After using their blog to make a call for potential Westminster candidates, Northern Ireland's Conservatives are now seeking to recruit a "Party Development Officer" to "oversee the development of the Party in Northern Ireland". It seems like a small… more »

The BBC will switch over their contact numbers from often expensive 0870 numbers to new 0370 numbers during this summer according to a response published in their list of "recent questions". 0370 calls cost no more than 01and [sic] 02 geographic land… more »

It's been a while (6 months, apparently) since I did a quote of the day but I've just been directed to Charlie Brooker's blog at the Guardian's Comment is Free and after reading a few paragraphs I knew I'd find a soundbite worth passing on to EU readers,… more »

Big Brother looks set to get even bigger if officials have their way and Parliament approves the creation of a communications database containing records on all phone calls and internet activity in the United Kingdom. Figures estimate the number of te… more »

I've been doing some student loan thinking recently, just to check where I am. The interest rates, contrary to my belief up to now, is set on RPI inflation, not base rate. Thats not the government's rate of 3%, but the actual rate of 4.8%, which as y… more »

I'm a bit of a fan of the Gerry Anderson show on Radio Ulster. Hence, I'm also a big fan of On the Air. This weeks edition is absolutely hilarious. Take a look. more »

Have a read of Chekov's piece on the Bel Tel/MORI poll last week. The data set is fascinating. The voting intention figures are bunkem as usual (DUP 20%, UUP 14%, SDLP 13% SF 11% APNI 7%), but it's interesting that Reg, Michael and Margaret Ritchie are… more »

I thought this picture was priceless in yesterdays Irish News. more »

Judge brands Tyrone people 'typically thick' A judge from the Republic has branded people from Tyrone as typically thick. It would seem difficult to disagree with him were it not for the fact that it was his own justice administration making a fuck… more »

The Conservatives are the last party I'd expect to be complaining about police heavy-handedness but apparently, following huge trouble in Manchester after the city was flooded with up to 100,000 Rangers fans descending on the city for the UEFA cup final,… more »