Here we go again ...

It has been ages since the last entry, but this blog is back on track. Apologies for the break in transmission. I sincerely hope you had some other source of keeping up to date with the news, because if not, I must say, a lot has passed you by in the last week while this blog was on holiday.

A few things:

David Cameron and David Davis won through as the two leadership candidates to face the Conservative party faithful in the membership vote.

Joan Rivers did what many have long desired to do and whupped Darcus Howe's ass all over a Radio 4 studio. He had had the gall to imply that she was a racist. (Incidentally, he would have been the prime candidate for last week's Lunacy of the Week award.) By the time she had done with her withering comments, one had almost begun to feel sorry for the poor man.

The ban on smoking in public places has been confirmed, but it will not affect private members' clubs.

I think we can now carry on from here, and this we will do, God permitting.

More later.