Category Archives: The Political Weblog Movement

Expenses: fancy a little data entry?

The delightful Ms Humphrey Cushion spotted some fresh expenses data released on July 8, 2010. There’s no master page for it that I can find, sorry, but if you visit this page and click on most MP’s names, it should … Continue reading

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Jeremy Hunt: when only the freshest information will do

[MINI-UPDATE (Sep 01) – Please scroll down for an important update. Jeremy Hunt has, as predicted, deleted his apology and every comment made in response, as if it never happened.] – Jeremy Hunt has recently suggested that hooliganism caused the … Continue reading

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Einy90: the adventures of Einy Shah, agent of WIN

The Tories almost lost one of their most effective undercover activists last night, in a criminal act of sabotage that many suspect to be an assassination attempt. Einy Shah (codename Einy90) showed the pluck she is famous for by shrugging … Continue reading

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Private Eye magazine (and why I don’t read it anymore)

Excuse me, folks. I know you many of you are waiting for an update on the Nadine Dorries situation, but I want to be absolutely sure of the circumstances in which she made these false allegations before going any further, … Continue reading

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To: Nadine Dorries

“I have lived with the worry that people would think there was no smoke without fire. It was vitally important for me to clear my name.” – Nadine Dorries Hi folks. What follows is an open letter to Nadine Dorries … Continue reading

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Jeremy Hunt: a minister and his memory hole

My main issue with our new Minister for the Internets is the scant regard he has for the general web community. At times, it’s almost as if our ways are completely alien to him, and stuff that seems obvious or … Continue reading

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Nadine Dorries: The People’s Pamphlet

No, we don’t plan to take 4 weeks away from work/families to hound Nadine Dorries, park a van outside her house and basically stalk her on the campaign trail. That would be just a little bit OTT. The joke is … Continue reading

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Jeremy Hunt – archives and accountability

Last night I attended a Social Media Summit hosted by Lewis PR and Salesforce.com and run/moderated by Paul Evans. A number of people spoke on the panel, including Jeremy Hunt. Jeremy Hunt is the Conservative MP for South West Surrey … Continue reading

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Meet Dougal Blimey

Conservative Change Channel – Rupert Murdoch and other great Australians There’s a new character on Conservative Change Channel by the name of Dougal Blimey. I hope you enjoy meeting him as much as I enjoyed creating him. Incidentally, I was … 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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