Good news

John Reid says he’s going to step down as Home Secretary when Tony Blair quits.

The Honest and Straightforward Titling of Legislation Act

I call for a bill to require our great leaders to honestly name their legislation.

I like things that do what they say on the tin.

Here are some examples:

• The Freedom of Some Information and Certainly Not Anything to Do with Parliament Act
• The Identity Cards and Privacy Abolishing Database Act
• The Serious Organised Crime and Police and Anti-Brian Haw and Banning of Spontaneous Protest (and T-shirts) and Drinking Tea and Eating Cake and Reading Near Parliament Act

(Ok, that was a bit long-winded)

• The Terrorism and Anti-Heckling and Possibility of Being Arrested for Wearing a T-Shirt Act
• The Serious (except for Armed Robbery) and Not So Serious Crimes Such As Unauthorised Salmon Fishing Bill
• The Anti-terrorism, Crime, Security, and Indefinite Detention of Foreigners Without Trial Act
• The Prevention of Terrorism and House Arrest Without Trial Act