tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737106688813328542024-02-20T17:51:06.836+00:00THE THOUGHTS OF MRS SMALLPRINTHazel Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405505550522202774noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-88354187452007153552010-04-18T17:13:00.002+01:002010-04-18T17:29:40.055+01:00Nick Clegg bread<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvEzf0OOPlyPcJKpgxxa0ccMZK5-tkgXWlLEtRxT0PB0qNzT6bkXel146rdREIOAWkIx0XyJa_TR70VCjqlc91QLg7hoTPaYg3bMvJeOpUGfTNsZhORXdt0jo7BgKrI1GnhxAzfQX2rvp/s1600/Clegg+bread1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 377px; HEIGHT: 527px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvEzf0OOPlyPcJKpgxxa0ccMZK5-tkgXWlLEtRxT0PB0qNzT6bkXel146rdREIOAWkIx0XyJa_TR70VCjqlc91QLg7hoTPaYg3bMvJeOpUGfTNsZhORXdt0jo7BgKrI1GnhxAzfQX2rvp/s400/Clegg+bread1.jpg" width="338" height="401" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-24315537575693870902009-11-03T22:02:00.004+00:002009-11-03T22:22:50.485+00:00EU - let down by CameronI am almost lost for words........<br /><br />Until Dave comes up with a better answer than "sorry that's that then" I won't be voting Conservative again.<br /><br />I can't help harbouring the nagging suspicion that he's secretly pleased by the result (shame on me).<br /><br />What to do next?<br /><br />Answers on the back of a postcard please <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bloglanders</span> (or if it's more convenient in the comments).Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-84400399764966306992009-07-31T22:51:00.002+01:002009-07-31T23:02:01.858+01:00Why do restaurants think we like crunchy green beans?Tonight we dined out at Jamie's restaurant in Bath - the green beans looked lovely but had barely met the steamer. The staff were very nice - they took them away and promised us more - they were the same - we laughed and enjoyed our meal. They were very nice and without prompting didn't charge us for the green beans.<br /><br />BUT my question is what is it about green beans that makes chefs think we like not cooked beans? I don't want them soggy but I don't want them to make my teeth <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">squeak</span> as I eat them either.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-55093269246180354702009-02-08T08:19:00.003+00:002009-02-12T13:43:53.278+00:00Gordon Brown - "Do the decent thing"Dear Mr Brown<br /><br />Thank you for trying to serve your country, I think you would be the first to agree however that your recent attempts have fallen somewhat short of the minimum standard required for a competent Prime minister. In the circumstances I think that the best action would be for you to "do the decent thing" and call a general election. I know this must come as a blow to you but there is really no point hanging on as there is no prospect of an early recovery. Why don't you just settle down to concoct your autobiography in a quiet spot in your home town, a change of scene would certainly do you good as I have to say you have been looking a little worn of late.<br /><br />I strongly believe this is the right thing for you to do.<br /><br />Yours Sincerely<br /><br />Mrs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Smallprint</span><br /><br /><strong>And the undersigned</strong><br /><br />John M Ward <a href="http://wwwjohn-m-ward.blogspot.com/">http://wwwjohn-m-ward.blogspot.com/</a>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-82355561059950852482009-01-14T08:00:00.004+00:002009-01-14T10:18:49.458+00:00CLEMMOW HORNBY INGE THE NAKED TRUTHAccording to Companies House, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Clemmow</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hornby</span></span> Inge Limited used to be called "Naked Inside Limited". The change was made on 04/06/07, was this to spare political blushes?<br /><br />Update<br /><br />Further investigation reveals that this was probably just "parking the name" after the company which trades now as CHI & Partners Ltd changed its name from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Clemmow</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hornby</span> Inge Ltd. I doubt the naked truth will ever be revealed but I live in hope.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-2367089117087048042008-12-21T09:18:00.005+00:002008-12-26T17:51:50.916+00:00NEW PRESS OFFICER JOINS THE TEAMI am delighted to announce the appointment of a new team member. Chino has joined us as press officer. So if you have a bone to pick with me he will be happy to help.<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282171972164896594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdhy2stePdE1ug3HC1ihwtAPxK2Gg9gnKByhZQXjFobnnn7eQuB8P5Fi-vQ_xkDUWd9jHe7bef5OcHleRZHTrKeGO3RclOjF3psgQBgy8LkhNcR-rHVs8Weui9tmI_qdSWiWL6ZwQqOqj/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282173157052199202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtGcsBdzGED3Pap9J_S4hE3MzDgnEJno-Szp-7gqxCMDXAlWAriCVbuJFw3ObHhSnAy22NFstDBa-di-H4hECwPpAeFvnmBPboRjejaMbfXBADhG2wE-bPaO8LcS-MqWsLz9HsbqT6PjZ/s400/DSC_0004-1.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p>UPDATE: Chino decided he didn't like the name he arrived with and has requested to be called Boris Dogson in future.