Tory MP Says Catering Staff are “Servants” | Political Scrapbook
Tim Loughton Strikes Back | Speccie
Do Dave and Ed Agree On Europe? | Open Europe
UKIP Local Chair Reisgns Over Gay Comments | Pink News
Throwing Stones in Glass Kremlins | The Tea Room
Civil Servants Caught Watching Porn | Mail
Gordon’s Arts Chief Splashes £8,000 on Leaving Do | Toby Young
Why the US State Dept and the EU are Natural Allies | CPS
Shame On the All-Male Teams in the Lobby | Mary Ann Sieghart
Car Crash Ed Has No Ideas | Dan Hodges
The Battle Between Blue and Red Labour | Rafael Behr
Tim Loughton Strikes Back | Speccie
Do Dave and Ed Agree On Europe? | Open Europe
UKIP Local Chair Reisgns Over Gay Comments | Pink News
Throwing Stones in Glass Kremlins | The Tea Room
Civil Servants Caught Watching Porn | Mail
Gordon’s Arts Chief Splashes £8,000 on Leaving Do | Toby Young
Why the US State Dept and the EU are Natural Allies | CPS
Shame On the All-Male Teams in the Lobby | Mary Ann Sieghart
Car Crash Ed Has No Ideas | Dan Hodges
The Battle Between Blue and Red Labour | Rafael Behr
“you asked Ed Miliband for clarity on a referendum, he couldn’t give you that clarity”
One-term Dave says:
In fact, it’s not a fantasy..
LibDems: Now is the Time for a Real In/Out Referendum
Flashback to Damning Leaflet From 2010
Weirdy beardy LibDem MP Julian Huppert just got hit in the face with this leaflet live on the BBC. Video to follow…
UPDATE:
Cabinet Office Spy’s “Specialist Policy” Mission
Yesterday’s poorly worded/suspicious Cabinet Office statement on Prince Charles’ spy in the heart of government had the distinct whiff of a cover-up. Just who is the mystery man, or lady, seconded from the Royal Household? Why is he, or she, there? What exactly is he, or she, doing? Guido has learned that the representative from the Household of the Prince of Wales’ remit centres around a “specialist policy role”. He has reason to believe it is a lady as well.
Despite the obvious implication that someone with close links to the Royal Family is working on government policy, a Cabinet Office spokesman insists that is not the case and they have no role in legislation. The official kick back still refuses to reveal the staffer’s identity, this time on the rather tenuous grounds that it would not be fair since he/she is in a “relatively junior”. Senior sources in the department are now emphasising to Guido that the unnamed person’s role is unrelated to their work with the Prince of Wales and that high-security clearance is not “required”.
So why not just be completely transparent about the arrangement?
Maybe Dave could phone up that shady royal benefactor who got him his job, so we could get to the bottom of this once and for all…
Maid Mary Ann’s Misjudged Moan
The Independent’s Mary Ann Sieghart has joined in the ongoing debate about women hacks in Westminster. Guido was on about this last week, with the Guardian and Telegraph following up on the issue. Sieghart claims:
“It took years of campaigning for childcare to be seen as a mainstream political issue rather than a private matter for parents. That was because politicians didn’t think it was important and nor did political editors. They were, on the whole, workaholic men with wives at home.”Which hasn’t gone down very well with those same male political editors:
As I was stuffing porridge into my 5-year-old this morning I learnt from @MASieghart that male political editors don't "get" childcare.
17 Jan 13@GuidoFawkes @MASieghart thought same as I read piece rushing to station after doing school run
@jameschappers @GuidoFawkes @MASieghart i'd like to have read it, but too busy changing two pairs of nappies 1st thing this am (as daily).
Guido was particularly amused by the suggestion that Mary Ann wasn’t very happy with Andrew Neil and the BBC:“I had the uncomfortable feeling all the way through that I was being forced to play second fiddle, but it wasn’t till I watched the programme back on iPlayer that I realised why. The presenter, Andrew Neil, had gone to Danny first with every single question and had often given him, but not me, the chance of a follow-up.”If her choice of outfits for Brillo’s show was anything to go by , she can’t have been that cheesed off…
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
Exclusive: Dan Sabbagh New Guardian National News Editor
The Guardian’s Head of Media and Tech Dan Sabbagh has been promoted to National News Editor. After having a good war in the War on Murdoch he clearly deserved a battlefield promotion.Congratulations…
Leveson Debate: Come See Mosley Get Another Spanking
The German-themed spanking party enthusiast and paymaster of the Hacked Off campaign, Max Mosley, supported by Murdoch-hating Chris Bryant and the media lawyer Charlotte Harris, will be opposing the contention that the Leveson proposals represent a fundamental threat to the freedom of the press. They will be debating against the mild, retiring Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn, Media Select Committee chairman John Whittingdale and Guido. Andrew Neil will be refereeing the debate to ensure that no blood is spilt.To say that there is a level of mutual contempt between Mosley/Bryant and Littlejohn/Guido is an understatement. They think we’re muckraking, knuckle dragging, right-wing tabloid rabble rousers and we think they’re just so embarrassed by their sexually incontinent, promiscuous indiscretions being revealed that they are campaigning to prevent future exposure of such behaviour. Guido would like to see as many of his readers at the event to ensure Mosley gets another public spanking. Given Max enjoys humiliation, he might even enjoy the night.
The debate is on Wednesday, January 30 at IET London, Savoy Place, WC2R 0BL. Tickets are available online from the Speccie.
If you were David Cameron now, would you fly to Amsterdam to deliver a political speech tomorrow? It won't look good if he goes...
British citizens are dying in Algeria. Is this a good time for David Cameron to be banging on about Europe?: As... bit.ly/UwSolC
Algeria hostage crisis and anger. Snow. Eurosceptics on warpath whatever PM says. Will Cameron opt out of his own Europe speech?
17 Jan 13
Should Cameron cancel tomorrow's speech in Amsterdam if Algerian crisis ongoing? Can't chair Cobra meetings from Holland
@Kevin_Maguire ITN report he'll do just that, via the polycomm
17 Jan 13
@Kevin_Maguire he can - so says No10 - arrangements have been made for Cobra in the morning
@chrisshipitv Trust they'll let you film PM doing so. Smacks of wrong speech, wrong time, wrong place
Cam is absolutely spitting with the Algerians. The call to their PM this morning is described as 'pretty businesslike' - for which read curt
Guidogram Going Out Shortly
The Guidogram round-up of the week is going out shortly.Thousands of Westminster insiders read the Guidogram, everyone from Downing Street insiders to Fleet Street never miss it. Don’t miss out on Prince Charles’ spy at the heart of government, the have cocks versus the have nots, and David Cameron’s tantric sex tape.
Join the conspiracy and become a subscriber to the Guidogram, free, to keep in the loop. You’re either in front of Guido, or behind…
The Trannies are Coming!
Guardian Preparing for Burchill Siege
From: Internal Communications
Date: 17 January 2013 15:31
Subject: Kings Place
To: ALL NOTES USERSWe have been informed that around 4.30pm today members and supporters of the trans community will be gathering outside Kings Place in response to last Sunday’s Julie Burchill comment piece.
Security are aware and we will monitor the situation carefully. We do not believe that this will affect staff working in the office, but if you are expecting guests you might like to let them know in advance.
If you have any questions, please contact Paula Tsung (Head of Workplace Management) or Ian Carter (Workplace Manager).
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Guardian under siege!
UPDATE: Observer deputy editor Paul Webster has picked up a megaphone and is apologising to the offended masses outside Guardian HQ:
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