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Published on Saturday 19 September 2009 19:55

IT MUST be something about the Nationalists, because two MSP motions of late have added a little colour to the humdrum of Holyrood debate. Livingston MSP Angela Constance has declared an interest in lubricants, while her West of Scotland colleague Bill Wilson wants an end to fetishism.

But before the "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" stuff goes further, these motions are on the economy rather than any (ahem!) outside interests.

David Maddox – the Steamie, http://www.scotsman.com/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID>75668

History repeats itself. BBC Online reports that Harriet Harman's officials have been forced to change a government fact sheet celebrating "women in power" because it did not name Margaret Thatcher.

Something similar happened back in July 1978, before Mrs Thatcher had even become Prime Minister. A Labour peer called Lady Birk, the then environment minister, had organised an exhibition in Westminster Hall to mark the 50th anniversary of the equal voting rights for women. George Younger, the Tory MP for Ayr and not yet Scottish Secretary, wrote to object that a picture of the Conservative Leader was "tucked away as though she was nobody". The exhibition was hastily altered and George forwarded Lady Birk's response to Mrs Thatcher. "I can only say 'Well done!'" she replied. "'Very well done!'"

David Torrance, http://davidtorrance.com/blog/

A local Labour Party member recently told me that the government could sort out the "shambles" of our railway industry if only we would renationalise it. It's a claim I heard frequently from people like Bob Crow of the RMT frequently when I was a minister. It's become something of a left-wing mantra, and like most mantras, it's more slogan than reason."

Tom Harris – And Another Thing, http://www.tomharris.org.uk/

Ever wondered what you would look like in a US-style school yearbook? Website www.yearbookyourself.com can fix it for you. Just upload a photo and select your style. Fancy the 50s look for your Facebook page? This is where you get it. www.yearbookyourself.com

Sick of being given a hard time by doormen? Got a story you want to share. Rant site Regulars Only is a chance to get your own back on Britain's bouncers, with a handy guide to their various subspecies. Oh, and bouncers? You can have you say here too. www.regularsonly.co.uk.

This must be one of the cruellest sites on the internet. Want to know who's had work done? And who needs reconstructive surgery? This is slebs laid bare like never before. www.awfulplasticsurgery.com

Boris Johnson (Mayor of London): Can't believe that the Thames disappeared off the tube map whilst I was out the country! It will be reinstated….

Martha Lane Fox (right): At BOA conf in front of 500 surgeons, started welling up as I said how amazing many of them had been 2 me, there goes my hard reputation :)

Popjustice: I'm waiting for Tito Jackson to phone. Perhaps when he said 'I'll be there' he didn't mean 'on time'

PatrickHarvie: According to the carbon assessment of the budget, motorways & trunk roads have less than half the impact of the public pensions agency! FAIL

TheOnion: In Focus: Japanese Leaders Say Radioactive Waste May Have Contributed To Creation Of Giant Monsters

VictoriaCoren: Why is Dan Brown's book so much higher up the amazon list than mine? Should I have put more monks in?

CampbellClaret (Alasdair Campbell): When the sun is shining is there any nicer city centre than Edinburgh? I hear London is wet!

AIannuci (Armando Iannuci): I've been filming for the last few days without a watch, and found it less stressful. I might try the next few days without any food.

KatiePerry (left): Letting u know I've fully lived through Thurs, since I'm living in the future in Hong Kong unfortunately there r STILL no Hoverboards.