</p>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-89245332394378769502008-12-15T14:43:00.005+00:002008-12-16T13:53:11.447+00:00SANTA BOOT CAMP<div><a href="http://navydads.blogspot.com/2008/12/north-pole-boot-camp.html">http://navydads.blogspot.com/2008/12/north-pole-boot-camp.html</a><br /></div><br /><div>This made me laugh.</div>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-55868418626777121922008-12-15T13:53:00.003+00:002008-12-15T14:13:12.926+00:00OVER OR UNDER REGULATIONIt's not alright to accept cash payments of more than 15000 euros or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">equivalent</span> or provide any form of Accountancy service (including self employed book keeping) without being registered with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HMRC</span> or an approved professional body.<br /><br />It is alright to invest billions of other people's money without using one iota of common sense.<br /><br />If it seems too good to be true it probably is, if a multi-billion dollar fund has a firm of Auditors consisting of one man, his secretary and a retired chap in Florida then the chances are that the accounts may have a few black holes.Hazel Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405505550522202774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-35278907135032215582008-12-14T08:10:00.003+00:002008-12-14T08:28:44.428+00:00BBC - STRICTLY VOTERS GOT IT WRONG AGAINReading between the lines I presume the reason for all three couples going through to next weeks 'Strictly' final is the failure of the public to vote correctly. The couple with the lowest mark was obviously voted through which would have forced the judges to choose between the two couples they voted joint top. Sacre bleu, judges revolt!<br /><br />Why can't anyone accept the first past the post system any more?<br /><br />It seems to me that all our institutions are heading the same way, the great unwashed may only have a vote if they use it correctly. It's not good enough, when I vote I want it to count (I don't do TV votes, I just commentate). The EU's shameful behaviour over the 'Constitution by any other name' has been truely disgraceful, as of course has our own Government's by not allowing us a vote because they can't trust us to give them the right answer.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-45917037650673287832008-12-12T08:36:00.002+00:002008-12-12T08:47:30.677+00:00THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND THE LEMMINGSLemming no. 1 - "Lets jump off a cliff"<br /><br />Lemming no. 2 - "Why"<br /><br />Lemming no. 1 - "Because it's the right thing to do"<br /><br />Lemming no. 2 - "Okay then you always know the right thing to do"<br /><br />Lemming no. 3 - "But I don't want to jump to my death"<br /><br />Lemming no. 2 - "You have to because we have a consensus and it's the right thing to do and besides if you don't jump you will be the odd one out and nobody wants that do they?"<br /><br />So they all hold hands like good friends should and jump off the cliff, smug in the knowledge that although they are all going to die it was the "right thing to do".Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-1470860446001345392008-12-11T08:01:00.003+00:002008-12-11T08:17:31.293+00:00BBC - GLOBAL WARMING SLIP UPIs Carol Kirkwood for the weather forecasting high jump after breaking the BBC's goldon rule this morning?<br /><br />On one of her forecasts she actually said that temperatures were still BELOW AVERAGE for the time of year. This could surely have her hauled up before the BBC thought police and accused of "Global warming denial", poor thing.<br /><br />Charlie dog had one of his periodic trims yesterday, this will of course guarantee that the weather will be horrible and cold and I will be accused of poodle abuse for cutting off some of his duvet (not true as I trim with scissors not the horrible short back and sides clippers). Perhaps I should post warnings on the blog of when his trim is due so that Bloglanders know to wrap up extra warm, it would certainly be a better guide to the weather than the global warming mentalists give.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-83878482439418382132008-12-10T13:18:00.005+00:002008-12-10T13:33:21.260+00:00GORDY SAVES THE WORLDMany a slip 'tween cup and lip - so now we know that Gordon Brown really does believe he's saved the <span style="color:#000099;">WORLD. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Delusional or what?</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5stftd5qv3M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5stftd5qv3M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-3254661180511264772008-12-07T22:39:00.004+00:002008-12-07T23:03:16.361+00:00WIND POWER DANGERI wonder what master mind thought building an enormous wind turbine only 65m from peoples' homes was a good SAFE IDEA. Unfortunately they have turned out to be incorrect and it was more luck than judgement that nobody was injured.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">"The Danish government will not accept turbines being built within 600 metres of homes or businesses, and we have a turbine 65 metres from my son's home," he said. "If the ice hit someone, it would definitely kill them."</span><br /><br />Full story here<br /><a href="http://www.wisbech-standard.co.uk/content/wisbech/news/story.aspx?brand=CATOnline&category=NewsWisbech&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestWIS&itemid=WEED03%20Dec%202008%2014%3A43%3A38%3A410">http://www.wisbech-standard.co.uk/content/wisbech/news/story.aspx?brand=CATOnline&category=NewsWisbech&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestWIS&itemid=WEED03%20Dec%202008%2014%3A43%3A38%3A410</a><br /><br />Why do the powers that be allow commercial interests to override the safety of residents, surely common sense alone should allow a margin for error.