Category Archives: Old Media

Private Eye / Adam Macqueen : “we don’t credit blogs” (you nutter)

This year, I’ve been subjected to a series of personal attacks as a result of one story: Bloggerheads – Glen Jenvey has some explaining to do One of the most surprising/disappointing attacks came from Private Eye, a magazine I’d previously … Continue reading

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Graham Dudman plays the man

The following is the full, unedited and uncensored text of a letter from Graham Dudman (Managing Editor of The Sun) to the PCC, written in relation to the ‘Alan Sugar terror target’ story that was first revealed here at Bloggerheads … Continue reading

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Glen Jenvey arrested? Patrick Mercer: “No comment”

The following is a transcript from a telephone interview conducted recently with Patrick Mercer: Tim Ireland: Do you have any comment on your Parliamentary Question of February 2009, made in response to evidence produced by Glen Jenvey? Patrick Mercer: I’m … Continue reading

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To: John Rubinstein (of Rubinstein Phillips LLP)

Hi folks. Pardon the housekeeping, but a certain dark corner needs a sweep and some daylight. On with the open letter: Dear Mr Rubinstein, I completely reject any notion that I have harassed or stalked your client in any legal … Continue reading

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How Iain Dale libelled Tom Watson (and me)

“I didn’t libel Tom Watson. if I had done, he would have sued me.” – Iain Dale (source) Today, in the High Court, The Sun issued an apology to Tom Watson (more) and agreed to pay a “substantial sum in … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carr: legend

1. I can’t really say that I’m a fan of Jimmy Carr, but I do admire his ability to go certain places, and his willingness to go there (in between corporate gigs). And here he is going there and doing … Continue reading

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Dominic Wightman: follow the leader

Dominic Wightman has, since the very beginning of the more recent attacks on me, denied having anything to do with the ‘Cheerleaders’ who are doing the bulk of the dirty work (which mainly involves the repeated publication of my home … Continue reading

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Meet Charlie Flowers (aka Ludas Matyi)

Charlie Flowers (aka ‘Ludas Matyi’) is the ringleader of a group who call themselves the ‘Cheerleaders*’; they turned up at the beginning of the Jenvey saga, and continued to pester myself and others until Dominic Wightman intervened. Now it’s in … Continue reading

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Patrick Mercer, Dominic Whiteman and the Cheerleaders

First of all, I should point out that Dominic Whiteman was the name used by Mercer’s (one assumes former) associate throughout their involvement with/via the organisation known as ‘Vigil’, but Dominic Wightman was the named used by bailiffs when they … Continue reading

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Suburban Jihad: unleash the polite letter-writing campaign!

Thank you to Hugh Muir from the Guardian for winkling out this reply from “sources close to the MP [Patrick Mercer]” (below). The Guardian Hugh Muir: The word is out. Cut all links with the Great Fabricator. If only they’d … Continue reading

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