In this week’s Spectator, Julie Bindel explores the culture of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in Parliament. Her piece, “Carry on Westminster”, makes a number of revelations about the way parliamentarians behave towards women in the Westminster village, including the following: Nick Clegg was given a written complaint in March 2011 about Mike Hancock, Lib Dem MP for
Oscar Pistorius has now been granted bail ahead of his trial in June. His case has raised many basic questions abroad, such as: is it normal for South Africans to have loaded guns on hand? And is it a defence to say that you killed someone because you thought they were someone else? There’s a
‘But if you want a cheaper day return to Crewe, try nudging the lemon but hold the cherry...’
‘For the purpose of recognition, your contact will be reading a copy of the Times on his iPad.’
‘Just how remote is this remote cottage?’
‘Is it a normal symptom of depression to be followed around by vultures?’
‘Can we forget the bedroom tax if I agree to store nuclear waste in there?’
The Mad Hatter’s Ukip party
‘We’ve both walked the streets a bit; perhaps we should be allowed to run a police force.’
‘You sold your soul but you don’t appear to have declared it, Mr Faust.’
‘Sorry, Barbara, but you know our motto: “Survival of the fittest”.’
‘Paxman can be very harsh if you give him a stupid answer.’
‘Come quick! Your father’s in a good mood!’
‘I help the police with their enquiries.’
‘Oh no! Ukip are splitting the Loony vote!’
