March 31st, 2009

Who Got Nicked at the Pickles Bash?

Following a party thrown by Eric Pickles a drunken fracas took place – inquiring minds want to know who got nicked and had to sober up in the cells?  Been there, done that, got the t-shirt…

UPDATE : Paul Waugh has the full story.


235 Comments

  1. 1
    Anonymous says:

    who cares
    the BBC thsi morning just described the G19.5 meeting as a purely cosmetic event that will leave people no better off and with no new information afterwards.
    FFS Even the BBC seem to be turning their backs on Brown

    • 52
      anonymong says:

      It wasn’t you, was it Guido?

    • 59
      Papiere, zeigen Sie mir Ihre Papiere - schnell!!! says:

      Meanwhile, as a result of last-night’s overreaction at the Palace of Westminster, Tim Montgomerie over at ConservativeHome has a wizzo idea…

      http://conservativehome.blogs.com/torydiary/2009/03/87-of-conservatives-members-would-like-dan-hannan-to-have-prime-speaking-slot-at-party-conference.html

    • 161
      Anonymous says:

      Funny how journalists are so slow in reporting their own misbehavious, fiddling of expenses and laziness but so quick off the mark with others. My guess is this was an MP then contributions to the police benevolent fund would have been made last night and someone would have had an exclusive this morning.

      Nice to see that there is still honour among reptiles – fortunately the same does not apply to Tory boys if Guido and Nicky Campbell are anything to go by.

    • 170
      Green Shoots says:

      Green shoots at last… I think Gordon has done it. Perfect timing. Returned next May by a slightly less majority, maybe. You have to take your hat off to that guy!!

      http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b570d84-1d0d-11de-a527-00144feabdc0.html

      • 182
        Anonymous says:

        The approvals always increase in February.
        The tell-tale is the scale of House Prices, and they are still heading towards the basement

      • 190
        Jack Sprat says:

        Hardly green shoots, is it:”“It adds to the glimmers of hope that the UK is nearing a bottom, or will reach the bottom in the first quarter of this year,” said Colin Ellis, an economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC”

      • 191
        Anonymous says:

        The problem for McIdiot is given below:

        “Bank of England Pension Fund Surges Betting on Inflation”

        This means inflation and increase in Interest Rates as the effect of QE kicks in.

      • 192
        Anonymous says:

        And for all those how believe in the Tories competence to run the economy – a little quiz.

        Who is the Tory MP who:

        - is often wheeled out on economic matters to lecture everyone on good financial practice
        - many Tories would like to see in the shadow cabinet
        - is a director and significant shareholder in a company who signs the accounts
        - where the company has never made a profit in any of the 6 accounting periods for which accounts have been filed and has made a loss of £12.4m on a turnover of £93.5m over the last 3 reported year

        Clue – he travels on the same train as Mr Dale – but gets off before him to go to his second home while Mr Dale is going to his first home.

        Answers on a postcard to G Osborne – he needs all the help he can get.

      • 197
        bofl says:

        one swallow doesnt make a summer! ask gordon and mandy.

        if a country had enormous debt-govt and citizens-there was nothing left to sell-imported most things-like food and raw materials-exported all its jobs-spunked £trillions and had a mad commie/nazi party in charge then why would anyone invest?

        add to that massive unemployment- 85-90 % taxation(oh yes) – inflation at 20% plus- surely a great time to buy houses? er not.

        the WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE THAT THE UK IS A BASKET CASE-THAT IS WHY THE g20 MOB HAVE ALL DESERTED MC CUCKOO-

        yet here the propaganda rolls on-
        the bbc shows programmes about ceaucescu yet cannot see the madness here……..

        still the ceaucescu story had a happy ending!

        thankfully it is said that history often repeats itself.

    • 199
      Anonymous says:

      I’m beginning to belive this curse thing – look here

      http://addickschampionshipdiary.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-this-really-good-news.html

  2. 2
    Anonymous says:

    Iain Dale?

  3. 3
    dutch says:

    It was David Aaronovitch and George Monbiot, probably.

  4. 4
    Alex Agius says:

    What was up with Nicky Campbell this morning Guido?

    • 9

      It was outrageous – Guido was in the radio car and the BBC engineer’s face was a picture. Shows the BBC mindset doesn’t it?

      • 14
        Hugh Jardon says:

        Not heard this..any chance of it being posted pls??

        Ta.

        Incidentally, have a mentioned that I may have played hide the sasauge with Mrs D, when I was 17???

      • 27
        Anonymous says:

        Hugh

        Who didn’t?

      • 29
        Plato says:

        I’ll be waiting for it to go on Listen Again – I wonder if they will remove this little broadcasting gem.

        Mr Draper was excised from Woman’s Hour completely – unfortunately I was forced to listen to it twice to make sure I was tuned to the right slot.

        What we do in the line of duty. Sigh.

