The Spawn Of The Manse Is A Generous Man

to Pakistan, that is. The Spawn has decided that £480 million should go to Pakistan to help stop it being a breeding ground of terrorism, etc. I should think most of that cash will find its way into the foreign bank accounts of the military, who really run the country.

Meanwhile, the Observer reports that thousands of Britain's poorer pupils may have have to drop out of college and university because of delayed payment of their Education Maintenance Allowances. That's because the Local Government Association has signed a ten-year deal with Liberata, a private firm, to deal with this and other government work, and Liberata haven't got their arses into gear yet.

And in the other meanwhile, the pound continues its decline on the currency markets, dropping to parity and below with the euro.