I’ve been enjoying my friend Richard Havers’ latest timely book, Political Boll**ks 
which takes a sideways look at some of the amusing/sublime/ridiculous things our politicians say.
I like this quote from John Prescott: “I’m told some Tory MPs believe ethics is a county near Middlesex.â€
Hmmmm……he can talk about ethics, he’s the one who somehow got lost – and blindly stumbled into another woman’s arms!
I hope if Richard writes a second edition, he will include a clip from yesterday’s ludicrous, far-fetched story in The Telegraph about Nadine Dorries and her friendship with a local BBC presenter who is standing in Luton South as an Independent candidate against our terrific guy there, Nigel Huddleston, who Nadine is naturally actively supporting. It is the seat where Esther Rantzen, another Independent, is standing, who says she suspects “foul playâ€.
So do I Esther, but not the kind you is thinking of! Do read this post on ConservativeHome to find out the reasons why.
Richard’s book can be ordered from this link at Amazon.
I like the quote from the book – political humor is universal isn’t it? What does that say about politicians? Hmmm…
I wouldnt put it past Ms Dorries and her sometimes mate from Three Counties Radio Jimmy Reegan ( sometimes also known as Stephen Rhodes ! ) to be doing a spoiling exercise against Esther Ranzen after all ego mad Nadine declares that Esther doesnt know anything about politics and therefore basically has no business to be trying to get into Westminster .( does Mr Rhodes know any more ? I think we can take it that the Tories in Luton are well and truelly rattled .
Of course what Ms Ranzen does care about is all the sleezy bent MPS where as dear Nadine called the Telegraphs ” outing ” of all the culprits a McArthyite witch hunt . Most people say thank goodness for the Telegraph . I know who Id rather vote for.
Todays Telegraph informs us that whiter than white Nadine has since 2006 claimed £60,524 second homes allowance of tax payers money , claiming her ” main home ” to be a rented one bed tiny gatekeepers cottage in the Cotswolds .
It is 90 miles from London and 55 miles from her constituency !
The neighbours claim not to see her there .
Her second home is a rather grander family pad in her constituency.
Keep up the good work Barkley Brothers.
Looks like a fun book and great stocking filler for Xmas. Put it on your Amazon wish list, folks!
(I wonder if there is a section on the astonishing revelations made on QT that the politicians didn’t mean to say.. ?)