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Today has been a very news-filled Sunday.

The MP expenses row is bubbling, and bubbling, and bubbling away. Now, if you’re outside the UK this might not seem very exciting. But now, members of the public have been invited to stand for election, based on research that suggests there could be the biggest cleanout in parliament since 1945. It is predicted that 345 of the 646 MP’s could quit, or be fired, or be voted out.

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In addition to this, Newcastle United, who, for 16 years, have been quite a big football team here, have been relegated from the premiership. And I can’t help but smile at the news.

A shake-up like this, has, I think, been needed for quite a while. And I’m not sure what they will do now: presumably they have lots of their players wrapped up in long, expensive contracts, and it might be a bit of a struggle in the depths of the next division.

A team like Newcastle, which is filled with talented footballers, hasn’t been relegated for as long as I can remember. Yes, it has been a very interesting day.