The budget and Libya dominated the week’s newsflow. Ken Clarke almost upstaged George Osborne just by going to sleep – or did he? Guido was pleased to see that an idea pushed on this blog two years ago – to give MPs charge cards for expenses – has finally been accepted by IPSA. Riddle of the week – was why did Ed Balls deposit £7,000 in NatWest in Victoria? Second question: Is Gaddafi a More Savvy Economist than Ed Balls?
Last week saw 70,165 visitors make 202,417 visits to view 311,371 pages. The seven most popular stories were:
- Tax Transparency
- Rendevous with Destiny: Cameron Turns Hawkish
- The Lansley Rap
- Ken’s Kipgate: the Video Evidence
- Why the Leicester LibDem Was “Resigned”
- Murphy’s Law
- Tripping Balls
You’re either in front of Guido, or you are behind…
