THE THIRTY-NINE CRICKS

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Last night's Newsnight ended with another report from Michael Crick, who has been unusually busy this week. Crick launched a serious investigation into the Labour Party's problems with non-doms (thrusting a microphone into the face of Labour donor Lord Paul), adopting a sarcastic tone with Lord Mandelson and featuring Eric Pickles as his main 'talking head'.
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As if!!!!!
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No, Crick (of course!) did no such thing. He went Tory-chasing instead, this time pursuing them (like a German spy after Richard Hannay) through the heather and bracken to their annual Scottish conference.
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I won't dwell on this report (because it doesn't deserve the attention) beyond saying that, whether it's on his blog or on Newsnight proper, ol' Crick has been Tory-hunting - and only Tory-hunting - all week long. He's always Tory-hunting of course, but there's an election soon and he's clearly stepping up a gear.
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He'll fight, fight and fight again for the party he loves.
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