      • 46
        Hugh Jardon says:

        Anon..
        Well, Dolly for starters…
        He still doesn’t now…don’t you know!!! :-)

      • 112
        Muddled says:

        This should have been posted here not there

        I have deduced the following: Nicky Campbell wasnt’ normal and Guido Fawkes was in a radio car. Reception was outrageous but the BBC engineers face became a picture. Then. Nicky Campbell called Guido Fawkes a fascist.
        Whether Guido hear this because of the outrageous reception or whether he saw it on the BBC engineers face, I do not know.
        There is something missing in this story.

    • 87
      Sir Reginald Titbrain says:

      Brief explanation would be appreciated. I missed whatever it was.

    • 104
      ANNON says:

      nicky campbell is one of the worst presenter on radio or tv. He continually interupts listeners trying to make valid point by interjecting with his own stupid points He treats all listeners as morons.. BBC GET rid of HIM OR IS another of these grossly overpaid idiots along with clarkeson, J. ROSS TO NAME BUT A FEW. and due to absurd contracts the bbb cant get rid of them
      Dont tell me toswitch off, thats not why Imay my licence monet for

      • 231
        Anonymous says:

        and they gave that idiot a lie in to boot.

        poor sheila has to carry the show on her own from 6.

    • 158
      Labour News Manager says:

      Lets have an update to the background on this story. Sounds like Nicky not liking the truth from his callers or something. And what’s this about Derek Draper being removed from the listen again?

  5. 5
    Anonymous says:

    Toenails?

  6. 6
    Anonymous says:

    It was Alister Campbell vs. Simon Heffer!

  7. 7
    Anonymous says:

    Probabaly someone arguing about the mole. Sorry don’t believe the mole expense leak story. What better smokescreeen to throw up than to say there is a mole and now if you have noticed the whole news agenda has is now changed and leading with the Mole story.
    Smith and Co are off the front page and the main news reports. It will also make newspapaers nervous about using the information.

    Its bollox and spin by the government. Don’t fall for it.

    • 68
      This little piggy went to market and this fat piggy went to Westminster and stuffed his face says:

      Exactly – they are trying to turn this story into a mole when actually it’s about some pigs.

    • 228
      Anonymous says:

      Exactly. So obvious.

  8. 8
    Air Nokia One says:

    Prescott?… he has form you know.

    • 20
      Hamish Macbeth says:

      No – it woun’t be anyone who deserves to get nicked….they get away with it

    • 146
      Wind O'Liquor says:

      Prescott’s form is spherical, the troughing pie-muncher.

      • 160
        Waiter - gin and tonic, please! says:

        Chipolata sausage monger and sexist loud-mouthed dinosaur. No morals whatsoever.

  9. 10
    anonymous says:

    There is a post on Iain Dale about how Dolly Draper hasn’t been attending to his computer (or ignoring an article about Ms. Smith) – maybe it was him and he’s taken a break from blogging whilst in custody – the drunkeness presumably fits in – maybe it was him and Guido having a bit of afters left over from last week and Guido protests too much – although I imagine both would like to think they wouldn’t have been invited.

  10. 11
    Osama the Nazarene says:

    Great to hear you on 5 live this morning especially as you gave that popinjay Campbell an appropriate dressing down. Dale speaks to the insomniac thousands you speak to millions!

  11. 12
    Section D Notice says:

    Was it you Guido?

    Too much Margaux?

  12. 13
    • 22
      Section D Notice says:

      Feckin’ Hypocrisy! The deluded Hoon.

      “They must return “honesty and fairness” to the financial industries and not put greed and short-term gratification before long-term benefit”.

      Sounds exactly like what the politicians need to be cured of, right and wrong is off their radar .

      In St. Paul’s too, perhaps God may strike him down.

    • 24
      Max says:

      The man knows no shame; he is a complete self contained moving car crash. Reminds me of the joke about the crap driver who says he’s never had an accident but seen lots in his rear view mirror…

    • 64

      Exactly TT – the discussion around City bars and restaurants today will include the phrase “who the f_ck does that piece of shit think he is”. Nicholas Sarkozy to GB “allez baissez-vous ros beef !”
      EG

    • 141

      The real speech

      “In our families we raise our children to work hard and to do their best and do their bit. We don’t reward them for taking risks that would put them or others in danger, and we don’t encourage them to seek short-term gratification at the expense of long-term value.

      And in Britain’s small businesses, managers and owners do not train their teams to invest recklessly, behave secretively or keep their biggest gambles off the books.

      Most people who have worked hard to build up their firm or shop don’t understand why any company would give rewards for failure; or how MPs have grown fabulously wealthy making claims for second homes and employing family members as wankers.

      And so our task today is to bring the imperatives served by our members of parliament into proper alignment with the values held by senior bankers who get even more money than they do – hardly any work, taking expenses, being dishonest, being greedy.
      It must be fairly transparent but not openly so. And so our task is to agree global economic rules that protect the enduring values of the money we have stashed away for when the electorate throw us out.”

  13. 15
    Gordon Glum No 1 Bum says:

    Where is Dolly Draper?

  14. 18
    atticvs says:

    Guido and Draper…had to be ???

