+++All change at YBF+++

Just call him scoop - Word is reaching TB tonight that Christian May, the deputy Chairman of Conservative Future has resigned as Operations Director of the Young Britons' Foundation.

Developing.

ID Cards will not be compulsory

Alan Johnson just

fired a shot

across the bows of the Tories with his announcement that the proposed ID card scheme will never be compulsory. This is of course fantastic news and a big congratulations should go to the likes of NO2ID, Liberty and for the sensible wing of the Conservative Party who have fought this measure tooth and nail since it was first conceived. This isn't the end of the war against the New Labour's authoritarian grip on Britain, but it's certainly victory in a major battle.

However on a slight tangent it is clear to see that Alan Johnson isn't going to let his stint at the Home Office be the graveyard everyone assumes it to be. In this one action he will win over a considerable amount of support. TB has said it before and will say it again. War-game, war-game, war-game - the Conservative Party must not get lull itself into a false sense of security.

Brown could be gone at any moment - it's up to Peter, and his most likely replacement is canny.

Quote of the Day

"Ed Balls has just called me up about my post from this morning , hopping mad. He instructed me to "take that post down now". I thought he was joking: has there been some change to the constitution where ministers now have power over the media? But he was deadly serious. "You should not call me a liar," said Balls. I told him that if he doesn't want to be called a liar, “he shouldn't tell lies”."

-

Fraser Nelson

King Cnut

Kim Il Sung's Wisdom of Foreseeing Weather

Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- It was early in June of Juche 70 (1981) when President Kim Il Sung gave field guidance to a co-op farm. Looking round the farm, he riveted his eyes upon one place for a while.
It was a magpie nest being made on a branch of a tall tree.
After staring at it, the President asked officials why the magpies were making the nest entrance sideward, not upward.

He told the officials, who racked their brains to find an answer to the unexpected question, that it would rain heavily this rainy season, it would not be an ordinary one but one accompanied with "torrential rain" and to make the entrance sideward was evidently for the magpies to protect their nest from the "torrential rain".
He emphasized that all the farms in the country should take thorough-going measures against the rainstorm and flood.

The officials looked up to and were deeply moved by the words of the President who clarified the essence of the question with prominent scientific penetration and extraordinary wisdom, seeing a natural phenomenon which was regarded as an ordinary one by others.

As he forecasted, the country was visited by heavy rain rare to be seen in history.
As the President taught, the officials and working people in the field of agriculture completed the preparation for preventing damage by heavy rain and storm before the rainy season and could protect all crops.

Copyright (C) KOREA NEWS SERVICE(KNS) All Rights Reserved.

Wonderful

stuff.

TB has a rather sore head after last night but some how managed to

file this to the Standard

from his phone:

• WHICH Cabinet minister would be brave enough to pitch up to the IPPR 21st birthday party/summer gig on the panoramic top floor of Centrepoint last night? Blair’s “favourite think tank” announced in the Sunday papers that it believed New Labour was dead. So Labour wonks were waiting with bated breath for the arrival of a promised cabinet minister. It was very bold of Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw to show up.

Ben didn't hit the dancefloor sadly. TB did, apparently there are photos. Oh dear.

Date set...

The wheels are in motion and the date of the Norwich North by-election has been announced:

You can follow the campaign and find out how to get involved

here

.

Weekly Cartoon from Posh Tory

If you haven't already, TB recommends adding

Posh Tory

to the blogs you take a peek at. His cartoons are updated a couple of times a week, and he will also be doing one for Tory Bear every Monday.

TB has it on good authority that really happened.

For more and infomation about buying orginals visit

the site

.

La la la I can't hear you.

Leak to TB here.

This made TB laugh...

Maybe it was just the hangover after a truly epic party last night, but the layout of this page from the Mail today made TB choke on his OJ.

Another weekend...

...another target for the

Sunlight Centre

.

In the sights this weekend it's everbody's favourite hands on guru Lord Rennard. The outgoing Liberal Democrat CEO is obviously rather worried as he has, apparently, got his lawyers dealing with all communications concerning his outrageous expenses claims:

Rennard is set to lose his Cowley Street power base in September, but will he have to go sooner if a formal investigation begins? He has already been sent to the frontline in Norfolk to attempt one of those old fashioned Lib Dem by-election campaigns where they delude themselves that they are "winning here". So you thought you could just get away with quitting and thinking no one check your expenses eh Chris?

And let's not forget the other scandal now.

The last word on all this...

Hat-Tip

@girlonetrack

What have we done to the world?

Those are the top things being discussed in the

tworld

right now. 24 hours ago, and for the last week Iran hadn't moved from the top spot.

Get a grip.

For shame...

Hmmm not sure how

grouping yourself

with ruthless authoritarian big state socialists is going to help but yarrrgh, what does a bear know.

Hat-Tip to

@adamramsay

+++Michael Jackson Dead+++

Apparently off to never Neverland?

Word has reached TB that Michael Jackson did manage to whisper a brief message to paramedics on his way to hospital...

"Put me on the children's ward"

Question Time Live Chat

Redacted.

You had to be there.

Another one in the Diary

:

• DON’T ever let anyone tell you charity shopping wasn’t cool. Last night saw the launch of Leap Anywhere the new website that puts the “good time in doing good”. It was all smoothies and fairtrade wine at 33 Portland Place and Glastonbury was the talk of the evening as London’s trendies warmed up for the big weekend. As Jade Jaggers’ Jezebel sound system and first time DJ Tamsin Egerton kept the music pumping the real party was outside, where Zoe Salmon dominated the all star table tennis. Prince Harry’s chum Guy Pelly seemed more interested in the PETA ladies, clad only in lettuce leaves, than the vegan snacks they had on offer.

Yes, ok, so TB went to a party sponsered by PETA, wanna fight about it?

Quote of the Day

Just got back from

Dave's speech

at Imperial. He gave a sound performance over civil liberties and stripping back the state. The quote of the day has be his reponse to a question about fighting the BNP in which he described them as a:

"...bunch of retarded racists."

Always refreshing when a politicain doesn't hold back and it seems DC has taken a leaf out of Bo Jo's book with this one.

Correct use of the English language - Fail.

Labour are rattled. They are using lines that will not work and are essentially spreading lies that they wouldn't have to cut spending if they won the next election. (Ed: HA!) It seems that they are having a little problem with their grammar in their GoogleAd campaign though. No doubt the over ambitious intern who will be blamed for this cock up was educated under a Labour government:

Must be tough to see the effects of the decline in adult literacy that they have caused.

Told you he was a twat...

Tories don't hate Bercow cause he shifted his political outlook, they hate him because he is an odious little toad. Happy now:



Unlike others, this guy wasn't stitched up be journos, he really is horrendous.

Shooting fish...

TB is wondering this morning who thought it would be a good idea to let the

Don't Panic

guys - renowned for their piss taking youtube hits, to a Conservative Future event where clearly most people were fairly hammered. Of course they have spliced the footage to no end, but come on, it wasn't like it was made hard for them to do.

Rule one: Never talk to the press when drunk.
Rule two: Never name check your skinny jeans.
Rule three: Google the name of the people who want to interview you.

Warning - This starts off ok with the Tooting stuff, but lordy, do not watch without a cushion for some of the later parts. Seriously... Who said yes to letting this take place:



What did you think was going to happen!?