The UK Parliament has rejected Tony Blair’s demands to throw aside 400 years of history and allow the police to detain terrorist suspects for 90 days without charge. Most observers say this is a major blow to the Prime Minister’s authority as he had made it something akin to a confidence issue. He has reacted decisively. That last link is satire.

In related news, Mr. Blair’s nanny state has decided to take that appellation literally and is to mandate a national curriculum for babies and toddlers. This is not a satire. Perhaps now it becomes clear why I had to make it clear that the link above was.