Simple. We unashamedly claim them as our own, as we appear to have done with Mark Cavendish.

Doffcocker!

(Bolton again)

Round the corner from Westward Ho! is Woolfardisworthy, which, as I'm sure you know, is pronounced 'Woosery'. Then there's Mildenhall in Suffolk, pronounced 'Mildenhall'; and Mildenhall in Wiltshire, pronounced 'Minull'. And who remembers whether it's the Dorset Gillingham or the Kent one with the ...

The death penalty's efficacy as a deterrent (if we may get back on topic, please) must surely be measured by the murder rates in this country. Such statistics are available at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-111.pdf - the relevant ones are on page 15. Note that as t...

Here's a look mat the logos of the Greater Manchester Councils. Some horrific, some not so horrific. You missed one - unless, of course, you were waiting for me to put it up, with me living in the borough and all that. The missing one is: http://www.wigan.gov.uk/WiganCouncilCMS/images/wigan-logo.gi...

barcode wrote:Everyone money is on milliband.

Ed balls has far to small maj to be stable.

Not a problem - they could always move him to stand for an ultra-safe seat when the next election comes.
At least, I think they could...

Meanwhile, in West Lancashire, a leaflet arrived from one David Braid, representing, and I quote: Clause 28, Children's Protection Christian Democrats. Basically, all the world's ills can be traced to homosexuality being mentioned in schools, and it's up to him to stop it. Nothing unusual about that...

Why waste money of well Rich people with Child benefit, I bet have of them dont even cash it. They don't have to - it now goes straight into their bank accounts. But in the old days, even the richest used to file into the Post Office every week, not a moment later than they had to. Believe me - I w...

Nothing here so far. The other parties have no doubt already admitted defeat, and Labour don't particularly want us to see who's been parachuted into our safe seat until it's too late. However, a leaflet did arrive at my previous address from sitting Labour MP Rosie Cooper (fighting for her politica...

Alexia wrote:
Oh... and petrol is avoidable.

Not for those who drive for a living it isn't.

It appears that I for one will be changing constituencies this time round. Boundary changes mean that I will be moved from Makerfield (safe Labour seat) to Wigan (another safe Labour seat). Meanwhile, Makerfield makes up for this by taking a chunk out of Leigh (yet another safe Labour seat). So inst...