Author Archives: Tim Ireland
About Tim Ireland
Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.Some questions for John Lyon, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
If we’re to believe Nadine Dorries’ local hokum (i.e. about 70% of her blog being fiction), when exactly did Nadine Dorries stop misleading her constituents about where she lived? Nadine’s fictions regarding the amount of time she spent in her … Continue reading
Nadine Dorries excuses her stupid lies with dangerous lies
This evening, the 6pm edition of Anglia Tonight carried the following report about the excuses Nadine Dorries gave for lying to her constituents. If you’re in a hurry, just click here to zip forward to the relevant quote (orig): Ms. … Continue reading
Nadine Dorries is a corrupt liar
As I originally blogged back in 2009, the primary issue with Nadine Dorries and her accommodation expenses claims was her changing her story mid-stream about where her second home was. Today we are assured by her closest political allies that … Continue reading
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
The 85th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth should serve as a reminder that some of her supporters are already planning for her death, and recently even floated the idea of a state funeral: Daily Mail – Lady Thatcher to be … Continue reading
Nadine Dorries and the most pathetic hatchet job in political history
Yesterday, Nadine Dorries published a further attack on a constituent in an effort to justify her earlier attacks on that same constituent (more). A lot of what she publishes in response to this article in her local paper (while claiming … Continue reading
News of the World vs. Big Society: snakes in the grass
Watching Channel 4’s excellent documentary Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking I was struck by the bravery of the victim of sexual assault who spoke out, especially in comparison to the majority of ‘journalists’ who worked under Andy Coulson and/or alongside … Continue reading
NAD-LIBS are back!
NAD-LIBS work just like Mad-Libs, only they focus on the adventures of everyone’s favourite Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries. (It’s hard to think of a more fitting tribute, given her tendency to imagine or invent stuff that happens to her, often … Continue reading
Andy Rayment replies at last
I’ve been unavoidably detained (and not for the reasons some might have you think), but I need to get a quick post up on the matter of Andy Rayment finally replying to me, mainly to point out that it was … Continue reading
Iain Dale, his pride, and others things that are hard to swallow
One of the main issues I have always had with Iain Dale is his ‘style’ of comment moderation. In his post on ‘rules’, he says that he will not allow comments that could be “construed as libellous” and reserves the … Continue reading
House of cards
A private discussion about this 18-month campaign of harassment with some of the people who could be most instrumental in ending the matter has proven to be an enormous waste of time and effort, for reasons that should become clear … Continue reading
