Blunkett returns in new Cabinet, according to the BBC: David Blunkett has returned to the Cabinet as work and pensions secretary as Tony Blair reshuffles his top team. Patricia Hewitt has been appointed health secretary – with John Reid moving…

So, another Labour government, albeit with a much reduced majority. Probably the best result all round. Here are some interesting snippets from The Guardian‘s coverage this morning. Tony Blair alone bears the blame – Polly Toynbee The Tories’ Michael Foot…

There are quite a few blogs popping up about the UK election on May 5. Many of them are used by news organisations to present more informal content. Here are a couple of links to the ones I look at.…

From The Guardian: A council has come up with a new way of disposing of abandoned cars – selling them on the internet. Westminster city council has auctioned a Range Rover on the UK online marketplace, eBay, with the vehicle…

From the BBC: The dramatic rise in home internet access has failed to plug the communication gap between politicians and citizens, a new survey has found. The survey, commissioned by Telewest Business, found that only 1% of people have contacted…

Read this over the weekend. Here’s my review for Palimpsest. So Now Who Do We Vote For? is a 160 odd page ‘book’ from John Harris, erstwhile editor of the excellent but now sadly defunct indie magazine Select and occasional…

According to the Boris Blog, Mr Johnson’s regular column has been dropped from today’s Torygraph in favour of a rather dull piece by Michael Howard trying to justify his dodgy immigration policy, reproduced here in all its swivel-eyed glory because…

From The Guardian‘s Online supplement: Top eCouncils Oldham Borough Council’s website is the best-performing local government site, according to automated testing by SiteMorse. The result is an average of tests based on the Web Accessibility Initiative, including responsiveness, error-free operation,…

I’ve been playing Nation States for a month or so now. My nation, Wavuncular, is now classified as a ‘Father Knows Best State’, apparently. I’m not sure how this happened. The People’s Republic of Wavuncular is a very large, safe…

The Daily M*il is currently running a promotion to boost sales and thereby increase the net amount of bile and hatred in the world. They are giving £10,000 to each of 50 charities nominated by readers. 25 of these will…