Author Archives: Tim Ireland
About Tim Ireland
Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.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
September 11: dust in the wind and mud in the water
Bush’s pet general makes his ‘surge progress’ report on the 10th, so all analysis is neatly counter-pointed by the anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The reason for this should be obvious… even though the only connections between … Continue reading
A farewell to Anita Roddick
Independent – Anita Roddick, capitalist with a conscience, dies at 64 In this world, there are many forces that just are; it may be possible to change them, but there’s no sense in attributing personalities to them. However, wherever one … Continue reading
God Bless Australia
Independent – Comedians lead protests at Sydney gathering of world leaders: As leaders of the Apec nations, which include China, Japan and Russia, prepared to hold their annual summit this weekend, several demonstrations were staged. In Hyde Park, in Sydney … Continue reading
Iain Dale outraged by Facebook-related insinuations
Oh, wait… no he isn’t. Sorry, my mistake. UPDATE – Oh, I do not fucking believe it… is he shooting for Hypocrite of the Year to promote his new book or something? Iain Dale says he does not like the … Continue reading
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[EDIT: The body of this post has been removed pending legal advice. I’ve been given less than an hour’s notice on this, so there’s no time to determine exactly what content Usmanov’s ever-vigilant lawyers object to. For this reason, all … Continue reading
A new Tory banner for you
Here’s another Tory banner for you. As with the previous one, it comes with its own embedded link: The Times – Blow for Cameron as treasurer quits over party’s ‘swing to Right’: An added headache for the Tory leadership is … Continue reading
A refugee writes…
Riverbend, on arriving safely in Syria: The first minutes after passing the border were overwhelming. Overwhelming relief and overwhelming sadness… How is it that only a stretch of several kilometers and maybe twenty minutes, so firmly segregates life from death? … Continue reading
Would anybody like a banner for their website?
Let’s face facts… they went begging for it this time: UPDATE: Here’s some ‘copy and paste’ code that will allow you to display this banner on your own website. Please be aware that I usually only use SWF embedding code … Continue reading
