I'm So Bored Of British Politics.

The British MP's expenses scandal is still throwing shock waves across the country because the revelation that politicians are greedy, self-serving slime is apparently considered news by some people. With no new earth shattering allegations today's twist was a statement by the Speaker of the House of Commons on the issue. In his role as a sort of Parliamentary referee the Speaker holds ultimate responsibility for the expenses system which has allowed the MP's to line their pockets. This statement was given extra significance after the Liberal Democrat back-benchers threw their support behind a motion of no confidence in the Speaker that was tabled by a Conservative back-bencher. This was presumably a response to unconfirmed rumours that the Speaker intends to use the remaining time in the Commons term to pass new laws that would further criminalise protest outside of the the Houses of Parliament. The prospect of Speaker being forced out of the House of Commons has got everyone misty eyed over the last time this happened some 300 years ago under the reign of King William of Orange.

As you all know William of Orange was the Protestant, Dutch King who was awarded the English Crown by Parliament after he invaded England to depose the Catholic King James II who succeeded the Protestant King Charles II who became King after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell's republic.William of Orange is probably most famous for introducing the English Bill of Rights which provided the foundation for the American Constitution and his genocide of Irish Catholics. For the former he's largely forgotten but for the latter he is considered the theological leader of the Orange Order, an all Protestant version of Freemasonry that still cause sectarian havoc to this day.

Meanwhile the rest of the world have been concerning themselves with some more current events;

• In Sri Lanka government forces have declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam. The Tamil Tigers have not yet formally accepted defeat but have announced that they will silence their guns. In the next phase of the Sri Lankan governments peace plan the country's Tamil population will now be interned in so-called re-education camps which are said to be worse then the shelling. Conditions in these camps will form an important part of the IMF's decision to what, if any financial support they will provide to the Sri Lankan government.

• US President Obama has floated the idea of introducing a cap and trade carbon trading scheme to combat global warming Although no details of the scheme have been announced the political right have already attacked the idea for being too Communist while the political left have attacked the idea for being too Capitalist. Obama was also barracked by Catholics at Notre Dame university by addressing that mainstay of Internet bickering - the abortion debate.

• The European Commissions offices in Brussels were today evacuated after a fire started in the basement and spread throughout the building. No cause for the fire has yet been found but if it does turn out to be arson I wouldn't be too surprised if it was all just a publicity stunt to raise awareness of the institution ahead of July's European elections.

Oh and of course the new Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, today met with President Obama on his first official visit to Washington.