If it's Wednesday that can mean only one thing! It's time for the weekly nominations at the Watcher's Council! But before we get to the nominations, for the first timers let me explain who and what the Watcher's Council actually is. The Watcher's Council is a long-standing group of 15 conservative bloggers from around the world and winner of the 2011 Fabulous 50 Blog Award...

While there are hundreds of prop bets (exotic wagers that include everything except just picking a game winner) for the New York Giants-New England Patriots Super Bowl, how about some political prop bets for the 2012 presidential election? For the most part the wagers available for the 2012 presidential election race are plain vanilla in nature that will offer you odds for who will win the Republi...

There’s no prize at stake – just the opportunity to prove you’re wittier than any other LDV reader… (Picture from The Guardian.) Here’s Nick Clegg welcoming new energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey to the cabinet — what do you think might be being said or thought by or about them? And the winner

Congratulations to this weeks winner, Joshuapundit! The Watcher's Council nominations for the week of January 30th were presented, the votes were cast, and the winners will now be announced! For those of you who who may be reading about the Watcher's Council for the first time, it is a group consisting of some of the top conservative minded bloggers from around the world. A group that Th...

The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for the first Watcher's Council match up of 2012, carved eternally in the akhasic records of cyberspace. The so-called Arab Spring is rapidly turning into an Arab winter. And as this week's winner, Joshuapundit's The New Egypt - Bankrupt And Sinking Fast writes, it's not likely to be a pleasant time in Pyr...

That can mean only one thing! It's time for the weekly nominations at the Watcher's Council! But before we get to the nominations, for the first timers here is an explanation of who and what the Watcher's Council is. The Watcher's Council is a long-standing group of 15 conservative bloggers from around the world and the winner of the 2011 Fabulous 50 Blog Award in the category ...

The Republican primary campaign has been a great show, and there's no doubt that one reason is the sheer number of debates between the candidates. These may not have been to the benefit of the Republican Party, but they've certainly livened up the whole campaign and placed debate back where it should be - right at the heart of democratic politics. No matter how much preparation is done, no matter ...

Congratulations to this weeks winner, The Mellow Jihadi! The Watcher's Council nominations for the week of January 23th were presented, the votes were cast, and the winners will now be announced! For those of you who who may be reading about the Watcher's Council for the first time, it is a group consisting of some of the top conservative minded bloggers from around the world. A group th...

Nope, it's even better than that! It's Watcher's Council nominations time! But before we start who and what is the Watcher's Council? The Watcher's Council is a long-standing group of 15 conservative bloggers from around the world and the winner of the 2011 Fabulous 50 Blog Award in the category of Best Conservative Blog-Ring. Each week, first thing Wednesday morning, we t...

Whilst looking for a copy of a poem by Harri Webb, I came across this poem by a winner of the Harri Webb Memorial Prize, Wrexham poet Grahame Davies: Liverpool by Grahame Davies When I was a lad in Flintshire, A day to remember for me Was to take a trip over the border To the city at the edge of the sea. With her white towers on the horizon, The world seemed to bow at her feet and we felt a