Welcome to the netcast, tips in the comments or to the usual place. Today is my Birthday, yet here I am giving the gifts…it’s like some strange Hobbiton around here! As usual my extended list will be online shortly

CiF/Ian Buruma - Belgium is on the brink of collapse? Won’t someone please think of the chocolate!
Freemania - Tom thinks a little bit of reservation goes a long way to dealing with obesity issues, the same way just a little bit of glorious cookie makes the needle move a long way…
OurKingdom - James gets out his crystal ball and forsee’s the future landscape of British politics
Mary Reid - After a midnight brain lull of trying to read this thinking it was about Cherie Booth, I found an interesting tale of local politics (maybe) working.
Dave’s Part - If we do have rat’s in our wards, they deserve to be cleaned away by a better class of cleaner…or as they shall be called, NHS rat wardens.
Eaten by missionaries - Cameron et all are keeping mighty quiet over the recent shaming of their party through a PPC. Quick more rat stories!
The Bristol Blogger - Bristol plans to use taxpayer money to fund propaganda about recycling. Will they include instructions on how to recycle the useless plastic produced?

Casting Back
Nosemonkey’s EUtopia (2005) - As I turned 21, unfortunately we lost a politician whom many regarded as a great loss.