  15. 19
    JMT says:

    All this mole stuff is balls.

    If there were one, offering the goods for 300 grand, all the authorities have to do is offer to pay up – and then nail the seller. A big fat sting.

    Why warn off, when you could have had the mole under lock and key already?

    Better headlines there surely?

    Or maybe the whole palace of westminster cannot wait to see the end of the troughing swine, and no civil servant can be trusted to stay quiet anymore?

  16. 23
    Hamish Macbeth says:

    From the Telegraph “”MPs have criticised the effectiveness of the police complaints watchdog in monitoring its own recommendations, claiming systems for checking the quality of its work were “conspicuously absent”. “”

    The cheeky bastards….and just how effective is the watchdog on MPs expenses and how well has it dealt with Jacqui Smith and Tony McNumpty defrauding the taxpayer – Gordon Brown getting sky sports on expenses…

    The feeky chuckers,.

    • 57
      Unsworth says:

      So they’re outraged that their massive rip-off claims have not been chucked out by the Fees Office either?

      You bet.

  17. 25
    Taxfodder says:

    I like to think it was somebody happily tanked up deciding to “find” a self satisfied fiddling MP or government toady, and beat the living daylights out of him/her.

    Certainly would have got my vote, no more than they could reasonably expect from any decent UK taxpayer.

    Next best thing is not voting them into a job, fries with your onions sir?

  18. 26
    mitch says:

    The sterling coppers were sufficiently in charge of a post-party handbag fight to have to use CS gas.

    Dry run for Thursday in the square mile?

  19. 28
    Ian Kelly says:

    I’ve seen on other blogs and websites a few different comments all saying that the films Jacqui Smith’s husband was watching was gay porn, but it isn’t being reported by the media.

    Is there any truth in the rumour?

  20. 30
    Rich Timney says:

    Dolly?

  21. 31
    Anonymous says:

    “I’ve seen on other blogs and websites a few different comments all saying that the films Jacqui Smith’s husband was watching was gay porn, but it isn’t being reported by the media. Is there any truth in the rumour?”

    Good point – they named the other films that had been claimed for – so why not name the porn?

    • 36
      mitch says:

      Virgin’s policy for all customers is not to itemise porn films on bills. You can understand why they prefer it that way.

      The interesting angle on this is that the second date was the first Sunday of a parliamentary recess. It seems very likely that 5 bellies was also at home.

      • 40
        Hamish Macbeth says:

        “”the second date was the first Sunday of a parliamentary recess. It seems very likely that 5 bellies was also at home”"

        Silly you… of course not – Redditch is her second home silly. She would have been dossing down at her primary home – the room at her sisters.

    • 149
      tedious pedant says:

      The Torygraph did, yesterday. Front and centre, front page: “Raw Meat 3″ and “By Special Request”

  22. 33
    large donor-no problem-it's on expenses! says:

    looking at that ugly munter every day would turn any man gay!

    • 66
      Anonymous says:

      Nonsense!
      JacqBoots was reviewing the DVD herself, in the interests of diversity and cultural awareness, and also to see if there were any interesting laws that could be implemented to regulate such behaviour – such as making it bloody compulsory.

  23. 34
    The Beast says:

    Chuffing heck Fawkes do you ever sleep?
    Im still wrapped up in the wanking sack

  24. 34
  25. 37
    Anonymous says:

    Guido, you old right-wing fascist! I loved the way you made that lefty fuckwit cambell squirm this morning- couldn’t happen to a bigger twat!

    • 113

      Right-wing anti-fascist if you please.

    • 180
      ahem says:

      Fascism is left wing. Nazis were socialists. hat tip: Jonah Goldberg=

      • 203
        Anonymous says:

        I’m not really sure you could call the Nazis socialists or left wing. They weren’t right wing either. Just a bunch of power hungry freaks.

        They might have called themselves the national socialist workers party but if I understand correctly one of the first things they did was shut down the unions. Hardly worker friendly….

  26. 38
    Anonymous says:

    Ahem, it is traditional not to list the names of ‘adult’ films on bills. That’s why the reference to them being certificate 18 is a little misleading – if they were regular 18s they would have been named – these are the boulderised versions of R18 porn films that can be shown on regulated Tv services.

  27. 39
    anony says:

    Steve McClaren

  28. 41
    MPs are bastards says:

    When do we march on the cesspit that is parliament to wrench power from the troughing whores notionally (and temporarily) in charge?

  29. 42
    Markcl10 says:

    Was Mr Timney watching ‘Asian Babes’ perhaps? Just to keep on the right side of his PC wife?

  30. 44
    Harriet Harman PM in waiting says:

    My partner Jack Dromey has never been involved in any unseemly behaviour, unlike THAT consort of Gordo’s Bitch Jacqui,

    On yer bike, Gordo.

    • 85
      Anonymous says:

      ‘Unseemly behaviour’ – well not since the operation.

      Nice earrings BTW – so…’organic’.
      Ethnic are they?

