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Family values Tory sponsors kinky "erotica dinner" in House of Commons

The erotica dinner is followed by a party produced by fetish club Torture Garden

Family values Tory Andrew Rosindell is sponsoring an “erotica dinner” in the House of Commons this evening. The Romford MP and former member of the right-wing Monday Club is known for his conservative views including opposition to gay rights and gender recognition for transsexuals.

He is perhaps an unlikely supporter for an evening of entertainment which includes a party organised by ”the world’s largest fetish club” Torture Garden. Or perhaps large campaign donations from the event’s organiser - sex industry entrepreneur Savvas Christodoulou – influenced his decision?

Guest paying £89 per head will be treated to a black tie banquet in the Commons’ prestigious Members’ Dining Room before being whisked to a boat moored nearby on Victoria Embankment where party-goers will change for an “enforced fantasy dress code” including “lingerie, militaria, fetish, Latex, leather etc.”

Scrapbook would remind Rosindell of the event’s “no touch” policy.

Hansard tells it like it is!

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.

Reckless behaviour

It appears Mark Reckless was too drunk – even by the standards of a very boozy Commons chamber - to join the “well refreshed ejaculations” (© Stephen Pound 2010) of his Conservative colleagues at Tuesday’s late night Finance Bill sitting.

It is rumoured he fell asleep on the terrace.

Tweeting under the influence (part deux)

UPDATE: Our protagonist has been in touch via the comments to explain that his phone was in fact “hijacked” by fellow revellers. Scrapbook is happy to correct the record of a post which is perhaps now a cautionary tale on who you leave your mobile with!


World cup festivities combined with a “long lunch” have evidently got the better of at least one politico. Microblogging under the influence Leaving your iPhone with mischievous blue bears is a dangerous affair, especially when your their commentary strays from “Ingerland” to, erm, other matters:

Perhaps the editor of the now defunct right wing blog Keep Right Online can compare notes with Nadine “sat on a wall with a bottle of wine” Dorries?

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