Spawn of the Manse and his Secret Public Meeting

Looking for a Voice highlights a forthcoming secret public meeting by The Spawn of the Manse himself in Leeds. Can't have the great unwashed turning up without invites, can we?

Mark Perryman in Comment is Free clearly spells out the truth about New Labour. As we know, New Labour is New Tory run by Stalinists. The big problem is that we are now governed by a political class divided into parties between which there are no real ideological differences. We have reached the stage where the only choice (apart from dropping out, emigrating or turning violent) is to choose the group you think are not as bad as the others. That's not very good democracy.

Guido shows the pre-budget document proposing that the government whack VAT up to 18.5% in 201-12. Will they, won't they? Apparently they have said it was just an idea, and they won't be doing it. Who'd believe this bunch of scheissers?