First up, enjoy this very clever comment on the BNP, by errr Nick Griffin himself at Question Time:

And then if you fancy doing something similar yourself try Speechbreaker, using material from the party conferences.

This is amazing: in one picture the world’s multi-billion-$ income, gifts and spending. Puts wars, education, and bailouts into uncomfortable perspective … and reminds me to pray more for Godly Wisdom for our leaders …

Go see the Billion Dollar Gram:

Five months late, but this interview between the FT and Bono ahead of the UN sessions reviewing progress on the Millennium Development Goals, is interesting if only for this quote:

AB: What will you actually be doing in the days ahead?

Bono: A sleepless cocktail of rabble-rousing, meetings with politicians, chief executives, faith leaders and NGOs. People such as Nicolas Sarkozy, President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Gordon Brown.

AB: What exactly happens in the meetings you have with these world leaders?

Bono: Judo in a suit.

No, seriously, this and the set of blog posts are an encouraging and well-written read, if rather full of statistics.