Splinters

Calloo callay!! These are generally pretty dark times we live in, what with the constant murderous collision of vile ultra-capitalism with hideous feudalist Islamism, and all the blameless corpses between. So it?s good to have a day with not one but two excellent slices- o - news.

Firstly, the continued triumph of the democratic left in South America with Morales victory in Bolivia. Let?s hope he brings real improvements to the lives of the poor in his country just as Chavez has been doing in Venezuela, despite a certain little murderous chimp doing his utmost.

Meanwhile ugly, charmless, soulless, murderous British landlord Van Hoogstratten, a man voted ?most fetid stream of shit to ever draw breath? in an imaginary ceremony held just now inside my head, is finally feeling the net tighten around him. I've been wishing that prick dead since before I was a teenager, so, happy days are here again.

I feel a Christmas feelgood musical incorporating the two events is in order. Mr Elton! My e-mail address is just there!!

Still, if you're after even more bad news that doesn't usually register on the scale, try this fine resource; Corporate Watch.