Author Archives: Tim Ireland

About Tim Ireland

Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.

Circumstances in which Ian Tomlinson may have been asking for it

“Not a lot in tomorrow’s papers. Oh well, I suppose it’ll be Jacqui Smith’s turn for a battering again…” Iain Dale (at 11pm last night) “I hadn’t seen the video until I went to Sky last night to do the … Continue reading

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Ian Tomlinson assaulted by police moments before collapse

Guardian – Video reveals G20 police assault on man who died: Exclusive footage obtained by the Guardian shows Ian Tomlinson, who died during G20 protests in London, was attacked from behind by baton-wielding police officer Analysis of that same video … Continue reading

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Iain Dale to Craig Murray: “No soup for you!”

Craig Murray has made the mistake of offending the blogosphere’s almighty gatekeeper: So the next time Craig has difficulty publicising this government’s complicity in torture, Iain Dale will withhold any publicity (via his website and/or his ‘politically neutral’ magazine) because … Continue reading

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Exclusive no longer

It is unclear if Glen Jenvey features heavily in War on the Web by Jeremy Reynalds, or if there are so many of his tall tales in it that his claim of being co-author is, ironically, quite credible: Either way, … Continue reading

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Taste my Jesus

Neither have you tasted my jesus (via) Happy Sunday Boot Sale Day, everybody.

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The Media Watch Rock-a-Hula

(Pardon my tense… there’s a few things I’d like to put in the past.) For the benefit of the archive: This post first went live when the Dunblane/Express petition was delivered, as elements of the mainstream media made false claims … Continue reading

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You know what I hate?

I hate it when publishers do something that’s obviously wrong/dishonest, and then refuse to publicly admit it and/or apologise for it in front of their readers. I’m not talking about one person here; I’ve got at least two newspaper editors … Continue reading

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Epicscotland: how copyright works

Earlier: Jamie Ross – Here Comes The Sun Bloggerheads – David Dinsmore steals from cancer patient – In the old days of ‘journalism’, if a hard-working reporter wanted to get hold of a family snapshot, he’d have to pocket a … Continue reading

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OK, joke’s over – let’s hear from Iain Dale

For those who came in late: Bloggerheads – Iain Dale hates me *this* much An investigation into a serial liar has led to someone being falsely and maliciously accused of paedophilia (again), only this time, I was a direct target. … Continue reading

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David Dinsmore steals from cancer patient

You may recall the recent fuss about Dunblane survivors being attacked in the Scottish Sunday Express (that Martin Townsend has yet to get back to me about, despite past assurances that he is not trying to be in any way … Continue reading

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