Any errors or incautious recordings in the drawing are my own and were made as the conversation happened. There’s a report from the media team at the Guardian here which focuses on Tony Gallagher, who was making his first public appearance as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Sun.
I note there’s also a write up of the event over at The Steeple Times as well.
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The power struggles for the top of the governing party seem to have started with a, er, bang (er) or something.
The story about the severed pig’s head is, um, eyecatching and damaging to the PM on a global scale. But the issue is about a embittered old donor to a political party, Lord Ashcroft, throwing his toys out-of-his-pram for revenge at the start of a Conservative party leadership contest. Perhaps the most interesting question is on whose behalf is he doing it #kremlinology.
Lord Ashcroft, former treasurer of the Conservative Party has had his revenge upon the Prime Minister long after their well-publicised falling out. The Daily Mail has the details. Oink!
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Candidates for the leadership of the post Ed Miliband Labour party are found to be underwhelming. No great surprise here. Whoever the lucky winner is, it is going to be a long job.
It appears the Eurogroup has negotiated a third financial bailout of Greece allowing the country to maintain its position inside the single currency, the Euro.