Monday, November 14, 2011

The Guardian Reports That ...

  ... Patrick Mercer MP (Tory) is said to have called PM a 'despicable creature' and 'the worst politician since Gladstone' at party.
Okay. So Mr Mercer is a master of understatement. So what? - Although I suppose he could have been more accurate by saying that he is the worst since Heath.
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Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...