I would strike over nurses being sacked. I would strike over reduction in services being dangerous for patients. I can't strike for (1/2)—
Keir Shiels (@keirshiels) May 30, 2012
(2/2) the idea that some of the best paid people in the public sector are going to have to economise. Sorry if that idea offends.—
Keir Shiels (@keirshiels) May 30, 2012
The average GP earned £105,700 in 2009-10.
An interesting snippet from Damian Thompson’s new tome on addiction – The Fix:
“As with heavy drinking, there was an aspirational aspect to it. Dope smoking was associated with public schoolboys and especially Old Etonians. An acquaintance of mine smoked quite a few spliffs with David Cameron, the future Prime Minister. Whether Cameron tried anything harder at Oxford isn’t clear, but it’s interesting that, in 2012, neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor of the Exchequer had denied snorting cocaine. Neither, come to think of it, had the current President of the United States, nor his predecessor. One of these days someone should write a book entitled Tory MPs Who Have Done Drugs. It wouldn’t necessarily be a slim volume. One former MP whom I know for a fact has a nose like a vacuum cleaner recently told his local radio station he’d never touched anything stronger than alcohol.”
Guido reckons he could write a similar ”Politicians I Have Done Drugs With”…
A Mirror insider says:
“You know as much as we do… I just got to morning conference, which strangely the editor is not at.”
Tina Weaver and Richard Wallace have been removed from the building, according to staff there.
Incidentally both Tina Weaver and Richard Wallace have been accused of condoning phone hacking. #CircularFiringSquad—
Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) May 30, 2012
The Mirror and Sunday Mirror are merging into a seven day operation…
UPDATE: Current People editor Lloyd Embley is the new editor of the Mirror.
UPDATE II: Apparently Wallace was not even allowed back to his office to get his things. Unlike Sly Bailey, these two won’t be leaving their jobs £14m better off.
UPDATE III:
Mirror staff apparently standing around stunned. 7-day was on the cards, but summary sacking of Weaver/Wallace a shock.—
Rob Davies (@ByRobDavies) May 30, 2012
Scottish coppers swooped down at six thirty this morning to detain on suspicion of perjury in the Tommy Sheridan trial…
Norman Smith doesn’t really seem to enjoy the limelight off camera. After his well publicised run in with Downing Street’s Craig Oliver, the Beeb correspondent was keeping a low profile at the New Culture Forum’s Jubilee party last night. Guido overheard a friend telling a sceptical Smith that “it was a badge of honour”. “That’s not quite how the BBC see it” he replied…
If Dave Were President He’d Have Resigned By Now | Alex Wickham
Loongate: What Happened in the Blue Boar Bar | Simon Walters
Feldman’s Tennis Days With Dave | Telegraph
How Geoffrey Howe Has Lost the Debate | Robin Shepherd
Dave Has Lost Control on Europe | Geoffrey Howe
Lib Dems Should Support EU Referendum | LibDemVoice
Feldman’s Denial | Fraser Nelson
Obama’s Presidency is Imploding | Nile Gardiner
Miliband Could Be a Great PM | Thomas Pascoe
What Are You Really Paying in Income Tax? | TPA
Galloway’s Mad Month | The Commentator
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Tom Harris bemoans the public’s attitude to politicians…
“Mr Oborne echoes the lazy, anti-politics whine we hear so often these days, all based on the absurd notion that politicians were once loved and only fell out of public favour during the expenses scandal. He should take a walk to the Strangers’ Bar. But not to sup with the patrons he seems to despise so much, dearie me, no; he should instead look at the paintings on the corridor outside the bar, which depict the devastating fire which consumed most of the Palace in 1834. And he should reflect on the fact that on that dramatic night, as the Commons went up in flames, a crowd gathered on the South Bank to clap and cheer.”
The thing that Dave needs to work out is which group is more likely to vote Conservative. Mad swivel-eyed loons or mad homosexuals wishing to get married.
