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Not For Turning Out
- 08 May 2000
There was the usual handwringing about low turnout in the council elections
Mandy Boy
- 01 May 2000
Peter Mandelson is said to be about to be recalled from Northern Ireland to resume control of new Labour's elections (with apologies to Frederick Edward Weatherly)
The Right Stuff
- 10 April 2000
Michael Ashcroft was awarded a life peerage. The Mail and Telegraph backed an inquiry into decriminalising cannabis.
The Trimble Bee
- 03 April 2000
Some Salisbury bees are to be made less aggressive, thanks to a lottery grant, so as not to frighten beekeepers. David Trimble won only 57 per cent of the vote in the Unionist leadership contest
Sharks
- 27 March 2000
Speedo has produced a go-faster swimsuit which imitates sharks. Its surface is covered with "dermal denticles". BMW sold Rover to Alchemy
Donkeyote
- 20 March 2000
The oldest donkey in Britain has died, aged 59. Frank Dobson allegedly refused Millbank instructions to remove his beard
It Happens Every Day
- 13 March 2000
Bankers aiming to levy cash-machine charges are "middle-aged men in suits", said Stephen Byers(!) Tom Jones won the Male Artist of the Year category at the Brit Awards (!!)
Gunreliable
- 06 March 2000
300,000 SA80 rifles are to be recalled because they don't work in extreme weather conditions. "In most circumstances," said Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, "it is a highly effective weapon"