    • 147

      Yeah, but that’s only because Jack Dromey is so dead from the neck up he doesn’t even notice Loans For Peerages turning up in the Labour Party Bank Account.

  31. 45
    Major Bonkers says:

    Guido said: “who got nicked and had to sober up in the cells? Been there, done that, got the t-shirt…”

    Is that an admission Guido?

    My 2p guess – Guido & Dolly.

  32. 47
    youdontknowme says:

    Is Eric Pickles the Tory version of Prescott ?

    Pickles isn’t as good. I’ve always quite liked JP’s Les Dawson-ish “crap at the piano” approach to politics.

    • 83
      W.W. says:

      The difference being,

      Les Dawson was actually quite good on the piano, and only pretended to be crap.

      Where as John Prescott …………..

      Though Pickles does need to pick up his game.

      Though that is the problem when he has been exposed as a s’cammer’, he loses both his credibility and any kind of moral authority.

      As to the ‘leak’ story, well now the Government know how the rest of us felt, when it lost 26 millions peoples persoanl data, which is presently involved in an auction between a nice man in Lagos and a nice man in Mumbai

      W.W.

      • 181
        Woman on a Raft says:

        “There’s something nasty in the castle yard
        We know what it is
        And who did it
        But for Pete’s sake
        TELL US WHERE IT IS”

        Big finish. One of Les’s best.

  33. 48
    Brown is Weak, Weak, Weak!!! says:

    Gordon Brown still dithering, stumbling about, and having another tantrum this morning by all accounts. He doesn’t know what to do about Jacqui Smith, Tony McNulty and Ann Keen all fiddling their expenses. He doesn’t know whether to cancel his Sky Sports and Movie package which he claims on expenses.

    Brown is Weak, Weak, Weak!!!

  34. 49
    The Beast says:

    I think that we should all celebrate the fact that the husband of our wonderful homosecretary is a member of the vibrant and diverse LGBT community.
    Is there anybody in the Labour party who isnt an arse bandit?

    • 50
      mitch says:

      Beast, you aren’t on the Iron Maiden FC are you? There’s a bloke there with the same tag. Just wondered.

  35. 51
    Sarkozy threatens to walk out of G20 summit says:

    Bye!

  36. 54
    Does my arse look big in this? says:

    Mandelson and Larry Grayson

  37. 55
    Bob from Brum says:

    Well, the Beeb are reporting it now
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7973346.stm

    Definitely anti-tory spin to it, no passes so no-one famous or infamous!

  38. 56
    Jacqui Smith out by Friday says:

    Jacqui ordered and watched the porn films with her husband. It will all come out in a tabloid later this week.

    • 78
      Nosebag says:

      The films were viewed on Tuesday 1 April and Sunday 6 April. Usually Ms Smith would be at home(second in Redditch) on Sunday evening. However she can easily prove that she was at her London residence on that evening.

      If she and Mr Timney were cuddled on the Redditch couch(thanks taxpayers) watching Asian Babes(thanks taxpayers) on the 32″ plasma screen(thanks taxpayers), Ms Smith will indeed be out by Friday.

      Somehow I think she would have resigned if she was at home on Sunday because it would only be a matter of time for the truth to emerge, thereby compounding her humiliation.

      • 90
        jammy dogger says:

        Resign? RESIGN??? These troughers are here to stay unless there is a full-scale uprising.

      • 92
        Unsworth says:

        ‘Truth’ ‘emerging’ has never worried any of these scumbags. They don’t actually know what the word means.

        Humiliation? So what. I’ve always been amazed at their resilience – or thick hides. They are impervious to shame.

      • 97
        Desperate Dan says:

        She’s got a teenage son. Is his dad taking the blame to spare the lad’s blushes I wonder?

      • 144
        Anonymous says:

        its the son wot did it

      • 166
        Anonymous says:

        Desperate Dan says:
        March 31, 2009 at 10:44 am
        She’s got a teenage son. Is his dad taking the blame to spare the lad’s blushes I wonder?

        They already tried that spin (his parents) and apparently the lad threatened to go public to refute their story. No it appears it was not him (well not this time anyway) besides which that would have been tthe easy way out at the start and maybe would have been undertsood by anyone with a teenage son full of hormones

        was this not alledgedly a gay movie though ? Oh dear Oh dear dear me…

      • 188
        Anonymous says:

        and she needs two washing machines (courtesy the taxpayer) to get the stain out the old geezer’s underpants.

      • 230
        anonybot says:

        Desperate Dan;

        If it was the teenage son then it wouldn’t have been much of a story and both Timney & Smith could have said basically *Look – I will refund the rental fees but you know what “teenage boys” are like – suffice it to say he’s had the embarassment of knowing that his Mum knows what he’s been doing and a talking to from Dad and he won’t be doing it again” ENDOF kids will be kids and its “normal” part of growing up we’ve all done it I suspect when we were younger and perhaps some still do it (and also watch porno vids too )but the fact that Timney or Smith didn’t do that makes it more certain that the culprit was indeed Timney himself but full credit for not taking the easy route and blaming the son for it.

