’t we? East Anglia is a nice place where nothing happens. It’s time for a quiet life. Please respect our right to privacy.”

Elsewhere, Birmingham did not do anything, but Manchester was seen to be packing its bags. “There’s an opportunity for us,” said Manchester. “We can become London.”

East Anglia said: “We don’t mind. It’ll be refreshing to be associated with something other than fens and flatness.”

A cartologist at CNN, which broke the extraordinary news, was later fired.

An excellent ad if ever there was one

January 25, 2012
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We seem to be visually led this week but sometimes words proliferate far too much and letting an image do the talking is no bad thing. That’s another way of saying that ACCESS Agency’s work with Lego is absolutely top drawer.