It seems Nadine has not taken Bruce Anderson’s latest column on ConservativeHome too well:

“Sayeeda Warsi is me in a headscarf… so says the misogynistic, sexist dinosaur Bruce Anderson. More wine Bruce?”

Could make the ConservativeHome conference party a little awkward…

When she isn’t speculating that Kate Middleton might be up the duff or suggesting that girls should be spared from prison, it seems Claire Perry has porn on the mind. But the Tory MP’s campaign to control what we can and can’t watch on our computer screens was laid bare today after its dodgy stats were rumbled. SafetyNet claim that one in three ten-year-olds have viewed online porn. It turns out they lifted the figure from an obscure magazine, which has admitted using a sample of 14-16 year-olds from just one school in north London. So in other words her figures are about as academic as a show of hands in a pub. Maybe Perry should spend less time worrying why all her sucking up failed to land her a job, and a bit more time on the facts. 

We shall miss her…

The Guardian have been trying to out-tabloid the Sun this afternoon, running a scurrilous story claiming the paper has denied nude Harry photo intern Sophie Henderson was forced to strip off. Now sexy Sophie has issued her own statement:

“For anyone worried about whether we were forced against our will to strip off, we are pleased to be able to set the record straight. Please be assured, there is no cover-up at Wapping. It was a bit of harmless fun and we were delighted to have played our part in making the readers laugh.”

Cheeky…

Labour wonk-shop IPPR have declared war on the Sun‘s Page 3 girls as they publish a report claiming that the government’s bleeding of motorists via high fuel taxes is just a “myth“. Earlier this week the Sun girls jumped on board the Taxpayers’ Alliance campaign to freeze fuel duty by showing their support at petrol stations up and down the country. Now IPPR has hit back, laughably arguing that the Chancellor “should make every effort to avoid further delays in fuel duty increases“. Will’s argument is unconvincing and not likely to be taken up by the Labour Party. “Vote Labour for higher petrol taxes” is a CCHQ dream slogan…

The decision in the Sun newsroom as to whether to run the Harry pics went down to the wire, but in the end they went for a mock-up involving reporter Harry Miller and a Sun fashion intern, Sophie Henderson.

Judging by this photo of her on her own blog (right), Guido has a good idea why she got the job…

Earlier this month Harriet Harman attacked the apparent evils of gambling, laying in to Labour’s own record on betting shops and casinos while she was in office:

“I think we were wrong to liberalise gambling. We have made a mistake and we need to do something about it. If we had known then what we know now, we wouldn’t have allowed this. It’s not just ruining the high street, it’s ruining people’s lives.”

All bets are off for Labour’s deputy leader however, with Luciana Berger revealing the party’s new line on gambling on a visit to a local Labdrokes:

“I was interested to hear and learn more about the betting industry and I was impressed with not only the level of service and activities provided, but also with the responsible procedures in place to tackle under-age and problem gambling.”

Craps…

So far no British media outlet has run the naked photos of Prince Harry’s Vegas bender. Clarence House confirmed the photos were genuine over 45 minutes ago, yet neither the Mail or the Telegraph is running the story with the pictures.

Correction… Probably the most influential political blogger in the UK has put Harry pictures on line. No 'old media' as far as I can see.—
Keir Simmons (@KeirSimmonsITV) August 22, 2012

This situation illustrates the threat to a free press in Britain. The truth is the old media have been scared into submission by the Leveson Inquiry. This is the third in line to the throne, the son of Prince Charles and one of the biggest names in British public life. Yet not one British newspaper is reporting the story with pictures. Nevertheless everyone in Britain will be searching online for these pictures and will find them regardless. The old rules won’t work in the internet age. Fortunately for this blog’s readers, Guido doesn’t care what Brian says…

UPDATE: A Sunday Times royal reporter reveals that Clarence House has asked the British press not to reprint the photos:

The naked Prince Harry pictures are real but British newspapers have been asked not to reprint them. #royal #Harry—
Kate Mansey (@KateMansey) August 22, 2012

An, er, stunning scoop by TMZ if these naked pics reportedly of Prince Harry turn out to be genuine. Guido would not have liked to be the duty press officer on Clarence House overnight. Harry and glorious…

UPDATE: There’s more. What Harry did in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas:

Video: Harry Poolside with Bikini Babes

Video: Harry Wet & Wild Racing Ryan Lochte in the Pool