Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
All that talk of dear Damian leads nicely into this story coming out of Caledonia. Seems the SNP have got their fingers burnt as it turns out one of their most prolific and aggressive "cyber-nats" was in fact a paid up employee of the Scottish Government - in charge of the office of Culture Minister Mike Russell. Oops, no surprising then that one Mark MacLachlan no longer works for the SNP...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Alex Salmond and Mike Russell will not be happy chaps this morning as the often talked about cybernat bullying is finally exposed as the News of the World uncover (now former) senior aide Mark MacLachlans disgraceful online bullying/hate campaign. Mike Russell's office manager Mark MacLachlan has now resigned (or been sacked) not only from his job but also membership of the SNP. Mark MacLachlan hid...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
While Nadine Dorries has settled her claim for libel against Damian McBride (with Damian having to pay legal costs including for Guido’s time spent serving him with the papers) she has not yet settled her claims against HM Government. She has until April to commence proceedings, just in time for the whole Smeargate saga to be [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
MP for Mid Bedfordshire says former No 10 spin doctor has settled with her for unconfirmed sum A Tory MP who was targeted by the so-called "smeargate" emails has said that she has been paid damages by the Downing Street adviser who resigned over the scandal. Nadine Dorries welcomed the decision by Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Damian McBride to settle and expects it to strengthen her...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Another Black Day for Gordon - SpeccieTory MP Receives Damages For ‘Smeargate’ – SkyThe Cameroon ‘Blair Complex’ – ConservativeHomeLamentable’ failures led to Nimrod crash that killed 14 – IndyBernard Jenkin Must Repay £63,000 - MirrorLabour MP: Mandelson Briefing Against Brown - Tory RascalVoters Say State Too Big – IndyHomophobia is a Right...
OberonHouston (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Yesterday Tom Watson , the former Minister for Digital Engagement and close ally of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, received £50k in damages from the Mail on Sunday (MoS) and The Sun Newspapers over an article written by top political blogger Iain Dale. In the MoS article written by Iain Dale it was asserted that Tom Watson had been cc'd on the Smeargate emails between Damian McBride and Derek...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Sort of jealous that Guido’s old sparring partner Tom Watson has reputedly trousered circa £50,000 from the combined damages he received from the Mail on Sunday and the Sun. Tax free as well, that will more than make up for his loss of £400-a-month cash he claimed (no receipts necessary) in expenses for groceries. Guido [...]
Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Apologies for the delay in the write up but TB had some serious sleep to catch up on. The last weekend at Wellington College for YBF6 was an extremely sound gathering of some of the brightest minds in the grassroots movement of both today and the next generation. It was a refreshingly honest look at where conservatives in this country really are at. Behind those closed rural doors people were a lot...
Ellee Seymour (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
I spotted Guido Fawkes – the man who claimed the scalp of Derek Draper and Damien McBride in the Smeargate scandal – as he left the Conservative conference and asked his views about David Cameron’s speech. I finished by asking whether he would vote Conservative. You will have to play the video to find out his [...]
Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
It seems that Paul Waugh did a double take too when listening to Harriet Harman's sexist rantings this lunchtime. As TB said at the time , it seems Ms. Harman has been attending evening classes at the Damian McBride School of Political Studies. Paul goes into more detail : Contrasting Labour's record on equalities and feminism with that of the Tories, she said that David Cameron would extend foxhunting...
And another thing... (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
RIGHT wing bloggers have been banging on for months about “Smeargate”, insisting (and probably believing in their own minds) that what McBride and Draper were up to was somehow typical of the Labour Party. They’re wrong, of course. What McBride was suggesting was vile and reprehensible and the Labour Party immediately recognised that. Smears are not [...]
OberonHouston (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I tell you what , I've got to give Tory Bear a big Hat-Tip right up-front. He is an observant wee boy. Let me explain, much of the really good stories in the blogosphere are attributed to investigative work, but most of this is mundane and time-consuming searching on the web. It might sound easy, but it's not. If a developing story was easy to spot, everyone would be running with it. The fact is that...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Five months after the event, the legal tussle over "Smeargate" has begun. Nadine Dorries, pictured, the Tory MP falsely accused by Labour spinners Damian McBride and Derek Draper of having an affair, has sued her accusers for libel.
Political Scrapbook (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
It was announced this afternoon that ‘Mad’ Nad Dorries is suing Messrs McBride and Draper over the Smeargate emails. In a clever bit of new media, Guido Fawkes and Tory Bear were enlisted serve the writs and TB videoed his. It’s almost like ‘knock a door, run’ for bloggers: Given the esteem in which Damian and Dolly [...]
RantinRab (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Coming at us from all angles'? It is well known that the government and their agencies seek to control us, dictate to us how to live our lives and try to punish us if we dare to show any signs of dissent. From Smeargate to wheelie bin fines, it's all the same stuff. In the Blogosphere, well on our little corner of it anyway, we focus our attention on the government and attack them for every step they...
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