Provocative title, provocative post.

When politicians talk pollocks.

The rearing secrets of the Duffetts revealed! Good little article about how nobody knows anything about raising children and shouldn't pretend to.

Brilliant demolition of Conservative plans for marriage tax breaks

The always entertaining Crispian Jago hits the jackpot - as always, one of the best weapons against injustice is humour.

"The public perception of MPs and X Factor contestants is remarkably similar: both are regarded as vapid, essentially interchangeable, only in it for the money and the glory, bitchy, having laughable hairstyles and as all coming from the same school. Would getting MPs to go the extra mile and dress up as Ghostbusters really make that much of a difference?"

Excellent debunking of the Express / ConHome list of 100 claims

"“I can only conclude that Michael Ashcroft is the only Conservative in the country that David Cameron is frightened of,” says one frontbencher."

I found this post very moving, and it made me want to go and hug my child. You might have a less soppy reaction, but you ought to read it anyway.

Another good reason for Land Value Taxation. Good public services = high land values. Let's tax it and reduce income tax!