the bright stuff

Thatcher spam

I just got a spam email into my junk folder, 'from' "Maggy Thatcher" and promising me all sorts of delights if I bought their tablets. Does the content tracker on gmail even work on spam?!

Date: 2008-03-26 19:38:35 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(6)

We tell stories

Penguin have released a new Charles Cumming (A Spy by Nature,

Date: 2008-03-22 09:25:51 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

I pledge allegiance to...

Thanks to the Times' Comment Central blog, you can now create your own fridge magnet pledge of allegiance.

Date: 2008-03-13 14:43:52 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(10)

More Obamamania

The Obama campaign is fantastically good at selling their message (that's not a bad thing, by the way). The latest thing I've found is ringtones and wallpapers for your mobile. I just got a new phone and thought I'd try them out - sadly because it's a UK phone I can't get them to downlaod, but they're fun anyway. I did find th...

Date: 2008-02-18 10:05:18 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(423)

What does David Cameron really think?

I haven’t listened to this yet but Nick Robinson was looking at ‘What does David Cameron really think?’ on Radio 4 this morning.

Date: 2008-02-16 21:06:36 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Ethical Superstore

The Ethical Superstore is offering a Fairtrade Fortnight activist kit. To be honest, you're probably going ...

Date: 2008-02-16 20:53:14 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

President Blair?

We're very late on catching up on this: but, as William Hague said to such gales of laughter, imagine the look on Gordon Brown's face if Tony Blair became President of Europe! For those of you for whom even that delicious irony is too mu...

Date: 2008-02-16 20:30:05 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Total change of topic...

This is great. Imagine Hillary trying something similar. Oh wait - she did already...

Date: 2008-02-03 13:39:49 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(130)

Surprise Supplies

Surprise Supplies is a scheme which is aiming to send every soldier serving in Afghanistan and Iraq a Christmas parcel. There are over 14,000 troops on active service there at the moment. They're asking for packages with a value of up to £10 (an...

Date: 2007-12-09 11:32:28 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

Free Rice

Freerice.com is a quiz site - for every word you correctly define (from a choice of 4) 20 grains of rice are donated through the UN to help fight the immediate problems of poverty. While simply handing over food aid forever is not the answer in the long-term, it at least alleviates suffering in the short-term. I've just donated 620 g...

Date: 2007-12-08 02:09:52 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

The Life of Brian is banned

Ed Vaizey tells us on his blog that one of the many things he has discovered as Shadow Arts Minister is that the Monty Python film the Life of Brian is banned in Glasgow. Anyone know why?

Date: 2007-11-08 11:06:59 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(2)

Gigantic

Gigantic.com is an online, ethical ticket agency, selling tickets to concerts and other events, and giving 10% of their fee to Global Cool.

Date: 2007-11-07 16:38:14 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(2)

Time for Dads

There are loads of parenting sites out there. But this is the first I've heard of that's just for dads. Time for Dads say they're for "people who who wanted a space to pick up useful (and light-hearted) ideas from other dads". Hopefully it will become THE place for dads to visit - a vibrant community. One of the fou...

Date: 2007-11-05 16:31:29 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Admission of guilt

Gordon Brown has sent a message to Countdown, congratulating them on 25 years of the programme. He said, "I wish she [Carol Vorderman] could have helped on some of my budgets when I was Chancellor - I might have got the sums right more often!"

Date: 2007-11-01 17:30:07 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

Today has been cancelled

With thanks to Ben Brogan: This is much more like it! The Hallowe'en All Trick, No Treats...

Date: 2007-10-31 16:31:56 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Free energy-saving lightbulb

Via moneyexpert.com If you pledge an energy-saving measure in Sainsbury's this Saturday, they'll give you a free energy-saving lightbulb. Choices on their pledge card include: Replace a light bulb with an energy saving light bulb Take re-usable bags for shopping...

Date: 2007-10-24 17:22:00 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

EU to move into CCHQ?

The irony of it... The London-based staff of the European Commission and the European Parliament are looking for a single office. Apparently they're considering both Smith Square and Victoria Street - both former Conservative Party headquarters. And because they want to fly the European flag, they're probably...

Date: 2007-10-24 13:55:57 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Political Hearsay

This is a great idea - rank our politicians! The site was founded by Darren Andrews, a young internet entrepreneur from Birmingham.

Date: 2007-10-23 13:33:13 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Disappointed by no election?

Take the epolitix poll instead!

