And you point is?

Two delightful snippets from the BBC, the first from BBC Breakfast News with Harriet Harman discussing the Crewe by-election which they lost by a dumper truck full of votes to the Conservative party . To be honest they should consider themselves lucky to have come second rather then third or heck even positioned after The Flying Brick.

Discussing this we once again hear the tired old refrain of the 10p tax cut and how it shouldn't have been a big deal as the money was redistributed back in tax credits [which you have to apply for and wait and might not receive] and the adjustment in allowance [which we won't be seeing until September].

Look you want to gain the respect of the public admit you screwed it up, you got it wrong and you moved as quickly as possible to remedy the problem. But noooo you can't do that this whole thing was our fearless leader's idea, and all the other parties will laugh and point at you; best to just say it was the right thing to do and you were reacting to widespread public opinion with all those 'adjustments'

Anyway the most interesting remark from the Harman was that the public seem to expect the government to deal with the problems they're having at the moment in respect to the ever-increasing cost of living; wow I'd never have thought of that. I mean I thought it was just one big social club, heck dealing with current day problems; that wacky public. Next they'd be expecting MPs to account for the money they spend, produce an IT project on time and in budget and, you know, govern the country effectively; silly, silly public.

The other BBC snippet was regarding the failed bomb attack in Exeter and the state of the suspect Nicky Reilly

"We believe, despite his weak and vulnerable illness, he was preyed upon, radicalised and taken advantage of."

"Despite"? Again wow 'cos you know I've never heard of any religion pushing the weak and vulnerable to join their 'gang'. Good old Richard Dawkins -

The reason organized religion merits outright hostility is that [...] religion is powerful, influential, tax-exempt and systematically passed on to children too young to defend themselves.

Great headline again from the BBC Blast suspect was 'radicalised' which sounds either like a painful operation or an effect from the blast.

Oops one more via 5cc pointing to the Metro's front page headline Girl of 8 used as 'suicide' bomber. Okay read that headline again now pop quiz:

How old was the girl?

Think you know the answer, check the full story

the child, thought to be as young as eight,

Yeah go on

The Americans called it a 'suicide' attack and put the number of injured at seven. Later, they gave the age of the girl as between 16 and 18.

So once more - How old was the girl? At least the Metro included that portion as 5cc points out neither the Telegraph nor the Daily Mail have bothered.