Young Conservatives enjoy a fancy dress event. Image from Wikipedia

The Conservative Party scored a big win in the Norwich North by-election. The party took the seat from Labour with a hefty swing of the vote, although the overall turnout was under 50% of those eligible to vote.

This week also saw the rebrand of the BBC’s Doctor Who with the appointment of a new doctor, Matt Smith. The photographic evidence, available via The Sun, reveals what looks like a tweedy 1950s style Young Conservative. So, the Beeb’s preparations for the zeitgeist are going well.

Let’s hope somebody‘s policies are as sharp as their fashions because the national economic news, from whichever side of the fence you look, is still uniformly grim.