The Daley Dozen: Wednesday

1. Lord Norton explains why he likes Portcullis House.
2. Quaequam on the BBC, Jo Swinson and a stone wall.
3. GQ Daily has a report from a certain Iain Dale on his encounter with James Purnell last night.
4. Danny Finkelstein rejects any suggestion of a McBride comeback.
5. Lobbydog reports from the PM's news conference.
6. Douglas Carswell asks if the Daily Mirror practices journalism.
7. Shane Greer accuses Lord Malloch Brown of cowardice.
8. Conservative History blog on Norman Tebbit's game old birds.
9. Paul Waugh on the Labour MP who seems to have lost a sense of humour.
10. ConHome on new low for Labour.
11. Malc in the Burgh wants your support.
12. Cath Elliott in Norwich North receives a BNP leaflet.

The Bleedin’ Obvious

I've just heard an advert on Magic FM warning us not to cross level crossings when a train is coming. I ask you. It finishes LEVEL CROSSINGS: DON'T RUN THE RISK!

And they say there's no waste in government spending.

Coming soon: PETROL STATIONS: AVOID PUTTING MATCHES IN YOUR TANK!

PS I assure you I was only listening to Magic under severe duress.

Andrew Sparrow Reporting From Norwich North

The Guardian's Andrew Sparrow has written a terrific day long blog from Norwich North today HERE. This kind of witness-journalism is the future...

Whaddamistakeadamaka

A reader just sent this to me. It's from Metro at the end of June so it may well have appeared elsewhere for all I know. If you're a politician and this sort of thing happens to you, you know your luck's out. It's the sort of thing which might have happened to John Major in 1996.

I am surprise no one has brought it to Ed Balls' attention before now. Always happy to help.

Hattip: Liam Murray

Don’t even bother …

... discussing it. The mighty Ministry of Defeat hath spoken:

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the merits of deploying single propeller-driven aircraft in theatre for ground attack and surveillance.

Bill Rammell: Commanders on the ground already have access to a broad range of surveillance and ground attack capabilities and, while we keep our requirements under constant review, there are currently no plans to deploy manned, single propeller-driven aircraft for ground attack or surveillance. We have though deployed the unmanned single propeller aircraft, UK Reaper and Hermes 450, in surveillance roles, with UK Reaper also providing a ground attack capability.

And, as we well know, the MoD is never wrong. And since they cannot be, everybody else must be.

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