15
Dec
2009
08: Shakespearean Tragedies and Toast Mathematics
This week we were joined by Tory Rascal.
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- Tory Rascal thinks defence spending may have been cut by sleight-of-hand in the Pre Budget Report to the tune of £2.2bn
- Rumours abound that there may be a March election – is this likely, or will Gordon Brown hold on to the last possible moment?
- Tory Rascal is feeling some pity for Gordon Brown. Should he, or did Brown crate his own fate?
- Tony Blair has told interviewers that he would have taken us to war in Iraq with or without evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Is this an admission from him, or just a confirmation of what we knew all along?
- The poll gap seems to be narrowing again – but do polls reflect the political weather, or o they make it?
- David Cameron has said he will legislate to ensure MPs are domiciled in the UK for tax purposes – but why can’t he sort this out without legislation?
- Lastly, Stuart has dug up some silly Christmas stories to end on. Including an entirely new system of mathematics…
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[...] House of Comments Posted on December 17, 2009 by toryrascal Earlier this week I was able to contribute my brand of drivel to the otherwise superb House of Comments podcast, along with the fantastic Mark Thompson and his blogging colleague, Stu Sharpe. If you want to hear why Gordon Brown’s life could be written in iambic pentameter, or why the EU’s next move could be the tyranny of burnt toast, listen in. [...]
Interesting form of mathematics!