Europe needs to get real on defence; Britain needs to get real on Europe
13 February 2025
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5 July 2009
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I assume their journalists follow you on twitter, and clearly they read your blog, so they are part of the conspiracy too, are they not?
I love the idea of following someone on twitter being the new guilt by association. But actually it shows how social networking is breaking down the ways of an old media that cannot really adapt to it, so I think we should be glad to see sad sad stories like this.
You may have been looking at Jackson, Michael Caine or Cameron, but what were you saying? It is a great photo I have to say,
You nasty trapster you, it’s a conspiracy.
Cat out of the bag there, Big Al – “Mandelson and Campbell chatting together for quite a while shock horror admission”.
Just wait until the legendarily foul mouthed Paul Dacre and his hacks get to work on that one.
I just got up and read this blog… I’m laughing to tears! Hilarious! Thanks AC!
I thought the big news of today was the new Mi6 chief wears speedos and his wife has put photo evidence on facebook. (Now sadly removed)
Please excuse me for not buying the Mail to check out this sparkling act of journalism…
Silly Mail. I hope we all have better things to do with our time than to be concerned about such risible stuff. Any reader who falls for the article was never going to vote Labour anyway.
Well Scumday have obviously done their homework, a real Inspector Morse job…the biggest piece of evidene was them both following each other on twitter, throw away the key!
SERIOUSLY!!!
Oh and by the way, i know exactly what you and Lord Rasputin were discussing…..football, DURH!
Dear AC
‘Bit of a nothing article really. It highlights a couple of things;
* Labour may,at last ,be fighting back by at least going for a Tory.
*The personal relationships between those in the media and politics is really close. It used to be us and them but now boy involved in labour party dates girl journalist et cetera is bound to come into. I bet if you looked into who Simon Walters and Glen Owen have relationships with it probably is or has been partners and friends involved in politics.With this in mind can I have a job in politics and Ms Gainsbury’s phone number!