Balls Talks Bollox and Squeals Like a Piggy.

Ed Balls gives Fraser Nelson an ultimatum and teh Interweb pisses its self laughing.

Mr Fire Pants by The Estimable and Ubiquitous Grumpy Old Twat

Ex Second Home Sec Evades Prosecution.

Jacqui Smith fraud case dropped

Plans for a private prosecution against former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith alleging fraud over her second home expenses claims have been dropped.

Anthony Weaver, from Holborn, central London, alleged Ms Smith had defrauded the public purse by claiming her main residence was her sister's London home.

She said her second home was her constituency home in Worcestershire.

Mr Weaver, 62, said he would not proceed as he could not afford any possible future legal costs.

He wanted to prosecute Ms Smith under Section 2 (1) of the Fraud Act 2006.

Ms Smith, who resigned from her post earlier this month, has insisted she "fully abided" by the rules of second home claims.

In May Mr Weaver applied for a summons before a district judge in Ms Smith's Redditch constituency alleging she defrauded the public purse of between £116,000 and £200,000.

The judge adjourned the case and advised the self-employed tour operator to contact the Metropolitan Police.

Mr Weaver's application for a summons was due to be heard at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The bid for a private prosecution came after a complaint was made in February to the parliamentary standards watchdog.

It centred around Ms Smith claiming allowances on her Redditch constituency home while living as a lodger with her sister in south-east London.

The Madness Continues.

Work on the two warships - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales - had been delayed in December but was due begin soon.

A memorandum from the lead contractors seen by the BBC suggests there will "be a fight for the programme's survival".

The memo also discusses ways to cut costs, including the possibility of 400 to 500 redundancies.

Nursey is going to take your toys away Gordon. I really don't think you have any concept of the depth of the shit we are all now in, courtesy of you and and your loose hold on reality.

Building Britains Future?

Go play with your Farmy-farm set Gordon. This really isn't doing you any good.

Night out at The Gay Bar.

H/T Dazed N Confused

Brunstrom's New Chair.

They're all bloody at it FFS!

Britain's most controversial police chief is under fire again for spending police funds on a bardic chair for a poetry prize.

The prestigious chair for this year's Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales cost £3,450 with another £750 given as prize money for the winning poet at the festival, being held at Bala in August.

OI! Brunstrom! NO!!

The Ice Cream Man Cometh.

Just Because.