It was nice while it lasted, I suppose.

Gordon Brown has rejected calls to block a controversial move by MPs to get out of freedom of information laws.

What was all that shit about humbleness and humility? Hilary Benn managed to call for a ‘more straightforward kind of politics’ with a straight face. It was an idyllic two days.

Democracy? You can fucking stick it.

Update: Jamie:

Well, there is an upside. Taking a pop at Blair was in some ways difficult because there were really no plumbing his shallows. It was like trying to hit fog with a mallet. Taking a pop at Gordon will be much easier. More like shooting a Walrus with a bazooka, I think.

Update updated: For want of a better word, scum:

Only one MP spoke in support of the bill: David Maclean, the former Tory chief whip who has pushed it through with great tactical skill. But 95 other MPs came to vote alongside him. That turnout was in itself unusual for a sunny Friday afternoon, with England well set in the Test match at Lords and constituency work awaiting members’ attention at home. For many other private member’s bills - say the ones on runaway children or cluster bombs which ran out of time yesterday - a handful of MPs would have attended. Only the indulgence of protecting their own interests kept the numbers up.