Well David Davies certainly got peoples attention. It's nice to be surprised by a politician for a change and it's certainly an issue that could do with more debate. Is it a political stunt though?

I think it's pretty clear it's not what the Tory's wanted to do, it's not …

The debate on 42 days detention without trial (or should we call it internment) continues to roll on. It's been particularly interesting listening to the politicos curious at why Parliament is being particularly difficult about this considering it allegedly a very popular policy with the "people". This hasn't been my …

That was a big swing.

My morning browsing took me past the excellent people at MySociety. One of the sites I noticed is HearFromYourMp which is a rather cool light-weight mailing list/forum idea. Rather than a free form mailing list you sign up to be informed of when your MP sends a message. When …

Today's latest big idea to get pupils to swear allegiance to the country every morning US style is yet another example of political gimmickry that I'm starting to increasingly associate with this government. It works in the US because of the strong association people have with their shared (relatively new …