The Daily Mail has a reputation for insidious racism and xenophobic propaganda, however, this leaked email from features writer Diana Appleyard illustrates the extent of the Mail's cynicism.

A rumoured 10% pay claim from MP's may be better News for Gordon Brown that he realises.

The Daily Mail has referred to this website in an article about the retirement of John Prescott.

I have left the comment below on their site - who knows whether or not they will allow it to be published...?

How should we view The Daily Mail's mild thaw towards Labour?

Whilst we're clearly doing quite well under Brown at the moment, I must confess that I'm not entirely happy with the direction that he's taking us in with respect to social issues.

The second speaker in last week’s conference was Shalom Lapping (Kings College London). Shalom started off making a point that in this country, multiculturalism does not usually refer to Scots, Irish or the Welsh unlike in Canada, instead it’s used to refer to immigration and religion. There are two main attacks on multiculturalism. On the Right, it is seen as a failure of (Muslim) immigrants to integrate themselves into the host society which results in a breakdown of social cohesion. This results in separatism and ends in jihad. e.g. Melanie Phillips (Daily Hate). While on the left “communalism” politics breaks down social cohesion e.g. faith based schools. While some on the extreme left support it as some sort of “weapon in the anti-imperialistic struggle” to overcome western values.

It was unpleasant enough being confronted with Tory MP Bob Spink's gross bigotry today, yet when surfing for more details, I discovered this discussion thread on the Daily Mail website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6179334.stm

The Mail and BBC are reporting a 'new Labour funding scandal'. Councillors have to pay some of their allowances to the Party.

Yes...and?

As party members, we all have to pay some of our income to the party. Councillors have to pay a little bit more - and their income is made up, in part, by their allowance.

How is this even a story? The money BELONGS to the Councillors!

Am I missing something?

John Reid announces plans to limit Bulgarian and Romanian workers in January, but is it such a regressive step?

The Tories criticise the number of press officers the government employs on the public purse.