Top Six - October 23

So what’s hot, and what’s not, in the past week’s blogging? Here are the six most popular posts on Zelo Street for the past seven days, counting down in reverse order, because, well, I have a flight to catch later. So there.

6 Harry Cole Dobs In One Of His Own After a Tory aide linked to the “Conservative Madrasa” was accused of rape on Parliamentary premises, the Sun’s alleged “Westminster Correspondent” had to report on it.

5 Dan Hodges Danczuk Howler The not even slightly celebrated blues artiste Whinging Dan Hodges was sold a pup by someone promoting Rochdale’s still nominally Labour MP. But suggesting Danczuk would win election as an independent is beyond fantasy.

4 UKIP Death Spiral Confirmed The party formerly led by Nigel “Thirsty” Farage is skint, those wanting to lead it are worse than a freak show, and its ratings are plummeting. Just rejoice at that news.

3 Sun Lineker Diversion BUSTED As Mazher Mahmood gets sent down for lying in the Tulisa trial, the Murdoch press urges its readers to look over there at Gary Lineker.

2 Sun Lineker Smear Busted Back on the Top Six is this post from January. The Murdoch goons invented a split between Gary Lineker and his brother Wayne over the former footballer’s separation from wife Michelle. No surprise there, then.

1 Sun Child Refugee Claim BUSTED The Murdoch droids put a man on their front page without bothering to find out who he was - but called him a “migrant” anyway.

And that’s the end of another blogtastic week, blog pickers. Not ‘arf!