Monthly Archives: February 2011

Bedfordshire on Sunday: indiscretion

You may have noticed some minor damage control going on this past week as the Conservatives took some limited measures to bring Nadine Dorries to heel while ignoring the wider problem of the smear campaign she has involved herself in. … Continue reading

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Jonathan Lord turned a blind eye

Let’s begin with a brand new and very special episode from Conservative Change Channel: CCC11-01: Jonathan Lord: ‘off the record’ I hope you enjoy a few laughs, but the guts of it is about as serious as it gets: What … Continue reading

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This one writes itself

Via @scotchtwit I discover there is a variety of potato (exhibitor grade) called the ‘Nadine’: Potato ‘Nadine’ Exhibitor Grade (Solanum tuberosum) Exceptionally smooth skin with shallow eyes. Cream flesh has firm, moist waxy texture and does not discolour on cooking. … Continue reading

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Nadine Dorries: Go Compare

[NOTE – Because I’m not a plagiarising prick like Paul Staines or Ian Hislop and I don’t take credit for other people’s work, I must begin with a BIG ‘thank you’ to Iain Marley for his excellent Excel work on … Continue reading

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Nadine Dorries and Marketing Management Midlands Ltd

Below is a table of recent expenses claimed by Nadine Dorries for staffing classified as ‘Professional Services’. Previous to this, such claims have been reported as payments for “PR, research and media services” conducted by her close friend, Lynn Elson, … Continue reading

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Jonathan Lord (MP for Woking): Smears

This is an excerpt of a conversation I had with Jonathan Lord (Conservative MP for Woking ) in December 2010, in a chance meeting at a fundraiser for the children’s charity I volunteer for: Jonathan Lord – Excerpt #1 There … Continue reading

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