While the troops are fighting against it in Afghanistan, the government are handing out public money to Islamicist schools run by extremist groups.

Jacqui Smith, when asked about the issue, claims she had no idea they were an extremist group. But that's New Labour protocol, isn't it? Throwing public money around like it's nobody's business without bothering to investigate where it's going.

I hope the electorate of 1997 are finally realising the magnitude of voting in arguably the most self-destructive government of modern times.