ill and ancient (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Its kind of like the Damian McBride thing or the MPs Expenses, where the internet has hold of a news story, but the way to blow it wide open is awkward. These hacked emails from CRU, there's hundreds of them and many of them contain things that could be news stories, so how to handle and avalanch of so many at once? There's dozens of bloggers and climate sceptics ploughing through, looking for dirt,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Queen's speech: Tory leader attacks Gordon Brown over absence of bills on immigration, the NHS and MPs' expenses David Cameron, the Conservative leader, today accused Gordon Brown of "monumental failures" in government and behaving like an "irresponsible opposition" over the Queen's speech. In his parliamentary response to the state opening of parliament, Cameron launched a scathing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
The power of the tabloids is on the wane, argues Alexander Chancellor (G2, 13 November), so why do politicians suck up to them? To a point. The perceived wisdom is that falling newspaper circulation and the rise of digital and social media is changing politics, as it has in the US. But our research shows that while digital communications and online advocacy has changed the way consumers choose goods...
Lobbydog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The sharp eyed will notice that one Damian McBride is also pictured, leaning on the door frame in the background.
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 [...]
Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I see that Matt Davies is reporting that Tory PPC for St Austell and Newquay Caroline Righton has issued an unpology . If fails to apologise for the email she sent in response to the Tweet that was reported to her but adapted somewhere along the way from Stephen Gilbert's original. All this while pledging to fight a clean and positive campaign. What I do find strange is that this A-Listista PPC should...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
To get this week’s Guy News broadcast, click on the link in the Guidogram. It is a Halloween special and we have a Westminster shaggy dog story. Guido also has a surprise word with one of the political living dead – Damian McBride. Well it was a surprise to him. Listen in… Subscribe to get the [...]
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...
Obsolete (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Nadine Dorries , that noted flag carrier for lying and libel, has managed to wring a whole £1,000 from Damian McBride over the supposed libels he sent to Derek Draper while they were considering the setting up of the now infamous "Red Rag" website. McBride, fairly enough, decided it wasn't worth the potential cost of going to court, even though these remarks about the sainted Ms Dorries...
John Ward in Medway (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Nadine Dorries MP, who was smeared in the Damian McBride activities earlier this year, has been awarded damages of (according to Paul Waugh) just over a thousand pounds. There will be legal costs on top of this, apparently around £2,500.One down two to go: there are two other "legal letters" (rather than writs) cases outstanding, against Derek "Dolly" Draper and No. 10 Downing...
Chris Paul: Labour of Love (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
So, the utter tool Damian McBride has decided to avoid the litigation risk of testing his disgraceful Guido Fawkes / Paul Staines alike smearologist behaviour in the libel court and has paid an undisclosed sum (£1,000 we're told) to Ms Nadine Dorries MP, report sSky News . Rather as Murdoch's The Sun has joined The Mail in settling undisclosed damages on Tom Watson MP after a cartoonist and...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Nadine Dorries is so cheap This idiot is claiming that Mad Nad has won substantial damages against Damian McBride. According to the BBC Mad Nad accepted an out of court settlement for £1,000. That is not substantial damages. It is peanuts which monkeys are paid.
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
There was a lot of speculation when Guido personally served papers on Damian McBride on behalf of Nadine Dorries that it was merely some kind of publicity stunt (yes, that means you Mr Brogan). What Guido knew, and many ill informed commentators did not, is that the smears about Nadine were placed with journalists and some [...]
Irfan Ahmed (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
This blog post might seem a little strange to some but its a question that I have always wanted to ask Mr Staines, I think now is the time to ask him the question so here goes. Who do you think you are? It seems that Guido on many occasions just posts a post like: +++ McNulty Says Sorry to the House : Paying Back £13,837 +++ or another one of his from today is: ++ Damian McBride Pays Nadine Dorries...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
More to follow…44 CommentsDick ScratcherI wonder if she’s still got her nurse uniform….Dr_ProctorHopefully she’s lent it to her daughter…Obama is a twatYes please!38Randy Old ManI hope they both have nurses outfitsWhifflerHooray, and the same (in the cause of sex equality) to the male member (not) involved'Lizzieoooh!Ken LorpThat’s a real shame as I was looking...
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