Why am I so disgusted that this is going on?

Prince Charles’s veto: bad heir day | Editorial

It is extraordinary that the letter like the one the Guardian has published did not set off every warning bell in Clarence House

In many ways, Prince Charles has an unenviable public role. No one would actively seek out a 60-year career as understudy to . . . → Read More: Why am I so disgusted that this is going on?

Socialist ABC–just for Holly

Lighter Later

The government has put out a press release saying:

It is only right that we at least look at what the potential economic and social benefits of any change might be. As the Prime Minister has made clear we would need consensus from the devolved administrations if any change were to take place. . . . → Read More: Lighter Later

Steve Bell’s take on St Paul’s protest

Tom, go for Rupe’s jugular

News Corp’s AGM is being held at Fox Studios’ Zanuck theatre in LA at 10am Pacific time.

One unwelcome guest will be Labour MP Tom Watson who is planning to speak after securing a proxy that will allow him to vote on behalf of a shareholder.

Before flying out yesterday, he told the Birmingham . . . → Read More: Tom, go for Rupe’s jugular

I never liked the Stone Roses until now…

Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown gave a Daily Mail journalist a hard time at the press conference about the band’s relaunch. Brown turned the tables on him, saying: "Let me ask you a question. What’s it feel like to write for a newspaper that used to support Adolf Hitler?" The Daily Mail hack persisted . . . → Read More: I never liked the Stone Roses until now…

Unfortunately true

Oz take on the Chancellor, Cocaine, S&M and Natalie Rowe!

Former escort agency boss Natalie Rowe was a surprise caller to London talk radio station LBC on Tuesday. Rowe, you may remember, claims to have been friends with the chancellor, George Osborne, and alleged that they once took cocaine together, an allegation that Osborne has always vigorously denied. Rowe, who has joined the . . . → Read More: Oz take on the Chancellor, Cocaine, S&M and Natalie Rowe!

Should be interesting…

On Tuesday, Colin Myler, the former NoW editor and Tom Crone, the Sun and NoW’s former chief lawyer, will give evidence to the culture, media and sport select committee, at which attention will fall on a critical 15-minute meeting the two men had with James Murdoch in 2008.

Myler and Crone have already said . . . → Read More: Should be interesting…

Anarchish writes…

Extract from Jonnie Marbles’ blog Day 6 Wandsworth:

The prison economy usually functions fairly well but ran into trouble recently after a group of rogue orderlies began lending large quantities of tobacco to inmates with the promise they’d hit them back a few snouts once they got their canteen through. Demand for these credit-fag . . . → Read More: Anarchish writes…