Interesting Lamposts Pt 1. West Ham Town Hall.

Gordon is staging a photo op at West Ham Town Hall this afternoon, according to a begging email from Kirsty McNeill:

"..He’s right and he knows that there’s a whole generation of Labour people who will do whatever it takes to keep it that way. Would you be free to join him at West Ham Town Hall, between four and six on Sunday?

He’d like to thank you in person and he wants to talk to you about what the role for this generation of Labour is going to be, because it’s time.

You can of course invite others you know, indeed please do. But I will need names for security, so if you could email me back with whether you can make it and who you’d like to bring, I’d appreciate it. I hope it’s going to be the start of something big."

It's an interesting place for lovers of architectural street furniture.
Also the statues on the building itself are of particular note as is the beautiful balcony.

West Ham Town Hall in Stratford Broadway was originally built for the West Ham Local Board of Health. It is surmounted by statues representing Justice, Liberty, Fortitude and other virtues with a square tower set at one corner.

H/T Constantly Furious

Saviour of The Universe.

Our superphallicmandymunchingtotallyunconscious
Prime Monster reckons "The UK is one of the best prepared countries to deal with swine flu and "all action necessary" will be taken to stop its spread."
Leg Iron has a better take on the Gov's bollox
Be afraid, be very afraid.

Tax Increases Revealed in Leaks

Gordon is Praying For A Miracle

Alistair Darling is preparing the ground for drastic revisions of his growth and borrowing forecasts in the Budget, raising the prospect of further deferred tax rises to balance the books according to The Times

In a leak of discussions involving senior officials from the Department for Transport it was reported suppliers were told that the Chancellor was aiming to restore public finances over seven to ten years and that significant cuts in spending or rises in personal taxation — or both — were likely.

It is alleged, from the leaks, that he has considered raising the rate of VAT, currently reduced from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent, to 18.5 per cent or possibly 19.5 per cent.

Gordon Brown has called Mr Darling, Mervyn King and Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority, to Downing Street this morning, to discuss how he can spin the latest disaster and prolong the G20 bounce.