View From The High Fells

Things continue to go downhill for the Labour Government. Dodgy payments for use in elections for some post within the government hierarchy look like ruining Peter Hain's current career. However, no doubt, in true Labour style his disgrace will not stop a resurrection a la Mandelson or Blunkett. These days politicians have little pride and no honour and continue to grasp the reins of power when they should resign. The only man to have entered Parliament with honest intentions looks like being Guy Fawkes.

And out glorious leader Gordon Brown is in China, ignoring the appalling human rights issues there, and pledging increased trade between the two countries. I suspect that much of the trade will be one way with a flood of underwear and cheap electronics coming here and very little being sold to Mao's heirs.

In the meantime Brown maintains a high profile in the UK by popping up for soundbytes over every subject available. Two pilots crash land a plane at Heathrow and every one escapes - Brown says well done lads, great job. I suspect this is because Brown is such a non-entity with as much personality as a lobotomised melon that he has to keep the soundbytes coming just so we remember the smug little bastard is still alive and functioning.

At the back of it is a tremendous slump in Labour's popularity. I have a strong feeling that if we dug up Yassar Arafat and put him into a leadership competition with Brown the dead Palestinian would wins hands down.

In the meantime Blair is cashing in on his mindless, puppy-like following of Bush with a $500,000 a year post with an American bank. As his premiership unraveled it became clear that the man had fewer moral scruples than a pimp who feeds off $5 heroin hookers, so it comes as little surprise that the sleazy individual should be stuffing his pockets with cash while Iraqis continue to die.