What The Fark Is Jeremy Hunt's Promotion About?

Would someone please explain to me how it is that Jeremy Hunt, who made a fool of himself over the G4S Olympics fiasco and who is mired in the BSkyB controversy, has been appointed as Health Secretary?

What the fark is going on here?

Reshuffling The Deckchairs

Cameron is reshuffling his cabinet, expect lots of "new initiatives" and announcements but no change in course!

BBC Broke Its Own Rules

The BBC reports that it has broken its own rules wrt paying politicians for appearing on the BBC as representatives of their own party.

It seems that Diane Abbott should not have been paid £5K for her six recent appearances on "This Week".

As per the BBC:

"The Trust has ruled that Labour MP Diane Abbott should not have been paid for recent appearances on flagship political programme This Week.

Ms Abbott, a regular guest with Tory MP Michael Portillo and presenter Andrew Neil, has been paid thousands in appearance fees.

The BBC claimed rules banning payments to MPs representing their parties did not apply as This Week was not a "normal" political show.

But this was rejected by the Trust.

The Trust also ruled the MP's appearances had been "too frequent" since she became a shadow minister.

Complaint
In January crossbench peer Lord Laird complained that Ms Abbott had received five payments of £839 and one of £869 for appearances on This Week.

The BBC's editorial guidelines state that MPs should not be paid for appearances where they are "speaking as a member of their party or expressing political views"."

Question For Ipsa

I thought that being an MP was a public service, not a small business?

Advice To Tory MPs

Don't criticise British workers for being "the worst idlers in the world", when you are on a 47 day summer holiday!

Advice To The House of Lords

If you don't like to eat taxpayer subsidised food then use your own money to buy what you do like; ie the world doesn't owe you a living, pay your own way!.

Mayor Stubbs For Corby and East Northamptonshire

I believe that I have found the ideal candidate for the upcoming by-election in Corby and East Northamptonshire on November 15.

The question is, can Mayor Stubbs be persuaded to stand?