Ok, there's a swear word in the title - but it's actually pretty appropriate, as is George's explanation of the US debt crisis.

This provided a laugh in a very grim week. More than anything I love the fact that H reads Liberator at 14. A very good education.

Andrew takes on the head in sand phenomenon currently sweeping world football. And also does typically well in the search engine optimisation stakes.

Andrew highlights the ongoing woes of the Labour Party in Scotland.

Andrew in typically down to earth, pugnacious style calls for the EU to be as robust with Spain as they would be with us. Sadly, Andrew's last post.

Congressman doesn't know if they are his underpants or not....

Paul shows how he as Edinburgh's housing and social care convener is trying to make it easier for service veterans, who often find themselves homeless and vulnerable after fighting abroad, to get housing.

Achieving an end to child detention goes a long way to easing the pain...

Jennie Rigg points out that the worst part of being a rape victim is the psychological impact, and that this means that "date rape" will often be worse for the victim than "stranger rape". A must read.

So the Lib Dems took a battering last week. A lot of postmorteming is going on, and the consensus seems to be that what happened with tuition fees is the issue, and that we cocked up. Well, when I say "we", I mean those of us who had votes in parliament and toed the government line...