I am still here and willing to blog (if not time -caring obligations and all that), though hats off to the Twitterer who managed to twitter ...

Earlier this year George Osborne inadvertently expressed some underlying assumptions which inform his worldview... ‘No one takes pleasure fr...

I think you'll find that for people on a REALLY low income the cut in VAT helps. It may not go fully towards the scale of the challenge ...

I know it looks like one of those Alison Jackson celebrity photos but be assured this was the authentic one.

Actually, I have a Child in Need, technically speaking. And I donated ten quid, so what's your excuse?! Donate now, here . Must co...

Have much to say about international events such as the US elections and the International Financial Crisis in the UK (IFCUK). Which is wha...

as expecting something insightful but have to say first impressions (and this is a pun hinting at a more in-depth review which I do not hav...

Bloggers blogged live on telly... pundits pund... (University of Virginia’s Professor Larry Sabato was good) Dimbleby dimbled.. ...

2.11am HRH David Dimbleby says Ohio for Obama has not been verified by BBC yet so ....I'm definitely off to bed now. O just a minute Si...

Is it just me or does anyone find this colour symbolism reversal of the respective parties in the US and UK, confusing? 2.05am Anyway Geor...

1.40am I have to get up early in the morning and be a responsible carer to my son, duty-bound to carry out a number of caring tasks, efficie...

1.00 am Pennsylvania and New Hampshire Obama projected to win. Pennsylvania ...apparently key win. Can't believe I knew how to spe...

In 1997 I had the privilege to spend British election night with a visiting Professor from a Uni from across the pond. She was intrigued...

- Ricky Gervais on the US elections. Confesses to not being that political but 'got caught up in it'. A sentiment understated a...

First states called. McCain 8 Obama 3 More details here