        Smith is still finished though and is unlikely to remain in post at the next re-shuffle in June and good riddance !!!!!

    • 111
      W.W. says:

      Well it sure won’t come out on the BBC.

      Just heard their R2 News item on the terrible leak story wich the public are up in arms about.

      Finished off by saying that this has been brought about by that dreadfull leak of Jackboots Spliff repaying espenses claimed for watching a couple of porno’s.

      ‘Films watched by her husband; and she knew nothing about’ That was the last line.

      Still presents Gordo with a bit of a problem as he has now come out in her support.

      Does he dump her at the re-shuffle and look weak (which he is) or keep her in, so as not to look weak (which he is)

      Jackboot Spliff = the Neil Hamilton of New Labour.

      W.W.

      • 156
        Pickled Egg says:

        How could she not know about them?

        She claimed them as expenses.

        If she was an employee she would be sacked.

        She is a public employee. She will be sacked. Meanwhile she will be ridiculed.

  39. 63

    Ohhh…my fuckin head…my eyes sting….where am I?

  40. 67
    Plato says:

    And Polly is getting it in the neck big time – as ever the comments are class.

    • 71
      mitch says:

      This one is class:

      “Jacqui Smith earns a mere £138,000 per annum. Anyone who considers that this is enough to live on, and that her and her loved ones should pay for their own bath plugs, kitchen sinks and pornography is an impertinent, hateful cynic.”

    • 80
      Anonymous says:

      The comments on Toynbee’s piece have been removed and disabled.

      “Comment is free” – Not.

      • 91
        jammy dogger says:

        Oh dear. Someone must have said the word ‘Tuscany’.

      • 93
        Ratsniffer says:

        You’ve got to hand it to old Pol….mad as ever. She lives on planet la-la…and will forever defend her rich leftie friends who inhabit the same Twatosphere.

        She should retire to Tuscany, holding summer workshops for handwringing liberal wets who want to debate Relative Poverty.

      • 94
        jammy dogger says:

        Possibly the most deluded woman on the planet – since the last one who believed “I won’t come in your mouth”.

      • 96
        Anonymous says:

        Comments are back up now, post-moderation

      • 100
        jammy dogger says:

        The comments are all gems, even this one which starts off badly, but gets better:

        “Polly, you get a lot of abuse below the line and a lot of it is misguided, tribalistic crap from people who wouldn’t be seen dead with a copy of the Guardian. It’s obvious who they are, they all mooch over here with instructions from Guido, all spouting the same toxic nonsense.

        But they are going to have an absolute field day with this column, and rightly so. This is so out of touch it’s untrue.”

      • 171
        The hole Truff and nowt But the truff says:

        another comment is this
        ‘Too many politicians seem to think that they have the same rights as an accused in the dock – innocent until proven guilty. But they don’t.’

        Smith refused to answer any questions on this. If we had done the same then due to the rules Labour installed that would go towards proving our guilt. There is no right to silence or the ‘5th’ except when you are a a LABOUR MP (other parties cannot do this) and you have been caught RED HANDED!!!!

      • 210
        Muppet says:

        I do love the phrase: “…the mental image of the Home Secretary’s husband tugging away like a bonobo in a cage…”

        The language of Shakespear ;-D

    • 150

      I made her the “Hoon Of The Day” her drivel was so bad.

  41. 69
    Anonymous says:

    WWWere they fighting over the lady?

  42. 70
    draper is a cunt says:

    I love how there’s an advert for Absolute vodka just below this.

  43. 72

    Er Guido….

    Speak to Kerry McCarthy, she was there.

    • 139
      Anonymous says:

      She says she was in the chamber of the House at the time and only heard something outside

      • 173
        The hole Truff and nowt But the truff says:

        chamber of the House

        Is that the ’sorry was in the bog at the time when it all kicked off’ excuse

  44. 73
    Weybridgeman says:

    Please let the gassed one be Nick Robinson……!

  45. 74
    FrankFisher says:

    Michael White and Polly Toynbee?

    oh it would be sweet….

    C’mon Guido, dig it out. What do you think we’re paying you for?

  46. 75
    Anonymous says:

    Love the unbiased BBC reporting: ERIC PICKLES party held by TORY party chairman when BRAWL broke out – not thought to be TERRORIST threat altho’ CS GAS was used to control the combatants who may have been journalists. They may have already left the TORY party and may not have even been on the guest list but the were SUBDUED JUST OUTSIDE SPEAKER MARTINS CHAIR AND THE CORRIDOR TO THE OFFICES OF OTHER MPs.
    Further to this I agree this £300,00- request for toot for un-redacted expenses sounds like a lie. Is there any journalist or newspaper editor out there that can confirm this ? Under oath ? (and excepting David AAsonovitch/Mary Riddell/Peter Riddell/Polly Toynbee and usual suspects)

    • 174
      300 says:

      it is a lie…just to easy to throw in and muddy the waters. The fact the BBC are all over it sums it up and destroys any credence to the story.

