Britblog Roundup #117

Greetings, and welcome to the 117th edition of the BritBlog roundup.

How many of you were up till 1am to watch John Higgins win the Snooker World Champion? Fewer of you than there would have been if Pandemian’s ideas for livening up the game were adopted…

Second up has to be the article at Lib Dem Voice questioning whether Ming should go. It’s refreshing to see such an honest approach to debate from a website that sees itself as at the heart of party debate.

There’s been an interesting spat going on in some corners of our mysterious world over the decision of a Peterborough ’superschool’ not to have a playground. Dsquared is a good place to start off, with a well-researched support of the policy; Crooked Timber responds.

Not Saussure launches into a delightful attack on Hazel Blears’ campaign for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Jonathan Fryer opines on Lord Browne, and offers the useful advice… don’t lie!

This week’s big news is obviously Tony Blair confirming for the umpteenth time that he will resign, only this time giving a definite date to boot. Bloggers up and down the country have lived up to their reputations as wannabe columnists by wasting virtual rainforests pontificating on what Blair’s legacy will be.

The Magistrate castigates the Sun for its portrayal of Broadmoor, and throws in a sideswipe at Blair’s pandering while he’s at it.

Liberal England describes a process of coming to grudging respect for Blair, or the “reverse of Britain”, as it’s also known.

Chicken Yoghurt finds himself in the unfamiliar position of agreeing with Michael Howard. Alastair Campbell has a funny way of uniting people…

G Fawkes at Dodgeblogium thinks it is time to say good riddance to management graduates.

Central News gives his take on how the NHS should be governed.

Disgruntled Radical has a joke at the expense of Ian Paisley. The old ones are the best, after all!

The Overgrown Path brings our attention to Reginald Goodall, the holy fool.

The Big Blue Meanie, meanwhile, suggests that the reports of the death of bees may be somewhat exaggerated. As long as you are only talking about organic bees, of course.

Save the Ribble shows off his way of enjoying a politically-active and socially-conscious May Day at the glamorous Preston Flagmarket.

Susanne Lamido wonders whether Simon Jenkins is right in suggesting the Lib Dems call it a day (and do follow the link at the bottom of the post, too).

In a similar vein, The Daily Maybe wonders what the Green Party stands for. Is it anti-capitalist? My answer would be simple – yes. But it’s worth reading a lengthier and more clearly reasoned response!

Getting cultural for a second, My London Your London reviews the “Sacred” exhibition at the British Library.

Diamond Geezer has an entertaining look at the geography of 28 Weeks Later.

And finally, Inky Circus acts as an albatross dating agency.

That’s all for this week – next week, your host will be Clairwil.