Julian Assange: The Duke of Ellingham

This is where Julian will winter. It's not quite as large as the estate in Sandringham but it'll have to do.

This is where the poor guy will be taking his meals. Somehow, I get the feeling this isn't a selfserve environment or that he'll be carrying trays to his table.

This isn't the foyer but the mud room where Julian can shake the snow off his riding boots after the fox hunt.

OK, in all seriousness, I almost pity poor Assange if he has to spend a minute in this room, which looked as if it was designed by Professor Plum.

This would be pretty posh if it was the servants' quarters but this is, I shit you not, a rental cottage called "the Hen House." Ellingham Hall's website says of itself on its index page, Taking over your very own stately home is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. Set in the heart of Northumberland, close to rolling hills and breathtaking coastlines, Ellingham Hall is a country house venue comprising a seventeenth century historic hall ideal for holiday rental, parties, weddings, birthdays or corporate events ± a fabulously unique venue for your holiday or special occasion. Ellingham Hall is a Northumberland country house venue with 12 luxury holiday cottages and is also available as a corporate venue or wedding venue. So my question is this: We know that Michael Moore and other celebrities are rushing to this guy's aid and scraping together $316,000 to bail him out while Bradley Manning continues rotting away in an 8x8 cell 23 hours a day for months on end. Who's paying to put up Assange in this posh Northumberland castle?