A John 'n' Ron production.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Character test
Character test
I hope Sarah Mackinlay, editor of Total Politics, Iain Dale's new pet project, is not going to turn out to be as big a liar as Iain Dale?
"We all do it", she writes. Speak for yourself, luv. We all shit and piss, however, only those interested will engage in the activity she is referring to. And, whilst some might be furtive about it, I had nothing to hide. I searched on Google when I read in the Guardian that I was the most prolific prisoner litigant in modern penal history. Just checking for accuracy, and then without the word modern to see who it was of all time and it still came up with me. Naturally, I was chuffed at this discovery because it meant I am one up on Mark Leech.
It was this that grabbed my attention: "Companies like Beal’s monitor, manage and advise on how to improve your on-line reputation". And I thought that the McCanns on-line reputation is very tarnished indeed. So much for them employing Clarence Mitchell as their PR spokesman. He is able to manage the Mainstream Media to a large extent, but his influence on the new media counts for nothing. In fact, he has become something of a laughing stock.
This backs up what I have said in relation to the McCanns and their PR man:
"A positive reputation is everything to a politician, off- line it is considered so important that all messages are crafted with great care and every effort is made to ensure anything you don’t want published remains out of the public domain, and anything you do is used to its optimum. Off-line there is much more control over what is and what is not said about you, your politics and your message.
But the PR effort is given less consideration on-line with greater freedom, questionable accuracy and where there is far less control over what is written about you".
Only this morning I was reading a short post on Iain Dale's Diary, which supports the quote above in relation to politicians.
Sarah Mackinlay ends her article with 5 bullet points, but it's the 4th which interests me most: "A monitoring checklist: Sincerity - If you make a mistake apologise for it before on-line content spirals out of control".
This is advice which the McCanns should have heeded. However, it would appear that they are hell bent on refusing to admit to mistakes. Instead, they tried to attack those on blogs, forums and in chat rooms for criticising them. All this achieved was those on-line attacked them even more. On this test it just proves that the McCanns characters are flawed.
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Clegg lays down law to Euro-rebel
Clegg lays down law to Euro-rebel
Lib Dem leader tells justice spokesman to toe the line or step down over comments backing EU referendum
Bad news for Liberal Democrat justice spokesman David Heath, who announced last week that he would be backing Tory calls for a referendum on Europe and said it would be up to Nick Clegg to decide his political future.
It seems the Lib Dem chief intends to stand firm on the issue.
"There is no question of a free vote on this matter; there will definitely be a party whip and as a member of the frontbench David will be bound by the same collective responsibility as everyone else," a source close to Clegg says.
"If he feels he can't toe the party line then he will have no choice but to stand down."
Oviously, Nick Clegg has not been paying attention to Norfolk Blogger.
Lib Dem leader tells justice spokesman to toe the line or step down over comments backing EU referendum
Bad news for Liberal Democrat justice spokesman David Heath, who announced last week that he would be backing Tory calls for a referendum on Europe and said it would be up to Nick Clegg to decide his political future.
It seems the Lib Dem chief intends to stand firm on the issue.
"There is no question of a free vote on this matter; there will definitely be a party whip and as a member of the frontbench David will be bound by the same collective responsibility as everyone else," a source close to Clegg says.
"If he feels he can't toe the party line then he will have no choice but to stand down."
Oviously, Nick Clegg has not been paying attention to Norfolk Blogger.
Monday, 18 February 2008
A Tone clone?
A Tone clone?
Did anyone else notice this Northern Crock's body language when he sought to justify his decision to nationalise Northern Rock? Particularly, the hand gestures. In at least two places, it could just as easily have been Tony Blair, seeking to justify his decision to go to war with Iraq. In particular, the "I did what I believed to be right" speech.
It would appear that Alistair Darling is the puppet head Chancellor, whilst Gordon Brown does the talking with his mouth and hands. But for Darling actually saying a few words for himself, one could be forgiven for thinking that he is nothing more than a ventriloquist's dummy.
Did anyone else notice this Northern Crock's body language when he sought to justify his decision to nationalise Northern Rock? Particularly, the hand gestures. In at least two places, it could just as easily have been Tony Blair, seeking to justify his decision to go to war with Iraq. In particular, the "I did what I believed to be right" speech.
It would appear that Alistair Darling is the puppet head Chancellor, whilst Gordon Brown does the talking with his mouth and hands. But for Darling actually saying a few words for himself, one could be forgiven for thinking that he is nothing more than a ventriloquist's dummy.
Monday morning blues
Monday morning blues
It may be remembered that Tory blogger Iain Dale, who authors Iain Dale's Diary, was very slow to post on the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway's illegal activities, and when he did so, he disclosed that the reason why was because he is a friend of the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway. And yet, this morning Iain Dale was very quick to post this. Whilst it is accepted that the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, has behaved inappropriately over the misuse of airmiles, and should stand down, one must question what kind of yardstick Mr Dale is using to measure the wrongdoings of both the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway, and Michael Martin, to put them in the same league?
In the comments section there is this interesting exchange:
Anonymous said...
Iain, before you jumped in with criticism of the Speaker, did you find out what other MPs do with the air miles they have accumulated on official business?
February 18, 2008 11:55 AM
Iain Dale said...
Yes, of course I rang all 659 of them. Idiot. This allegation has been made by newspapers over the last 2 days. Grow up.
February 18, 2008 12:08 PM
What on earth could be making Mr Dale see red? Could he be suffering from PMT?
It may be remembered that Tory blogger Iain Dale, who authors Iain Dale's Diary, was very slow to post on the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway's illegal activities, and when he did so, he disclosed that the reason why was because he is a friend of the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway. And yet, this morning Iain Dale was very quick to post this. Whilst it is accepted that the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, has behaved inappropriately over the misuse of airmiles, and should stand down, one must question what kind of yardstick Mr Dale is using to measure the wrongdoings of both the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway, and Michael Martin, to put them in the same league?
In the comments section there is this interesting exchange:
Anonymous said...
Iain, before you jumped in with criticism of the Speaker, did you find out what other MPs do with the air miles they have accumulated on official business?
February 18, 2008 11:55 AM
Iain Dale said...
Yes, of course I rang all 659 of them. Idiot. This allegation has been made by newspapers over the last 2 days. Grow up.
February 18, 2008 12:08 PM
What on earth could be making Mr Dale see red? Could he be suffering from PMT?
Sunday, 17 February 2008
TOTAL BOLLOCKS
TOTAL BOLLOCKS
Coming to a newsstand near you soon, probably in June. We'll also have a super new website, this is it folks, which will have all sorts of things to interest a political audience. "The magazine is meant to be a kind of trade magazine for the political sector - no editorial slant, aimed at politicians and those hooked on political process" (as advertised by Iain Dale's Diary).
Coming to a newsstand near you soon, probably in June. We'll also have a super new website, this is it folks, which will have all sorts of things to interest a political audience. "The magazine is meant to be a kind of trade magazine for the political sector - no editorial slant, aimed at politicians and those hooked on political process" (as advertised by Iain Dale's Diary).
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