Sunday, 17 February 2013
Seen Elsewhere






 Lady McAlpine dismisses Sally Bercow and Philip Schofield:
“and she was the first one kicked out… He began in children’s television with his thumb stuck up a glove puppet.”










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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013


Read Guido’s Column in The Sun Today

The_Sun_17_2_2013There are 27 political stories in The Suntoday. In Guido’s column you can find out:
  • About Cameron’s secret no photo-op visit.
  • Why the computer says ‘NO’ to CCHQ.
  • Why Prezza won’t be campaigning for the Labour candidate in Eastleigh.
  • Why online campaigner Claire Perry MP isn’t so anti-porn.
  • How a cancer charity cheered up parliamentary researchers.
  • Why Eddie Izzard’s frocks are not enough for power dressing.
  • If Downing Street is under-powered, we have figured out why…
The column isn’t online, so get down the newsagents and read it today for only 50p, or the follow-ups elsewhere next week…
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013


Electrifying Keith Vaz Sings Grease Lightening

You better shape up…
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Saturday Seven Up

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013


Download the Guido App Today

Free, faster and formatted for your phone.
The Android native app can be downloaded here. For all other devices you can download it here…
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Telegraph‘s Big Mac Blooper: Now You See It, Now You Don’t


Earlier MediaGuido advised the Telegraph to get in touch with their legal department after running a photo of a Big Mac to accompany their horsemeat in schools story. McDonald’s are thus far untainted by the scandal, now the original picture has been replaced by a much less legally dubious cottage pie. Let’s hope no one at Maccy D’s noticed…
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Two Left Feet Hires Blunder Blogger

A big welcome to Left Foot Forward’s new associate editor James Bloodworth. Rather awkwardly for the new boy at the bankrupt blogging slave workhouse, just a few days in, he’s already had a nightmare. Here is what Bloodworthwrote earlier:

Just the two problems. Gordon abolished it. And Ed didn’t promise to scrap it, he said he would bring it back. It’s been updated since. Pretty basic stuff, you would have thought, for Britain’s self-proclaimed leading wonk website…
H/T @IainChapman
UPDATE: Talking of left wing people saying ridiculous things. Here is Laurie Penny on the “Nato” invasion of Iraq. And here is Tim Stanley beautifully skewering her piece.
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IPSA V Nadine
Sub-letting Allegation and a Double Petrol Claim

IPSA have begun naming MPs that are under investigation finally, and much to delight of Twitter, the first person in the frame is Nadine:
“The Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has reason to believe that Ms Nadine Dorries MP may have been paid an amount under the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses that should not have been allowed.  An investigation will be conducted into claims submitted under the following areas of the Third and Fourth Editions of the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses: Accommodation Expenditure; Travel and Subsistence.”
Guido understands that the allegations centre around an allegation of subletting due to a jump in electricity bills, Nadine says that is because her daughter was staying as is her right. Another travel claim for petrol has also been submitted twice.  Nadine tells Guido she’s innocent and will fight it all the way.
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Ed in Eastleigh Tomorrow

Guido understands the Labour leader will be journeying south to help out his joke candidate John O’Farrelltomorrow.
And this time he’s armed with an actual policy…
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Return of the Tory Chihuahuas

Back during Nigel Farage’s 2010 election battle against Bercow, Guido discussed the significance of chihuahuas in British politics. ChIHUAHuas are Conservatives In their Heads, Ukip At Heart. Three years later and they are back: Sir John Major has taken to quoting Guido word for word:
“Members with Conservative heads and UKIP hearts cannot be placated. Whatever is offered to them will be insufficient. They will demand more. They will only be satisfied by withdrawal. 
Down in Eastleigh the Tory’s eurosceptic candidate Maria Hutchings isdoing her utmost to weaken the UKIP support; with love rather than the foolish dismissal favoured by Warsi, Dave, et al:
“Many of those people have views that are patriotic, which are [not dissimilar from her own]. And not that dissimilar from many people in our party, either! But no, I’ve never been tempted to move because the over-riding factor at the moment is to get this country back on its feet”.
That core Conservative vote who are UKIP in their hearts could be the difference in Eastleigh, and at the next election. When it comes to Tory chihuahuas, their bark is nothing compared to their bite. Guido will be keeping a close eye on the effect of Hutchings’ tone. 
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