Douglas Carswell gets personal

The maverick Tory MP chose to 'live blog' this afternoon's emergency debate from his ringside seat in the chamber. He told his readers:

"Osborne is on form. Assured and measured. I sit right up close by the Labour benches. Close enough to see all that crooked teeth and dandruff."

He's being a bit harsh if you ask me. Andrew MacKinlay hasn't got dandruff.

By the way, it's worth checking out the new feature on Carswell's blog: 'What shall I ask the Prime Minister?' You don't have to be a pesky constituent or anything, just email him your suggestion and he'll ask the question.

"I'm number 9 on the list of MPs to ask the Prime Minister a question this morning. It could be that the half hour session is up before it's my turn. But if not, - and in the interests of a little direct democracy - what question should I put to him?"

Thankfully, Douglas chose: "Will the Prime Minister confirm that the national debt is going to double to over £1 trillion under his premiership?"

Heaven only knows what it would have done to his career had he asked: "Why do you persist in supporting shitty little Israel in its criminally insane treatment of it's neighbours, Palestine in particular??"