links for 2009-05-25

Not sure where I stand on this story being "smoke/fire"...but I'd trust Techcrunch about as I far as I could throw Michael Arrington

"As my Lib Dem colleague Cllr Ed Butcher said: 'The Labour leader has been quoted as saying councillors should tighten their belts too in this financial crisis. Well, this looks like they sadly added a few extra notches instead.'"

"Election leaflets are one of the main weapons in the fight for votes in the UK. They are targeted, effective and sometimes very bitter. We need your help to photograph and map them so we can keep an eye on what the parties are up to, and try to keep them honest."