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It's not over until the fat man sings – and he's just cleared his throat

June 7, 2009 – 6:05 pm

Last Sunday BBC political commentator Andrew Marr asked Gordon Brown whether he would consider stepping down as PM if it were the majority view of the Labour Party that it would be in its interests for him to do so. Characteristically, Brown replied “No.” He had a job to do, cleaning up Parliament and saving [...]

By John Kelly | Posted in UK politics | Also tagged berlusconi, charlie falconer, David Cameron, david mills, Derek Draper, Deripaska, email mandelson, fininvest, George Osborne, Gordon Brown to step down under pressure from Blairite grandees, james murdoch, John J Kelly, oleg deripaska, tessa jowell, Tony Blair, Tories to win by 280 seats, Yachtgate | Comments Off

Who will be brave enough to wear the Brown trousers?

June 3, 2009 – 11:55 pm

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is the most unpopular leader of the Labour Party ever, a singular achievement given the horrorbags who preceded him. His 21% approval rating beats the previous liability incarnate, Michael Foot, who scored 24% in 1982. Foot was a principled Fabian, idealist socialist toff in the Orwell mould but his donkey jacket, [...]

By John Kelly | Posted in EU President, EU policy, Political spin, UK politics | Also tagged alan Johnson, Cameron, Gordon Brown, House of Lords reforms, John J Kelly, Labour leadership crisis, Lisbon Treaty, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock, New Labour, the New Labour project was a get rich quick scheme for a grotesque politburo of social-climbing chancers and mountebanks, UK General Election | Comments Off

Clown Fever has mutated and become a pandemic, for at least a week more

May 4, 2009 – 10:02 pm

Health warning and disclaimer: I have no idea whatsoever about Swine Fever, in common with most, but that won’t stop me. Ring a special number if you have any flu-like symptoms, such as a runny nose, red eyes or a headache. These symptoms are consistent with taking Bolivian Marching Powder and/or getting bladdered. So if you’ve been [...]

By John Kelly | Posted in International Affairs, Latin America, Media, Social studies, Spin doctors, World health, epidemics | Also tagged AIDS, Asian Flu, Black Death, Bubonic Plage, by John J Kelly, Clown Fever, Dia de los Muertos, Gadarene Swine Fever, Geneva NGO WHO, H1N1, John J Kelly ThusMagazine Clown Fever, Mexican pigs, Millions to die in Ealing and Barking of Swine Flu, Outbreak of daft reporting of Swine Fever, SARS, silly season Swine Fever, Spanish Flu, Swine Fever, The Economist, ThusMagazine Swine Fever, Tuberculosis, World Health Organisation | Comments (3)