Is it compulsory for all Labour's idea's to be doomed to failure?

So ID cards are no longer compulsory. Read this for the full info. Oh well, that's over 4 billion quid saved. Now both parties have less to cut. Isn't maths wonderful! National ID database next anyone? Or maybe the big NHS IT project. Jesus, keep it up and they'll be able to make a hell of a lot of cuts without seriously harming frontline services (apart from traffic wardens, those little nazi bastards need taking down a peg!).

Let's have a party, and lets make it old school! I'm talking champagne and strippers!

Minister for Mendacity

Ed Balls has had a go at Fraser Nelson for calling him a liar in one of his coffeehouse blog posts. Fraser has rightly pointed out that if Ed doesn't want to be called a liar then he should tell the truth and has backed up his position with facts and also illustrated why the old politics of deception no longer work due to the blogosphere. Keep it up Fraser. Fraser has promised he will subject a future Tory government to the same scrutiny. Good, though I think it's fair to comment that Dave is already aware that you can't get away with fudging figures these days when you've hundreds of bloggers ready to factcheck quicker than you can say google. That is why the likes of Balls and Brown are finished.

Just tell the truth!

I think I love Anita Anand. She has just pummelled a labour housing minister for not being honest with the public over public spending. I only wish some of the other political journo's at the beeb would take a leaf out of her book. Brillo (who's got the day off to work on his tan) will be proud of his protege.

If you missed today's daily politics, catch it on iplayer.

A little respect

Another weekend of ministers announcing policy to the media after the Speaker's statement last week. Time for Speaker Bercow to sack up and bring the errant little sods to heel.

Also, the language they use is the one of the foregone conclusion...we are changing, we will set up a committee (Gordon's personal favourite), etc. Not, 'We are proposing a change or we wish to put this matter to parliament. No, the language is, they've decided and they're doing it, parliament be damned. This attitude needs to change...now.

Newsflash - Button in terrible F1 accident

Have a nice weekend!