Just a couple of linkies as I still have loads to do and am trying, once again, to get an early night.

Firstly the story of the Grey Squirrel Massacre.  This story was in the Observer last weekend, and the link has gradually been doing the rounds on Lib Dem blogs and facebook updates. It’s in no way a Lib Dem story, and I really enjoyed reading it. 

While Parker tears at the squirrels’ stubborn skins, David Ridley discusses ways of cooking squirrels. ‘They have no fat on them and they live mostly on berries and nuts so the flesh is sweet. I’ve roasted them. I’ve flash-fried them with fresh thyme.’ One restaurant has done well with a confit of grey squirrel served with pine nuts; Ridley and Redesdale have been discussing the possibility of the canapé market. And yes, each squirrel they sell does indeed have to carry the label ‘May contain nuts’.

Secondly, the Atheist Bus Campaign launched today – and raised its target money in a few hours.  By the time I write this, they’ve exceeded their £5,500 target seven times over.  Read all about the plan here in this email I pasted into Lib Dem Voice; and you can still make a donation here.