Congratulations to the “independent” website Slugger O’Toole (partner of Stratagem which advises the Rowntree Foundation which has donated £98,000 to the Alliance Party since 2007). Slugger has been nominated for a blogging award. Alas, I am the George C Scott (he turned down an Oscar) of bloggers. I dont believe in awards, especially for anything as daft as blogging.

If I believed in awards, I would be devastated that “Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia” has not been nominated.

Nevertheless the peerless Mick Fealty thanks those who have contributed to Sluggers success…….or to put it another way Mick is thanking ME cos I cannot imagine anyone who has done more for Slugger.