      Come on who got offered these for 300 grand.

      See no one… Labour and the BBC think we are dumb FUCK THEM!!

  47. 77
    Anonymous says:

    What happened with Nicky Campbell and Guido Fawkes ?

  48. 86
    Anonymous says:

    Pickled again, then…

  49. 88

    Guido

    The film Jackboots husband was watching was gay porn

    SOURCE

  50. 99
    Shit-Bag says:

    Nicky Campbell called Guido a fascist.

  51. 101
    Marlin says:

    Arrested person is 40 year old man who told police he is a “company director”. Believed to be a PR person.

    • 148
      anon says:

      wonder if it was a PR slimeball called Paddy Gillford? I’d love to see him fall flat on his upper class arse!

  52. 102
    johnny come lately says:

    Never mind the BBC Jon Craig, who was useless at the Daily Express, and is now on SKY with more arm movements than Andrew Marr!! was almost climaxing and going on and on as if it was the man Pickles’ fault!! OR the tory party’s fault!

    He broke the rules by displaying his personal pass telling everyone (including possible terrorists) that it enables him to swipe the card and get through doors other people cannot..HE must be ripe for a mugging now the stupid stupid man.

    He was and is a useless political correspondent and I am sure he was hand picked by Boulton, knowing that he would never be upstaged by Craig.

  53. 103
    Anon. says:

    Maybe the person who nicked the expenses pre-redaction and got all mouthy about it.

  54. 106
    Muddles says:

    I have deduced the following: Nicky Campbell wasnt’ normal and Guido Fawkes was in a radio car. Reception was outrageous but the BBC engineers face became a picture. Then. Nicky Campbell called Guido Fawkes a fascist.
    Whether Guido hear this because of the outrageous reception or whether he saw it on the BBC engineers face, I do not know.
    There is something missing in this story.

    • 116
      Plato says:

      Mr Campbell introduced Guido as a right wing blogger, Mr Fawkes responded by introducing Mr Campbell as a left wing journalist.

      Mr Campbell immediately spat “fascist” at him, Mr Fawkes told him to take it back, Mr Campbell smirked and giggled a sorry, Mr Fawkes demanded he take it back and said he was very insulted. Mr Campbell mumbled sorry and the interview continued.

      At the end, Mr Campbell said he was very sorry for what he said and Mr Fawkes accepted this.

      A Carol Thatcher moment for Mr Campbell.

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        Muddled no longer says:

        Oh what joy.
        For a moment I was almost there, listening.
        Thank you Plato.

      • 131
        H says:

        ‘A Carol Thatcher moment for Mr Campbell’ – yeah but ‘Mr Campbell’ won’t get sacked for it!

      • 200
        Anonymous says:

        Everyone knows it is perfectly acceptable for BBC journalists to label any slightly right leaning individual a fascists. The executive floor will not even be able to comprehend anything wrong with the statement. They will not see it as an insult just a statement of fact. To them it would be like David Beckham complaining because the BBC called him a footballer.

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    geekparent says:

    OK so I commented on Claire Ward in yesterday’s post about the release of MP’s expense claims. Well blow me down:

    This Is Local London

    and

    ThunderDragon

    She’s a whip, don’t you know.

  56. 110
    Sir Reginald Titbrain says:

    O/T But is there an election in the offing? This one is specially for the Inquisition when he’s finished his egg and soldiers.

    Boris and Darius are naughty boys

    This is about a tape that has ‘turned up’ of Boris and Darius Guppy discussing corrective behaviour re. a lowlife hack.

    I remember being used to embarrass Boris on HIGNFY yonks ago.

    The Independent probably found it when they sorted out the junk so they could all fit into the Mail’s broom cupboard.

  57. 115
    snoutmerchant says:

    I know the name of the bloke arrested! ha! Ha!

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    Anonymous says:

    The Standards “Watchdog” is, effectively, God. There is no-one to whom you can complain about his performance or lack thereof – I know, I’ve tried.

    Oddly, when I gave reasons for my wishing to complain about the Commissioner, I heard no more, other than, on the news, that he was considering another complaint against Jacqui Smith. Whether it was my complaint against the Commissioner (which cited his refusal to consider the complaints against her) or that of her London neighbours, I don’t know.

  59. 119
    Giovanni Drogo says:

    I heartily endorse the ‘Send Your MP a Photograph of Ceausescu Shortly Before They Put Him Up Against a Wall’ campaign being run…

    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/mps-to-claim-for-black-markers-used-to-censor-expenses-claims-200903311675/

    • 164
      Wind O'Liquor says:

      Anyone got a link to a visdeo of the Ceausescus being executed?
      I was looking for one on the web some time ago and couldn’t find it.
      I believe their execution was shown live on TV.

    • 212
      FrankFisher says:

      Yeah, the last prog of a pretty good series – Didnt’ have much detail on their rise to power or how they held power, but good for mood, and the last 15 minutes are electric.

