Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a third British Soldier was killed on Saturday in Afghanistan, the Soldier was from the " Royal Logistic Corps, serving with the Counter-IED Task Force in support of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South) ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 322 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 283 in combat operations and 39 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a British Soldier has died in Afghanistan on Friday due to a traffic accident, the Soldier was from the " Royal Air Force Regiment ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 321 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 282 in combat operations and 39 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Public Spending Cuts and the Labour Party

Back to economic policy, geek stuff!

Alastair Campbell Blog: The Master of Labour Spin AC is attacking the public spending cuts of the new Coalition Government, AC states the following, “ …..have entered a return to Thatcherism, with Osbornic knobs on. The motto appears to be ... All cuts good, all spending bad, consequences not to be considered. ” After the Labour Party under Gordon Brown left the UK Treasury with no money and after ignoring advice form Lord Mandelson that Labour would have to deal with real cuts its pretty hard to take the Master of Spin seriously when it comes to an economic viewpoint. The Labour Party if it wants to be seen as serious about getting back in to POWER will have to say when it would cut and what, so for its all NO, not YES to cuts. The economic mess left by Labour is seen by the general public, they GET THE FACT that the UK is broke, perhaps Mr Campbell should spin less and recall how the rest of US get on in life. If we spend more than we have we go broke, if we had spent like Labour we would have been thrown in to Jail. But Mr Campbell is lucky this is not the 16/17th Centuries if Labour had been in power then they would have been thrown in to the Tower of London and rotten fruit thrown at them by the skint public and a very annoyed Crown. Also bring back the THATCHER YEARS, that was a great decade and the Conservative Party was in power for seventeen years.

Mad Men is BACK - USA

The New York Times: Reports on the return of the fourth season of Mad Men to US screens. Those lucky Colonials, sorry US Ally. Lets hope the BBC gets off its backside and gets the new series on UK air as soon as possible. I want to be Don Draper when I grow up!

Mandelson Talking - In the Sun light!

Telegraph: Great fun interview of the Dark Prince Lord Mandelson, Article of the Day.

Labour does NOT LOVE the Dark Prince - Lord Mandelson

BBC News: Reports that three of the contenders for the Labour Leadership; David Miliband, Ed Miliband and Andy Burnahm; have been highly critical of Lord Peter Mandelson and his memoir. The Dark Prince must be laughing his head off, Blair does not get his book out in till September and is abroad most of the time, Brown is in self exile in Scotland, and who is at the centre of attention, YES it’s the Dark Prince himself, Lord Mandelson, he really is the Master of Spin. In some respects Alastair Campbell must be fuming, his complete Diaries cover the period of 1994 - 1997 and the start of the Blair/Brown and Madelson feud in a lot of detail but who has the press, it’s the Dark Prince, advice to Mr Campbell learn from the Master of Spin Lord Mandelson on how to sell a book. Advice to readers, buy both books they are page turners, kind of meet in the middle in some respects.

Deaths in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that two British Soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan Today, the Soldiers were from the “ 40 Commando Royal Marines and the Royal Dragoon Guards ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 320 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 282 in combat operations and 38 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.