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-49041332389506030732008-12-07T09:54:00.002+00:002008-12-07T10:11:27.523+00:00SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEARI can't understand why Gordy the super hero is not on the list for sports personality of the year. Without doubt he has provided more sport than all the other politicians put together this year. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bloglanders</span> should be grateful to him for providing inspiration when all other topics fail. 'Gold for Gordy' <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">that's</span> my motto (whoops - I forgot he sold most of our gold at knock down prices). Any suggestions?Hazel Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405505550522202774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-65529395851203302782008-12-06T20:04:00.002+00:002008-12-06T20:32:41.821+00:00LIGHTEN UPI have tried to turn off the politics in my brain today, a tricky thing to do at the best of times. I have been out in the sunshine in the garden, cutting things back and generally tidying up. It really was a lovely day in sunny Somerset. Around lunchtime we had a brief touch of politics listening to any questions then it was over to channel four for the racing. I love jump racing and decided to venture 5 e.w. on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sunnyhill</span> boy who squeaked in for me at 7/1 (no credit crunch here then).<br /><br />Then cooking dinner while watching and criticising Strictly. One minor crisis when having wrapped the plump little partridges in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pancetta</span> I suddenly realised we had no potatoes (now Mr. S. could have done the 10 mile round trip to the supermarket at this point) but instead I improvised with a smoked almond and cranberry pilaf (yum yum). <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">All's</span> well that ends well, we are now tucked up with a glass of vino in front of the wood burner (Charlie is flat out on the floor fast asleep having had a '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">divi</span>' of partridge, which of course is his due).<br /><br />Back on the attack tomorrow, until then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bloglanders</span>.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-35168731315637956032008-12-06T16:07:00.002+00:002008-12-06T16:11:20.021+00:00MEDIA TRAININGJust one thing to say on my taxes being spent on Jacqui Smith's media training, "can I have my money back". The training must have been rubbish or maybe.........Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-38207850060867239462008-12-03T22:44:00.006+00:002008-12-06T21:11:33.263+00:00THE CASE OF THE MISSING WARRANTIn the catalogues of strange but true the case of the missing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">warrant</span> is exceptional. Why apply for three <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">warrants</span> not four?<br /><br />Perhaps because the people who want to pretend they didn't know what was happening would have had to own up.<br /><br />So now we are in the all too familiar Nu labour situation that nobody is to blame and nobody is owning up..........<br /><br />Even 'curiouser' in our Alice in Wonderland state, Ms Jacqui Smith seems to be letting Harriet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Harmen</span> take the flack today (less heaving chest).Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-57340859396886994232008-12-02T21:27:00.002+00:002008-12-02T21:53:44.674+00:00A little extract for those of you who wonder why our Government are so set on the idea of hugely expensive ID cards.<br /><br />"The European Commission, 13 of the 27 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and Iceland (party to the European Economic Area agreement with the EU) will work together to enable different national Electronic Identity schemes to be recognised across national borders. The project will establish a number of trans-border pilot projects based on existing national systems. Through its size and momentum, it will overrun traditional barriers and encourage the mutual acceptance of other countries' electronic identities. The solutions developed and the experience gained by the project team will be shared with all states whether or not participating in the pilot."<br /><br />Full details at the web address below.<br /><br /><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/824&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/824&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">guiLanguage</span>=en</a><br /><br />When they have joined the dots where does that leave us. With freedom to roam Europe or spyed on by all of Europe - take your pick.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-51078873436702458202008-12-02T07:57:00.003+00:002008-12-02T08:08:19.929+00:00GORDY AND HIS MAGIC COAT OF INVISIBILITYHas anyone else noticed that Gordon Brown seems to have reverted to type?