Author Archives: Tim Ireland

About Tim Ireland

Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.

April Fools’ Day: spot the difference

The foundation on which Iain’s joke rested… He’s really a very good writer, because he had 90,000* visitors a month (he claims) and he’s on the telly a bit. And at least he’s not as impolite and as grossly overweight … Continue reading

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Justin McKeating [NOT] is a sock-puppeting git [April Fool!]

[UPDATE (1 April) – Oh, of course this was a joke. Happy April Fools’ day everyone!] To be honest, this is not an easy post to write but I’m glad to finally get it off my chest, and I don’t … Continue reading

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Sober Vs. Drunk: who will win?

Well, me, obviously… but do try to act surprised: CLASH OF THE TITANS: Bloggerheads vs Chicken Yoghurt, Drunk vs Sober Just between you and me, I think Justin’s talked himself into a bit of a corner here. For starters, my … Continue reading

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Don’t blog drunk

[Note – This post is not about Iain’s ‘blog wars 3’ nonsense (which I will get to shortly), but is instead a reponse to a recent twitter by Justin.] First of all, I would like to make it clear that … Continue reading

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Iain Dale hates me *this* much

There’s likely to be a longer version of this post on the way, but Iain is still playing silly “I’m ignoring you!” games while allowing his comment contributors to slag me off (again), so I figure he needs a wake-up … Continue reading

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Paul Staines punks out

OK, taking as read that Derek Draper is just as shameless a spin-merchant and just as crooked a blog-cheat as (if not more so than) Paul Staines, check this out: Paul Staines (aka Guido Fawkes) and Derek Draper on Daily … Continue reading

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Do not feed the animal

Charlie Brooker on the subject of media coverage and mass murderers (via):

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Phew!

As you can see, I’ve been a busy boy this lunchtime. Below is the first round in what I hope won’t have to become a series of open letters: Open letter to James Harding (editor of The Times) Open letter … Continue reading

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Open letter to James Harding (editor of The Times)

Dear James, I am writing to you about the ‘terror expert’ Glen Jenvey (aka ‘Richard Tims’) and his associate Michael Starkey. In January, The Sun published a story for which Jenvey was the primary source in which it was claimed … Continue reading

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Open letter to Lloyd Embley (editor of The People)

Dear Lloyd, I am writing to you about the ‘terror expert’ Glen Jenvey (aka ‘Richard Tims’) and his associate Michael Starkey. In January, The Sun published a story for which Jenvey was the primary source in which it was claimed … Continue reading

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