Monthly Archives: September 2007
Iain Dale: the smear test
Times – Rising Labour star accused of telling voters: my opponent is a paedophile Daily Mail – Labour activist accused of branding political rival ‘a paedophile’ to win council seat East London and West Essex Guardian – Councillor sex slur … Continue reading
John Redwood should show his readers some respect
Mirror – Fury as Vulcan attacks: Tory MP John Redwood launched a vicious attack on the parents of Madeleine McCann yesterday. He said Kate and Gerry were more interested in spinning to the media than finding their daughter. And he … Continue reading
Foot and mouth confirmed in Surrey… again
BBC – New foot-and-mouth case confirmed: A new case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Surrey, the government has said. Chief vet Dr Debby Reynolds confirmed the outbreak near Milton Park Farm, near Egham. A 10km control zone has … Continue reading
Yet another alternative Tory banner
This one’s by Beau Bo D’Or.
This may ring a few bells…
Times – Rising Labour star accused of telling voters: my opponent is a paedophile: A Labour councillor who took an “unwinnable” seat from the Liberal Democrats did so by using smear campaign against her opponent, a court has heard… The … Continue reading
Police struggle to stop sale of tank at arms fair
Rolling updates right here, for those who have neglected to scroll this fine and sunny afternoon.
“It’s no time for politics”
Check out the dog-whistle content in this ad, currently running in the U.S. (via): “They attacked us”… which is why we’re in Iraq (oh, and Afghanistan) and shouldn’t “cut and run”. It’s a good thing we’re above playing politics, isn’t … Continue reading
Schillings go a-shushing
Craig Murray – Usmanov Bluster: Usmanov’s lawyers are now blustering that the coverage of Usmanov in Murder in Samarkand is libellous. Given that he has such hyperactive lawyers, is it not strange that the book has been out for over … Continue reading
Iain Dale’s not-at-all biased guide(s) to political blogging
Just a quick note, because I’m a in a blogging mood today; It has long confused me why, preliminary to any real criticism of that ‘blogger’, Iain Dale would describe Bloggerheads (as he did in the previous version of his … Continue reading
DSEI: who are the police protecting?
Comment Is Free – Guarding the gunrunners: In recent weeks, horrifying reports of gun crime have, understandably, been increasing the fear of guns among the British public. Next week, the Metropolitan police will also have guns on their minds. They … Continue reading