<br /><br />Throughout the Damian Green affair he seems to have donned his <strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">"magic coat of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">invisibility</span>"</span></strong> of which he has been so fond in the past. They say old habits die hard, just as we thought he had turned himself into a <span style="color:#6600cc;">world </span><span style="color:#6600cc;">wide super hero</span> he has reverted to leading from the back, which just goes to prove you can't teach an old dog new tricks (sorry Charlie I couldn't resist it).Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-33345571724621575532008-12-01T20:03:00.002+00:002008-12-01T20:08:38.871+00:00GORDIE GORDIE PUDDING AND PIEA poem penned by my Mother for the delight of other Bloglanders.<br /><br />Gordie, Gordie pudding and pie,<br />Blocked his ears and closed one eye,<br />The only leak he wants to see,<br />Is when he has to have a pee.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-73510972403301940132008-12-01T07:53:00.006+00:002008-12-06T21:23:10.103+00:00WHEELS WITHIN WHEELSThe Daily mail this morning are reporting yet another extraordinary twist in the Damian Green saga.<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1090717/Meltdown-Met-Now-Sir-Ian-Blairs-replacement-forced-quit-dragged-MP-raid-backlash.html<br /><br />This really brings the whole sorry saga into sharp focus and I think that "heads will roll". The question for Bloglanders is will they be the right ones?Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-18594207532221704052008-11-30T23:16:00.003+00:002008-11-30T23:21:43.415+00:00ONE FOR CHARLIECharlie has been complaining of insufficient Poodle content in Blogland, so just for him I thought I'd post the following video. It just shows you it's not always the heavyweight who wins but the one who wants to win the most.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lOgZWvRyogY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lOgZWvRyogY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-31812162450670602512008-11-30T15:58:00.002+00:002008-11-30T16:05:02.921+00:00ID CARDS AND BANK CONTROLNow the Government has the banks in its grasp I wonder how long it will be before the so-called voluntary ID card become a necessity for opening/operating an account?<br /><br />I don't think I would get even money with any bookmaker in the land.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-28604246419865672012008-11-30T12:04:00.004+00:002008-11-30T15:50:21.569+00:00BBC IPLAYER - THE HEAVING CHEST EPISODENo replay available yet of the heaving chest episode of Andrew Marr...........<br /><br />Just found this on you tube.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MgNPnP2kikg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MgNPnP2kikg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />See what I mean?Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073710668881332854.post-43149290917947502332008-11-30T09:02:00.007+00:002008-11-30T11:30:53.980+00:00ANDREW MARR'S SUNDAYAndrew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Marr</span> is wearing a horrible tie this morning (no change there then) and it looks like Ken Clarke is wearing something he found under a hedge (never trust a man who wears suede shoes). Carole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Vordeman</span> has dressed down (enough said).<br /><br />Lots of amazing escape stories from the terrorist attacks in India (Gordon take note these are real terrorists) thankfully the death toll has gone down from last nights estimate of 300.<br /><br />Sir <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gulam</span> Noon has called for a ten year ban on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">immigration</span> he believes that we should properly absorb the people here before we let in any more.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Reverend</span> Jesse Jackson talks of the journey African Americans have undertaken to get to the election of Barrack Obama. He is hoping that Barrack will bring new impetus to American foreign policy.<br /><br />Ken Clarke says telling Banks to lend money is a waste of time and believes that the banking system will need further support. Its possible we will need more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nationalisation</span>. He is comparing the Damian Green case to Nixon's America (he is outraged at police behaviour).<br /><br />Jacqui Smith is talking about what lessons need to be learnt from the Indian terrorist attacks (judging on the Government's previous record on lessons I'm not hopeful). Andrew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Marr</span> is talking about I.D. cards and this has put up her respiration rate considerably (draw your own conclusions). Now to Damian Green (chest now heaving) she says she knew of the leak enquiry but claims to have had no idea that a Conservative MP was also being investigated (do we believe her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bloglanders</span>) this is asking us to swallow that you could investigate Bill but not Ben.<br /><br />Andrew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Marr</span> tried to get her to admit whether or not she had signed an order for the bugging of Damian Green's phone (needless to say she wriggled out of it) but she did admit that if such an order was sought she would have been required to sign it.Mrs Smallprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199703983159227877noreply@blogger.com0