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Week 48 David Abrahams (the King Of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Apparently publicity-shy businessman David Abrahams was thrust into the limelight this week when it was revealed he was making substantial donations to the Labour party through intermediaries, conveniently side-stepping party-funding regulations and bringing the sleaze spotlight onto Labour party fundraising.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 44 – Sir Ian Blair (the Ace of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:29:00 +0000

Week 44, and this week Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair faced calls to resign following the Met being found guilty of breaking Health and Safety laws (?) when anti-terrorist officers shot dead Charles de Menezes in 2005 at Stockwell Green tube station, believing him (wrongly) to be a suicide bomber.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 42 – Jonny Wilkinson (The Ten of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:12:00 +0000

Week 42, and England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson is in the news for saving Englands bacon last week and propelling the national side into the World Cup Finals in Paris…

Card-i-cature a week… Week 35 – Tim Henman (the Seven of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:37:00 +0000

Week 35, and perennial loser and great hope of English tennis, Tim Henman, this week announced his retirement from top-class tennis.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 30 – JK Rowling (the Queen of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:33:00 +0000

No court cards for clubs, then two in a row, with multi-millionaire author JK Rowling appearing as the Queen of Clubs for the week ending 28th July. In this week the last Harry Potter book – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* was released, along with the release of the latest film in the franchise Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

*and no, I haven’t read it. Nor do I intend to…**

**no, really. I read the first one, and wasn’t terribly impressed.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 29 – Alastair Campbell

Alex — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:25:00 +0000

…and for the week ending 21st July we have Alastair Campbell, former Spin-Doctor-in-Chief, who published his diary from the Blair years this week.

(and yes, I probably should have put this under Hearts as he is somewhat of a political figure. My deck, my rules…)

Card-i-cature a week… Week 27 – Alan Johnston (the 2 of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:37:00 +0000

Week 27… and this week is the good news that kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston was released from captivity by the Army of Islam group after 114 days. During his time as a hostage he was shown on video wearing a suicide bombers vest.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 25 – Salman Rushdie (the 6 of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:18:00 +0000

Nearly half-way through the deck now, and this week it’s author of the ‘Satanic Verses’ Salman Rushdie, who was awarded a knighthood this week. This has, of course, upset a lot of Muslims, in particular Iran, but for some reason, no-one appeared to have seen this coming…

Card-i-cature a week… Week 22 – Andrei Lugovoi (the 4 of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:23:00 +0000

Week 22 and it’s Andrei Lugovoi, the former KGB spy in whose name an arrest warrant was submitted to the Russian government as part of the on-going investigation into the murder of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned by radioactive element Polonium 210.

Card-i-cature a week… Week 18 – Lord Browne (the 5 of Clubs)

Alex — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:33:00 +0000

Week 18, and it’s time for another card. This time it’s Lord Browne, the (now former) head of BP, who resigned this week following lying to court over a homosexual relationship (and subsquently allegations of misuse of BP funds), as revealed in the Mail on Sunday.