Author Archives: Tim Ireland

About Tim Ireland

Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.

Backing Blair – 2nd London MeetUp

Last night’s Backing Blair meeting was a success. We have one mini-campaign on the roll (I’ll tell you more about it later; it’s a hoot) and we also discussed possibilities and options for other London campaigns and ways of improving … Continue reading

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Blogging the election

Both the Times and Radio 4 want you to blog the election for them. For free. You may remember me asking you to do the same thing. But I’m not the Times newspaper or the BBC. Fair enough if payment … Continue reading

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How to spin tectonic plates

Blimey! Now Bob’s at it! Guardian – Are you thinking what I’m thinking about the election?: Thanks to tactical voting and electoral apathy the Tories could win it. I think at this stage the Monster Raving Loony Party stands a … Continue reading

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Celver

Washington Post – Critic of U.N. Named Envoy: President Bush named Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton yesterday as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a surprise choice that would send an outspoken critic of the world body’s … Continue reading

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Nicola Calipari: Death by Ambush or Death by Stupid?

BBC – Nicola Calipari: An ‘extraordinary hero’: On Friday, Nicola Calipari was an unknown Italian secret agent, close to completing another successful mission for his country. A few hours and a selfless and fatal act later, he had become a … Continue reading

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Push that legislation through, boys!

The threat is real and immediate. Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens says so. In News Of The World. I shan’t bother wasting my breath to point out the obvious. UPDATE – But Chicken Yoghurt will. Enjoy.

Posted in The War on Stupid | 2 Comments

Unlikely but amusing

Seamus spotted a familiar image (see these comments) and brought this to my attention… It has been suggested that Jeff Gannon has been entertaining Tony Blair in a way that makes his offer to appear on Little Britain even more … Continue reading

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Blunkett not the daddy… and certainly not the source of the leaks

Independent – Furious Quinns launch tirade against Blunkett: In public, Mr Blunkett refused to counterattack, saying it would be “unseemly” to engage in a public argument with the couple. Privately, he is convinced that it was someone close to the … Continue reading

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Happy thoughts… happy thoughts…

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

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A message to the peeps who know Zack Exley

If (I repeat if) Zack Exley is on his way back to the U.S. I would ask those who know him best (or even those who know how to get in touch with him) to work towards cornering him in … Continue reading

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