It’s been one of those weeks in which the universe seems determined to disply its sense of irony to fullest.
On Sunday, we discover that Saddam Hussein is to hang…
…and on Wednesday his old mucker, Donnie Rumsfeld finds himself out of a job.

Meanwhile, and on the same day, Nicaragua elects a new president – Daniel Ortega…
… [...]

There’s been a couple of noteworthy responses to Mr Eugenides fisking of Polly Pot’s recent Blairite love-in that, in turn, deserve a response.
Tom, at Let’s Be Sensible, seems to be trying to be, well, sensible in taking issue with Mr E’s humourous commentary on vegetable masturbation and proves…
…well only that tastes vary.
Like so many oither [...]

Every so often one finds a politician making a comment or statement in which something causes you to pause for a second and say to yourself, ‘just what, exactly, are they actually saying here?’
Such a statement can be found right at the beginning of Tony Blair’s recent attempt to sell ID cards to the readers [...]

Let’s get the gossip out of the way nice and early.
Britney Spears is to divorce her husband, Kevin Federline, who has adopted the ridiculous name of K-Fed in an effort to launch a career as a (c)rapper. Perhaps he should have chosen a name more after the fashion of the Wu Tang Clan – they [...]