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Kelvin MacKenzie's pointy-fingered rant at Stephen Pound

1:19pm Fri February 11th
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One wonders what Kelvin MacKenzie had ingested prior to Sky News’ paper review last night. The former Sun editor turned puce and jabbed his fingers at Labour MP Stephen Pound, who had the temerity to suggest the dominance of independent students at top universities wasn’t such a great thing. The action starts at 1.40:

But MacKenzie should probably control his temper around “Ealing North’s tattooed bruiser”.

Belying his oratorical flourishes and tailored cuffs, Pound was a boxer in the Merchant Navy from 1964 to 1966.

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Hansard tells it like it is!

10:17am Fri July 16th
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The Scrapbook team recently discovered that a House of Commons debate on the Budget makes for particularly entertaining late night viewing, especially when the Honourable Members have had as much to drink as we had.

In particular, one point of order from the Member for Ealing North left this blogger in hysterics, and wondering just how on earth Hansard would record it. Scrapbook was delighted therefore to discover that Hansard has indeed recorded the point of order, and the reply, verbatim:

Stephen Pound: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I would never presume to teach you your job, but some of us on this side of the Chamber are having great difficulty in hearing the priceless words that the shadow Minister is enunciating because of the well-refreshed ejaculations that are coming from those on the Benches opposite.

Mr Deputy Speaker: I do not think I need to deal with that point of order.

Ms Eagle: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am trying to put the idea of well-refreshed ejaculations firmly out of my mind.

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