Monthly Archives: October 2009

How Iain Dale libelled Tom Watson (and me)

“I didn’t libel Tom Watson. if I had done, he would have sued me.” – Iain Dale (source) Today, in the High Court, The Sun issued an apology to Tom Watson (more) and agreed to pay a “substantial sum in … Continue reading

Posted in Old Media, The Political Weblog Movement, Tories! Tories! Tories!, UK Libel Law | 3 Comments

Jimmy Carr: legend

1. I can’t really say that I’m a fan of Jimmy Carr, but I do admire his ability to go certain places, and his willingness to go there (in between corporate gigs). And here he is going there and doing … Continue reading

Posted in It's War! It's Legal! It's Lovely!, Old Media, Tories! Tories! Tories! | 2 Comments

Patrick Mercer: putting political agenda ahead of principle

One of the many questions that Patrick Mercer refuses to answer involves his role in the placement of his endorsement of Glen Jenvey in a January 2009 letter from The Sun to the PCC; one answer has Mercer accusing that … Continue reading

Posted in Tories! Tories! Tories! | Comments Off on Patrick Mercer: putting political agenda ahead of principle

Attempt no landing there

For the avoidance of doubt; – I am busy, and working behind the scenes on the main story; what Patrick Mercer and his staff are hiding (and, to a lesser extent, the lengths they will go to in order to … Continue reading

Posted in The Political Weblog Movement, The War on Stupid, Tories! Tories! Tories!, Updates | 4 Comments

Dominic Wightman: follow the leader

Dominic Wightman has, since the very beginning of the more recent attacks on me, denied having anything to do with the ‘Cheerleaders’ who are doing the bulk of the dirty work (which mainly involves the repeated publication of my home … Continue reading

Posted in Old Media, The Political Weblog Movement, The War on Stupid, Tories! Tories! Tories! | 7 Comments