The Twitter hashtag #BankerOutrage was launched by Radio Four yesterday summing up a very popular mood. It’s not unusual for bankers to be hated after crashes. After the South Sea Bubble burst in 1721, there were calls in the Lords for the bankers involved to be dumped in sacks filled with serpents and dropped in the Thames. But that was the immediate aftermath: what’s odd now is the t...

I’ve been busy with the media yesterday and today giving my take on Chris Huhne’s resignation, so here are the two main highlights if you missed them: The Lib Dem Voice survey results I mention are covered in the piece Which four Liberal Democrat ministers have most improved their standings in 2011? and for more

Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.

Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, has withdrawn plans to change MOTs from the current timings of the first MOT at three years and then annually thereafter, to four years and then bi-annually. This is A Good Thing. The proposed reform was part of a Governmentwide drive to sweep away red tape in what was described

Four years on, I’m still a Daily Mail reader (even if they think I’m a foreigner). Here’s an updated explanation. I once rang the Daily Mail to mildly complain about a story I had a connection with. The journalist I spoke to put me on hold while he conferred with a colleague. At least, he thought he

Four jihadis pled guilty today in a London courthouse to to planning a terrorist attack on the London Stock Exchange, Mayor Boris Johnson's home and the homes of two London rabbis. Mohammed Chowdhury, 21; Shah Rahman, 28; Gurukanth Desai, 30; and Abdul Miah, 25, all pled guilty at Woolwich Crown Court in London today, and five other men involved in the conspiracy pled guilty to other terroris...

Labour attacks "extravagant" streetscape scheme. As the £25 million Exhibition Road streetscape scheme opened in South Kensington, North Kensington Labour Councillors criticised the Council's extravagant spending on a scheme aimed at tourists. A short bus ride away are four of the poorest areas in the country. In Golborne Ward, 51% of the children live in poverty, residents endure high ...

Today Tory Mayor Boris Johnson has announced a 1 per cent cut in the Mayor's share of council tax. This will save Band D taxpayers in London just £3.10 a year. Ken Livingstone said; "This is just £3.10 a year, whereas I will save Londoners on average £1,000 over four years by cutting the fares on October 7th this year. "I believe in tough times Londoners need a Mayor who wil...

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said negotiations with Greece's private creditor banks would be concluded "by the end of this week", raising expectations that Athens was close to ending a four-month negotiation over a debt restructuring plan. More »

The Duke of York has met four foreign heads of state and embarked on two government-backed trade missions since stepping down as Britain's special trade envoy, it has emerged.