"I just don’t want either of the fuckers. To the 45% of the population living in a constituency where the Lib Dems are in first or second place: please. We might not be perfect but surely it’s the better option by a wide margin?" James Graham wrestles with the question of whether Labour can ever be a worthwhile government. The answer, as you might guess from the quote, is "not yet!"

Don't hold back Duncan. Tell us what you think.

Useful, full and acurate description from the 1023 campaign.

A good deconstruction of the issues surrounding the allegations, and the damage it is doing to the support sector.

Mark Valladares is not a little disturbed by what must be tantamount to a breach of confidentiality by Christine Pratt.

Bullying helpline chief breaches callers confidentiality

What happens when you sit next to Simon on the train?

Peter Black reports the results of a Swansea University study, which shows that three quarters of the asylum seekers studied "had no knowledge of welfare benefits and support before coming to the UK". If that's the case then making our policy even more draconian is hardly going to deter many immigrants, and will simply penalise the most vulnerable.

Malcolm Coles goes hunting for any examples of actual legal cases.

People aren't moaning about a cultural meme that allows them to sit on their backsides while others fall on theirs.