Date: 2007-10-22 11:16:24 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Not you. Just Gordon.

CCHQ launched this poster campaign today. You can download a big...

Date: 2007-10-18 14:21:08 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Flash event: Taper relief

Tapering Off: A Flash-Event

Date: 2007-10-16 17:33:21 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Blog Action Day

Today (15 October) is Blog Action Day. It's been set up to raise awareness of the environment and to campaign for action - they say, "our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future". Thanks to Dizzy

Date: 2007-10-15 09:29:40 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1039)

Political video games

I'm not normally a fan of video games (though I did try a friend's Wii and LOVED it - tennis and golf, neither of which I am good at in real life, were especially fun!) but these look entertaining!

Date: 2007-10-10 20:58:34 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

If I were PM...

Sky News challenge you to do a better job than Gordon Brown

Date: 2007-10-09 10:22:36 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Modern, liberal... Pacman?

This came via ConservativeHome - Gordon Brown as pacman. You have to avoid Gordon Brown and his tax rises...

Date: 2007-09-29 19:36:10 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Tacheback

To be fair,

Date: 2007-09-28 23:02:42 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

DC quiz

Take the David Cameron Quiz over at Channel 4

Date: 2007-09-28 19:31:43 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

"Gordon Brown did not make eye contact with the nude swimmers"

Thank you to Timothy (likes zebras) on politicalbetting for this!

Date: 2007-09-25 21:48:25 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

What book are you?

With thanks to Mike Rouse... I've never even heard of the book that this site thinks I am!

Date: 2007-09-21 13:57:57 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Squeezy Marmite

The new Paddington Bear marmite ad.

Date: 2007-09-17 14:08:00 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(2)

Reckless 'prudence'

David Cameron writes in today's Sunday Telegraph about Northern Rock, and why the queues of people waiting to withdraw their savings underline the potential instability of our economy. He argues that it's been built on public and personal...

Date: 2007-09-16 22:17:14 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

Iain Dale's Top Tens

How exciting! We are number one on the great Iain Dale's personal list of Top Ten new blogs! Thanks Iain!

Date: 2007-09-14 21:56:13 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(1)

Candidate Calculator

Someone should do one of these for the UK... Thanks to Comment Central

Date: 2007-09-11 23:51:05 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Dogbook

With thanks to the Guardian's Justine Hankins... It's Dogbook! Facebook for dogs... And remember you can join Platform 10's Facebook group by cl...

Date: 2007-09-11 22:27:03 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Tamzin Lightwater is back!

Tamzin Lightwater is the most fantastic caricature of 'Dave's Babes'. Sadly she has been missing from the Spectator for a month or so, but she is back toda...

Date: 2007-09-06 12:01:31 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(3)

Loyalty and its reverse

Danny Finkelstein's comment on Michael Ancram is very amusing...

Date: 2007-09-04 14:16:01 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(3)

Education, education, education

David Cameron wrote in the Sunday Telegraph, in advance of Stephen Dorrell and Baroness Perry's report on Improving Public Services, describing how educational failure lies at the root of our broken society. He argues that if we don't get education right, we cannot get our society right....

Date: 2007-09-03 12:38:07 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(3)

Naked cucumbers

The Co-op is to stop shrink-wrapping cucumbers in plastic. Good. This is the kind of thing retailers need to do more of. I was food-shopping yesterday and obviously didn't use plastic bags for potatoes and things, and the man behind th...

Date: 2007-08-28 20:51:31 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(2)

I have a dream that one day...

It was 44 years ago today that Martin Luther King made his famous speech. Well done to the BBC for reminding us.

Date: 2007-08-28 20:20:25 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(569)

Ramadan advent calendars

I was in the supermarket yesterday and saw Ramadan advent calendars (I'm sure that's not what they're supposed to be called... but that's what they were). Great idea. The best bit is that the inventor is an Orthodox Jewish grandfather from Manchester.

Date: 2007-08-28 19:17:05 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

Say what you think

With thanks to Tory Radio for reminding us of this, you can sign up to do YouGov polls here. You get paid to do them - though I''ve been a member for nearly 4 years and have quite a long way to go till I get my first cheque!

Date: 2007-08-28 18:53:27 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)

EU constitution

David Cameron writes in today's Sun about Brown's broken promises on a referendum on the EU Constitution. You can read the EU 'Treaty' in plain English here.

Date: 2007-08-28 14:16:46 Contributer: Administrator Comments:(0)