Diet Blair's Last Ride?

Could the PPV spectacular known as Votermania, be the end of the road for Dave?

Sunday August 19th: A double dose for you today - I would hate to think that anyone was feeling a) cheated or b) abandoned. Onwards...

It looks like John Redwood, really is dead set on taking on Gordon on the tax issue. He can't say he hasn't been warned. That's like challenging The Undertaker to a steel cage match. There's a slim possibility that you may win but you'll be beaten to a bloody, quivering pulp first.

And, yes - it finally happened. Gordon has placed the Labour Party on stand-by for the possibility of an October election. Diet Blair would be buried alive under the landslide if opinion polls are to be believed. Crushed under a farmhouse with only his Fair Trade trainers showing like some sort of Wicked Witch. The Observer attributes the confidence to "Labour unity, which has not been seen since the early days of Tony Blair."

We've opened the door into a brave new world, it would seem, where everyone knows their place. Children still can't play in the street for fear of being snatched by the monsters who only used to exist in the wardrobe, but have now moved to Portsmouth to be hunted by angry mobs. Soldiers are still dying everyday - blown up on the other side of the world in a town whose name they probably can't pronounce (but not before they have sent a good number of the locals to meet their maker.) There's not a cute puppy for every household, but the way The Daily Mirror have been talking about Gordon's term so far, that day may not be far off. Still, there is a steadfastness about him. He seems less likely to get all gooey-eyed over minor celebrities than other people who have recently worked in his role. There is minimal risk that we, the people, will be sold down the river again, by a Prime Minister who can be fast talked like an ambitious young waitress working in Los Angeles, who has dreams of seeing her name on movie posters, but gets coerced into doing "art" flicks.

The 'Purple Reign' continues uninterrupted this weekend. Mya supported on Friday and Saturday, which must have been like being allowed birthday cake and ice cream in the same bowl. On top of that, there were guitar battles and keyboard solo sets at the aftershow party. As if it wasn't enough that Sign O' The Times, When Doves Cry and 1999 are now fixtures in his setlist, The Times tipped their hat to Prince in their 'People Of The Week' feature. This is because of his outing to the premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum accompanied by the Twinz. "Other pop stars have girlfriends - only Prince has a matching set." Game recognize game.