Andrew makes some very good points about the scandal of unemployed people being forced to work as unpaid stewards during the jubilee and also makes some wide points about the growing use of unpaid labour in our society.

Stewards at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee were unpaid jobseekers required to sleep rough and then work a fourteen hour shift.

Ashcroft's articles and research are always worth reading to get a sense of what smart Tories may/should be doing to you at the next election...

Compulsory reading for all e-campaigners

In which I complain about the idiots who want to mess about with our clocks all the time.

Today you may of noticed that we did something you don't agree with again.

Interesting, and concerning: "There is, however, surprise that the Lib Dems are not pushing harder in areas where there is room for manoeuvre within the coalition agreement. One senior Tory said he was amazed at how little the Lib Dems fought their corner in meetings, thereby failing to offer sufficient counterweight to the right. He was disappointed by their caution."

"Clegg's agile positioning in the aftermath of the election is undermined almost fatally by his apparently enthusiastic support for the wildly risky spending cuts that define the Coalition." Discuss...

Some excellent advice.

James pretty much sums up how I'm feeling currently, and actually manages to write it all down.