      But I tell you one thing about them, when they knew they were going to be shot they showed some balls. I can’t imagine Brown acting the same way. “No, if you’re going to execute us, execute us side by side” and to their credit the revolutionaries respected their final wishes and did just that. Rat a tat fucking tat tyrants.

      Politicians take note. You can only push us so far, and there is only one punishment.

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    Keith Joseph says:

    But what was the argument about? ‘Neo classical endogeneous growth theory’ as opposed to Adam Smith market driven reforms in money supply? Surely scrapping in a Commons corridor over such matters is so just the right thing to do. Alan Clarke would have approved.

  62. 124
    pintandapisstheorist says:

    Nearly pissed myself when I came across this:-
    http://www.ericpickles.com/newsarticle.php?id=1542

  63. 128
    Prime Minister Gordon Brown says:

    Global Problems need Global Solu…..gotta go, another big dump coming.

  64. 129
    anonymous says:

    What time was Guido on with Nicky Campbell, so I don’t have to listen to it all?

  65. 135
    Jon says:

    Was it You and Draper Guido?

  66. 142
    Slipper says:

    Due to lack of work this morning I’ve been surfing.Saw Guido v Draper. What a shit Draper is ad hominem. doesn’t listen,doesn’t answer the question,lies. answers the question he thinks he should have been asked not surprising he was a spin doctor he is incapable of telling the plain unvarnished truth. Difficult to judge Guido who showed forebearance. Any way where is this briefing note I’d hate to have you down asa bullshitter.

  67. 142
    Anonymous says:

    this has shades of the OJ trial.

    don’t look to the person in the limelight, who are they trying to distract the attention from?!

    smiths = son

    simpson = brother

    ok one was murder, and th other was a gay wankfest on the taxpayers tab, but the coverup approach is the same, the only thing the husband didnt do was jump in a disco and lead the police up the m25

    • 155

      The point is not really WHO watched the porn, the point is the careless greedy arrogance that any and every possible little Hooning thing should and could be claimed for. How the fuck much have the troughpigs salted away from the salary, as everything fucking thing seems paid for on expenses or allowances?

      And don’t they realise that Gordon The Moron’s hyperinflation will make it all fucking worthless?

      If only we could strip them of the gold plated pension!!

  68. 151
    A.J. says:

    Eric Pickles is the epitome of porcine.

    • 177
      Grip of Onan says:

      Just take one look at his greedy venal face tells you all you need to know about Piggy Pickles, the fattest rat in the pack.

  69. 152
    Pickled Egg says:

    Honest people will lose their jobs because Gordon Brown is bailing out greed, corruption and incompetence.

    Gordon Brown doesnt care about honest people. He just wants to be Prime Minister.

  70. 153
    Plato says:

    One of the best from Polly’s comments:

    ‘It’s all been a huge misunderstanding’ claimed Richard Timney this morning. ‘Jacqui asked me to do some parliamentary research . . how was I to know that ordering DVDS featuring ‘Big Ben’ and ‘Black Rod’ would get me into so much trouble?’.

  71. 154
    Anonymous says:

    Nick Cohen vs Peter Hitchens?

  72. 163
    THE BEAST OF CLERKENWELL says:

    Nicky Campbell nursed his much older wife through cancer, she then left him.
    HAHAHAHAH
    He very obviousy has a micro penis that matches his brain.
    The thick Hoon.

    • 183
      Anonymous says:

      Wasn’t it the case that while she was undergoing treatment for cancer, he was presenting the Radio 1 breakfast having an affair with the news girl…

      • 224
        Anon. says:

        Woteva! He’s a hoon. Sunday mornings between Marr’s ego wankfest and Countryfile are ruined.

        No wonder I refuse to pay the telly tax.

  73. 167
    anon says:

    Oh Guido

    you’ve been on the radio and they keep plaing your comments

    you’re a star

    can I have your autograph…..:0)

  74. 168
    Draper_Pride says:

    Coooee boys its me.

    Please visit my blog-have i told you all that my wife is famous.Clever people like me dont pay taxes(ask the taxman).Someone told me once that if you dont wash your hair for 3 years it cleans itself(Only 3 months to go).

    Yesterday someone used my name in the same sentence as cuckold so I must be famous.

    If there are any comments I dont like I will ask Guido to remove them and if he doesnt I will piss myself just like my hero Gordon did.That will show you all.

    Remember I am famous and clever-it says as much on my qualification that I printed off the internet.

    • 176
      The Inquisition says:

      Draper
      Where is my pay cheque you promised me for my comment about Camerons
      sons death?
      You said it was in the post 2 weeks ago.

      Switch your mobile on so I can speak to you.

      Cuckold=Dolly

      • 234
        Draper_Pride says:

        If I make a few quid from my book I’ll bung you the dosh so long as Kate doesn’t find out as were still trying to get over the bankruptcy proceedings and the bailiffs have been round again. Please don’t contact me on here again your a fucking embarrassment and should be completely ashamed of the shite you’ve been posting.

  75. 169

    Guido?

    Beeb (spit) says male reporter, London publishing house, so they know who he is.

