Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
Gordon Brown again found himself in the position of the country walker who, having squelched into slurry, decides to reverse. But will his wellies stay on his feet as he removes them - shhlopp - from the mire?
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
Looking down at the poor saps in the Commons, it was hard to be sure why anyone normal would want to be a Member of Parliament... the place is simply an orchard of fallen, rotting dreams and not worth joining.
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
It started as a momentary lapse in concentration, but the longer the laughter continued the crosser Gordon Brown became. Even a weak joke at his own expense could have retrieved the moment. But no.
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
We had a striking assertion yesterday from Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice. Standing at the despatch box he appeared to claim never to have leaked.
Chris Whiteside's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... sort of thing in opposition, is quite nauseating. These people are not fit to run our country. Quentin Letts has a good article in today's Mail Online which you can read here. I particularly like the bits where he says: "We might not be able to run an Empire any more, but by God the British Establishment can still organise a stitch-up. "These tricksy little nuances – which kybosh...
Obnoxio The Clown (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Quentin Letts : George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor, tried to make a speech. It is possible he gave a good speech, or an indifferent speech, or maybe a truly awful speech. Much of it, alas, was inaudible, such was the shrieking from Labour. An astonishing 17 members of the Government Whips' Office rushed in as Mr Osborne started speaking, to mix with Labour backbenchers and give an impression...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008
Peer of the Year 1. Lord Mandelson 27% 2. Lord Trimble 19% 3. Lady Manningham-Buller 17% Political Humorist of the Year 1. Ian Hislop 25% 2. Quentin Letts 17% 3. Tina Fey 11% Pollster of the Year 1. YouGov 65% 2. ICM 17% 3. IPSOS Mori 10% Magazine of the Year 1. Private Eye 33% 2. The Spectator 32% 3. The Economist 14% Political Book of the Year 1. Cameron on Cameron by Dylan Jones 23%...
Dickiebo (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008
Yea! As I was saying before being so rudely wonderfully interrupted by Christmas; many people are responsible for Broken Britain and, whilst it is one thing to read about them in the history books, it is quite a different thing to actually be here whilst they do it - if you know what I mean! Well, surprise, surprise, guess what Dickiebo got given for Christmas? This; Just some of the villains! Quentin...
Moments of Clarity (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
Jennie Rigg has an interesting article on Liberal Conspiracy . She looks at the recent favourable coverage that the Liberal Democrats have been getting in the Conservative press. Specifically, she talks about Quentin Lett's in the Daily Mail . She could also have mentioned a recent editorial in The Times which was also glowing about Nick Clegg in particular. I think Jennie is absolutely...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
A late but perhaps decisive entry for most astonishing favourable media coverage of the week comes courtesy of - make sure you’re sitting down - Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail, commenting on yesterday’s fiery Iraq debate in which both opposition leaders renewed the call for a public enquiry: But the Opposition leader who seized the [...]
Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
... about Lib Dem politicians, they are actively lauding them. The Award-Winning Alix Mortimer spotted Quentin Tw… Quentin Letts doing it the other day , but what really brought it home to me was when we finally got around to watching the This Week Christmas Special tonight. Take a look at the year in review segment . Try hard to weather Quentin discussing Gordon Brown’s...
Prozac does have a role to play (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
The brilliant and ambitious Yale psychology professor dreams. The year old singer thinks she will make an amazing aunt to Ashlee. I'm glad you think renting is such a good idea. The Daily American West Main St. QUENTIN LETTS Mother Brown was doing so well until Lead Boots Gordon came and ruined it all. Amy Matthew herbert Hubby may be Dumped. Twelve actual opinions about Va home loans...
The Stage - Newsblog (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
A scratchy recording of the national anthem, played as the lights went down before the curtains opened on the Tricycle’s new production of Joe Orton’s Loot, produced one moment of critical uncertainty at Monday’s opening night: “Do we stand'”, the Daily Mail’s Quentin Letts, sitting in front of me, turned around to ask. I think he was joking, but I said that if he didn’t, I would blog...
politicalbetting.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Will he ever live the phrase down? There’s lots of material for the parliamentary sketch-writers this morning after Gordon Brown PMQ response to David Cameron is which he said “We not only saved the world..” Typical is Quentin Letts in the Mail: “..Saved the world’, eh? The hubris! It is one thing for Downing Street spin meisters [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
... Commons chamber later that night. But one journalist not present was the Daily Mail sketch-writer Quentin Letts, who famously dubbed Mr Martin "Gorbals Mick" and has long argued that he is a dud as Speaker.Events of the past fortnight have cast the media spotlight firmly back on Mr Martin. Now MPs of all sides are daring to ask a question considered very bad form in the corridors...
