Jack Straw: not a cretin

I feel a bit bad about calling Jack Straw a cretin in my pledge yesterday.  What he said about theyworkforyou was certainly stupid, but now I’m anxious that people are going to write him abusive messages, which wasn’t my intent at all. So if you do sign the pledge and write him a letter please… Continue reading Jack Straw: not a cretin

Jack Straw: we’re sh*t and we know we are

It turns out that rather than becoming the Minister for Europe, Geoff Hoon quietly died a couple of months ago.  I know this because in an extraordinary statement to the Commons today, his successor as Leader of the House Jack Straw channelled his spirit: “I also just say, and I’m glad this has been recognised… Continue reading Jack Straw: we’re sh*t and we know we are