Author Archives: Tim Ireland

About Tim Ireland

Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.

The joys of criticising MessageSpace

Most regulars will recall the last time I wrote an article involving MessageSpace and all these right-wing bloggers came out of the woodwork to have a go at me while MessageSpace played nicey-nice and said it was nowt to do … Continue reading

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Generous to a fault

I’m still waiting for Paul Staines, Iain Dale, Kelly Nightingale and Jag Singh over here, here and here. Highlight of the weekend exchanges was this gracious and straightforward response from Paul Staines that staggers very close to the finish line…. … Continue reading

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This is Spinal Stats

I have a special treat for you today; a behind-the-scenes video tour into the world of Iain Dale, Paul Staines (aka ‘Guido Fawkes’) and the advertising network MessageSpace. Now, some imagination is required here because Iain Dale is not officially … Continue reading

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You’re not paranoid if they’re out to get… someone else

It strikes me as odd that every time my foot is on Paul Staines’ neck, he has a shot at Tom Watson. I do hope Paul has double-checked those figures.

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Flying Lion

And now, some figures that have been fudged in the opposite direction. (Boy that Lord Ashcroft does splash it around, doesn’t he?)

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Well, this is sure to be an interesting morning

For the best laugh you’ve had in ages, watch Dale and Staines lay into me with their usual bluster and bullshit, not knowing that they’d both dumped themselves in it last night. Both Paul Staines and Iain Dale have been … Continue reading

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Iain Dale has been overstating his visitor stats

Let me give the short version for those for those who don’t wish to dig through all of this: Iain Dale has replied to my recent post about his outlandish traffic claims and has – in his post – inadvertently … Continue reading

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Paul Staines: damn your lies and stuff your statistics

Paul Staines (aka ‘Guido Fawkes’) finally emerged with his stat-porn today. Only a day later than usual for some reason. Oh well, at least he’s quicker off the mark than Mugabe. Let’s fisk the whole thing while we wait for … Continue reading

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Grab bag

Busy day today. I’m going to pass you over to some other bloggers/items for a bit: 1. Septicisle – Scum-watch: Harassing the evil Islamic terrorist Abdul Muneem Patel: As Sun journalists obviously don’t have anything better to do, they’ve taken … Continue reading

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April Fool’s has come and gone….

Who’s the fool that carried on? PS – Congrats to the BBC for the concept, production, casting and timing on this. It’s wonderful. You may also have missed Justin’s morning wheeze, which he blogs about here. UPDATE – You really … Continue reading

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