Rod Liddle On The "Omnipresent Debbie Abrahams"

May Robert Murdoch forgive me for providing a peek into the wondrous world behind The Times' Firewall but here the section of Rod Liddle's column on the "Omnipresnet" Debbie Abrahams...

Well done to omnipresent Debbie

Congratulations to Labour’s Debbie Abrahams for her fine victory in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. But let’s keep an eye on her second homes allowance. This is the third time she has stood in a constituency and she has claimed to live in two of them. When she stood for Rochdale council, she said she lived there, and when she stood in Colne Valley she said she lived there. This is despite the fact that records show she has lived in one house for the past 25 years. Perhaps, like Jesus Christ, she is capable of being in all places at one time, and in all of our hearts.

Quote of The Day 07/07/10

It's a massive shame it's hidden behind a pay wall, but there's a great piece in The Sunday Times by Rod Liddle about Jon "Poppygate" Snow. Here's a link if you have access.

My favourite quote comes near the start:

It is very difficult to know whose side to take in the great Poppygate dispute — Channel 4’s brilliant left-wing broadcaster Jon Snow, or the million or so British soldiers who died in the two world wars of the last century.

I think you can guess which side of the argument Mr Liddle came down on.