Politicians Object to Surveillance State Shock

Hand up, who can smell the double standard on this one?

BBC NEWS | UK | Probe into police 'bugging' of MP

An MP is unhappy that his discussions with a constituent was being bugged. Hey, it's all part of the War On Terror, designed to Keep Us Safe.

I think an argument can be defended that this sort of surveillance is a good idea, in which case MPs shouldn't be exempt - the security services are no doubt picking up all sorts of information that is more important personally than anything the MP could say (I'm sure the only reason they can have such a grand building is that they pay for its upkeep with money from betting and insider dealing). I'm sure politicians don't like being spied upon, so perhaps they should indulge in a bit of empathy with the rest of us.

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The Beast is Happy

The beast is evil. How can you not like him when he's this happy?


But why is he so happy...

Because he has a new prime minister. I told him the guy's name is Rudd, and he thought it was great having a fish as PM - if he's a failure, some lucky moggie can eat him.

I guess this explains why he was never impressed with Bush in the US - he has a self-cleaning litter tray already.
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