  76. 172
    Anonymous says:

    Guido, please do a bonkers Brown clip – now he says markets need “family values”.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7973305.stm

    This is getting Bananas

  77. 178
    Guy says:

    Guido you are now MSM what with the Daily Politics & then R5 this morning.
    Thought the T shirt on the DP was brilliant & Dolly didn’t seem to notice.
    Spot of Newsnight coming up?

  78. 179
    Anonymous says:

    I thought that MSM was Men who Slept with Men.

  79. 185
    Anonymous says:

    House of Commons attack on policeman was ‘incredibly violent’

    A journalist who injured a police officer in an “incredibly violent” assault yards from the Commons chamber remained in custody today as fresh questions were asked about parliamentary security.

    The male reporter, believed to work for a London-based publishing house, had to be sprayed with CS gas after going “berserk” when an officer intervened to stop an argument with another reporter and a woman in a corridor.

    A source said: “He had an argument which spilt into the corridor, at which point he was approached by a police officer who asked to see his ID and he completely lost it and went berserk.

    “The assault was so violent that they had to use CS gas to stop him. It looks like he’ll face prison.”

    Another source said that the attack was “incredibly violent” and was much more than a “simple drunken brawl”.

    The reporter’s media company was today not responding to messages, while the Metropolitan Police said that the man in question was still in custody in a central London police station, under arrest on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6008616.ece

  80. 189
    Sir Richard Dimblebum says:

    Oh come on! Somebody must know.

    Why so coy?

  81. 195
    RavingMad says:

    I’m bored with all this talk of a leak.

    The beeb are working overtime on this.

    But it’s achieving what the bastards want – deflecting attention from the main issue – corrupt MPs and their expense theft.

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    Rexel 56 says:

    Sugar Media website right now:

    Sugar Media Ltd
    Sorry for any inconvenience.

    We are currently updating are database and will be back up as soon as possible.

    Thank you.

  84. 201

    Breaking News: Two-Faced MP caught with both snouts in the trough!

    http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/odd_pig.jpg

  85. 202
    bofl says:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165997/Banks-need-family-values-says-Gordon-Brown-extraordinary-sermon-City-ahead-G20.html

    mc cuckoo talking bbbbbbb bollocks again!

    i know why he stutters- it is because every time he opens his mouth he lies!

    gordons family values?
    get married to cover up for being gay.
    have children that you never look after.
    use said children in photo ops + beard-after you publicly state that you will never do so.

    spend so much money that you bankrupt your family.
    then borrow moe under false pretences( quant . easing)

    it goes on…………..

    i wonder if the word ‘integrity’ has been banned in westminster as nobody seems to have any ?

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    mitch says:

    Just remembered – the 10p tax rate compensation ends today. More tax next month!! Just what we need.

    Plus, as the budget isn’t until April 22nd, and badger could well change tax rates, we don’t actually know how much we’re earning from tomorrow until 21st April.

    Well, it’ll be alright if you’re an M.P. on the expenses make.

  88. 208
    Bardirect says:

    Google is your friend

    Sugarmedia webpage in their cache at http://tinyurl.com/dj9lp7

    • 223
      Perry Neeham says:

      Thanks for the link Bardirect, their ‘portfolio’ (as they call it) gives a clue. It a warm snowball to the Abramovich yacht that Sugarmedia is proped up by government grants.

  89. 213
    Anonymous says:

    Sky News political reporter has just said “and some might think the government should spend more time sorting out the expenses matter rather than looking for a mole who may or may not, exist”.
    Quite

    • 214
      Get with the program says:

      wahey somebody has finally said it…lets take the diversion they’re trying to put out and get with the subject.

  90. 215
    Troffers says:

    2 hacks fighting, who fucking cares!

  91. 216

    Name of other Hack?

  92. 217
    Out the Faerie Quene of Kirkcaldy says:

    Sugar Media is a market-leading publishing company specialising in education, careers and the advancement of diversity. We have a portfolio of established, high quality, specially-targeted print and on-line publications.

    Sugar Media’s core print and online products are:

    BHM (The Official Guide to Black History Month) in the UK
    BHM USA
    MELA (The Official Guide to Melas) in the UK
    IWM (The Official Guide to International Women’s Month )
    The Student Times – The National Student Newspaper
    Network News – The African Caribbean and Asian University Societies Newspaper

    Not one of Jasper’s chums is it? How droll would that be?

  93. 220
    Raedwald says:

    Ian Thomas’ potted bio on the Sugar Media cache says “Ian is well known for his passion for the publishing industry and his flamboyant personality.”

    Hmmmm.

  94. 221
    Anonymous says:

    Ltd companies can be searched on companies house for free. It is amazing how many are badly run and do not do returns. You get the old names too.

  95. 227
    EA says:

    The Sugar Media website now says they are “currently updating our database and will be back up as soon as possible”. Shut down due to inordinate and sudden interest?

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    Phorm says:

    A party in the Commons

    So who PAYS for the party? presumably the taxpayer.




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