Drunken MPs

Michael White and Quentin Letts have sought to defend the honour of Mark Reckless and the other MPs who were caught voting in Parliament while legless. White says "it seems a sad state of affairs when folk can't have a drink after work". That's a great point, except they were still at work.

Clearly it was late - around 1.30 in the morning - so it's not the same as turning up to the office drunk at 3pm. The problem is that having a drink after work is different to getting plastered and not being able to open a door because your own foot is the way. Furthermore, it's more than a little hypocritical for MPs - who regularly decry 'Booze Britain' - to get trashed in public.

Gazza Fishing in the Moat

If you only do one thing this evening, listen to this call by Gazza to a local radio station.

In it he tells listeners that he wants to go into the police cordon surrounding Raoul Moat: "I've got a jacket, I've got a dressing gown, some chicken, I've got some bread, I've got a can of lager, I've got a fishing rod, erm... and I'm willing to sit down and shout: Moaty, it's Gazza!"

He then said that he'd like to do some fishing with him, before adding: "I have just been in a car crash, hit a wall at 90mph. I survived that, so I can survive a bullet. Knowing my luck he would probably miss."

His agent, Kenny Shepherd, said: "He's doing what? I'm sitting having an evening meal in Majorca. I'm speechless."

Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez is a cheat.

And not only is he a cheat, but he's an unrepentant one as well. Suarez said:

"This was the end of the World Cup [for us]. I had no choice. I have the 'Hand of God' now. I did it so that my team mates could win the penalty shoot-out. When I saw Gyan miss the penalty, it was great joy."

Is that right? Is it heck. But it's hardly out of character. Suarez also likes to cheat by diving, which was the activity he occupied himself with during the 89 minutes he was on the pitch when he wasn't handling the ball.

It's also very disappointing (though hardly surprising) to see the Uruguayan manager, Oscar Tabarez, come out and defend his player:

"Saying we cheated Ghana is too harsh a word to use. Yes, he stuck his hand out, but it's not cheating. I don't think it's fair to say that."

Not fair?! Not cheating?! Take a look at the picture and decide what's unfair and what's cheating.