January 30th, 2010

Loose Lips Sink Ships

A big round of applause to the Liberal Democrat activist Dan Falchikov who spent an entire train journey mouthing off about how he stirred up a rumour that had been picked up by the press about the closure of Kingston Hospital. Richmond MP Susan Kramer quickly got a campaign up but little did Mr Falchikov realise he was infact sitting opposite the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire, who was commuting in from his million pound suburban mansion:

On train a bloke’s boasting on mobile he got Evening Standard to claim Lab has secret plans to shut Kingston Hospital - 9:57 AM Jan 27th

He’s “a manifesto to write”. Tory? Wearing Hibs scarf. Clocking his details. May sneak photo to track down. Or could always ask! -10:01 AM Jan 27th

This is the Kingston hospital scare bloke. Anyone know him?  He’s a loud mouth in public places http://tweetphoto.com/9705183 - 11:42 AM Jan 27th

Ta all Tweeters. Hospital phone man ID’d as Lib Dem activist Dan Falchikov. He should stop SHOUTING on trains - 3:22 PM Jan 27th from web

Clearly a fan of EyeSpyMP, Maguire snapped the loose lipped liberal and plastered his first name and photo across Twitter.  He was soon identified. No where is safe anymore… the walls really do have ears (and cameras).

Kramer is up against Zac Goldsmith’s extremely well funded campaign and is obviously feeling the  heat if she is fighting so dirty that she has stooped to having her campaigners make stuff up.  Goldsmith has jumped on the story unsurprisingly.  Once again it is another blow to the image of the Liberal Democrats as fluffy and nice that Clegg and Cowley Street constantly spin. On the ground the yellow team are spiteful and vicious.


58 Comments

  1. 1
    middle man says:

    Hoons

    • 14
      John says:

      Isn’t it great that the public can spy on the politicians the same way that the politicians want to spy on the public with ID Cards, ISA, CRB, CCTV, etc, etc. Lets see how much they like being monitored.

      • 24
        Kings Heath Lad says:

        This is very true John, regardless of political colour when the shoe is on the other foot etc

      • 26
        Anonymous says:

        Poetic justice. They have given proof of how indifferent they are to our privacy.

      • 28

        Just imagine if eyespymp had been about during the Major/Currie fling, that would have been horrible if someone had sent in a photo of them having a knee-trembler against Portcullis House.

        Just wait till the first image appears of Prescott podging Becket, we’ll all be calling for it to be pulled from the web

      • 33
        Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1967) says:

        Yes, it is great. And it is only the beginning.

        “Do you want to ID that loud mouthed fucker sitting opposite you on the train? There’s an app for that!”

  2. 2
    Weygand says:

    Will done Mad Dog.

    Presumably a bottle of bubbly is on its way to you from Central Office.

  3. 3
    ian e says:

    And you only have to look at Vincent Cable’s use of facial muscles as he unleashes his latest populist rubbish to realise what a vicious and shifty soul resides behind his eyes! Still I suppose that is better than having no soul like the bigger part of NuLabor whose souls have presumably transferred to the ownership of a different Nick to Clegg!

  4. 5
    Tommy cooper says:

    I bet this man was sat on the toilet reading his paper and maguire was filming through a hole in the door, he does have form when it comes to listening at toilet doors but now taking pictures???
    Fucking pervert

  5. 6
    Cato Street Conspirator says:

    What, Frankie Goldsmith, as we used to him? Now there’s a joke for a start. Calling yourself ‘Zac’ doesn’t make you any more interesting than calling yourself Dave or Tony does.

  6. 7
    Fees Office Clerk says:

    Fancy being in the business of politics and not recognising Kevin Maguire at close range. What a muppet.

  7. 9
    gone fuckin mental says:

    what a twat

  8. 10
    Germoloids says:

    He may have made it up but the hospital administration have not denied the closure.

  9. 13
    Anonymous says:

    YAY !!! Can’t you just tell that this General Election is going to be the nastiest, bitchiest outbreak of guerilla warfare this country has ever seen..?

  10. 15
    • 40
      Tapestry says:

      The PBR was the biggest fib of all – claiming borrowing was on target, when revenues had fallen by £30 billion on projected totals by December…only announced in January.

  11. 16
    The PM shouldn't be disturbed but this cunt is says:

    In Yeovil the Lib Dems are fiscal conservatives with a conscience, in Brent East they are anti imperialists, in Dunfermline & Fife West they are fierce anti unionists, but everywhere they are a shabby, cynical, spiteful, deceitful shower of shyte.

    And I am unanimous in that

    • 27
      Monopolar Bear says:

      You shouldn’t write things that make you out as a schizophrenic – you are disproportionately more likely to be shot dead than benefit.

    • 45
      bergen says:

      God knows what they are in Montgomery given that Lembit Opik is their representative.

      • 49
        My Other Cars Not A Prius Either! says:

        As a constituent of shave mc cabe here in Birmingham (not a fan),I have done busines in lembits constituency and I was shocked at the personal interest he takes in every matter that relates to employment issues for his voters.As an avowed Tory since I came to Britain I wont vote lib dem but I have to give credit where its due,he is exceptional.

  12. 17
    Anonymous says:

    “We’re NOT putting unmarried people on prison ships..!” LOLL !!!

  13. 18

    Liberals fluffy and nice? That’s just their socks!

  14. 19
    Vote NaziLabour for crimes of aggression and economic destruction says:

    So amusing the way this self regarding, preening, chip on both shoulders,
    north eastern gobshyte immediately assumes the liar is a Tory.

    NaziLabour and LibDems, united in their hatred of the proletariat.

    • 44
      I promise not to sneeze, officer... says:

      ironically, the fastest way to get yourself labeled as a fascist is to disagree with a liberal.

      ’twas ever thus…

  15. 21
    amphibious says:

    Re John@14 – in the 80s TV show “Max Headroom” (before the amerikans grabbed it) the prime theme was that the “15mins of fame” was old fashioned in the wired world to come and it would “15secs of Infamy” and well deserved.

  16. 22
    Peter Grimes says:

    ‘Spiteful and vicious’!

    I guess that’s why the LibDums need the hapless, gormless and toothless Vinny Cable as their chief spokesperson. Cloggy is, after all, a complete nonentity!

  17. 23

    Loose lips sink ships! – Is the Lib-Dem vessel a ship? – It’s more of a little boat heading up sh1t creek with a fluffy paddle!

    • 25
      Nick Cleggover says:

      There was me thinking the LimpDems were all about sandals when in reality they’re all about SCANDALS

  18. 29
    Fucking delicious! says:

    Hang the Hibby bastard…

    Fucking delicious!

  19. 31
    Ratsniffer says:

    The Lib Dums are increasingly a total irrelevance. They will be smashed in the next election, especially if Cam-U-Like grows some and stops worrying about pissing off Polly Tedious.

  20. 34

    Both Kramer and Goldsmith have been electioneering since early last year. There are only so many leaflets the people in Richmond Park can recycle.

  21. 36
    Anonymous says:

    What I don’t undertstand is how anyone has the time on a train to pay attention to fellow passengers. Doesn’t everyone have work to do?

  22. 37
    Cast Iron Boom n Bust says:

    Whilst it might have made him happier than Mark Oaten in a sewage works, remember this is toilets at work here so he’ll soon be back to his important job of representing liebour on brillos DP show along with toenails.

  23. 38
    Lady Astor's son-in-law says:

    Thought you didn’t rate twitter!?

  24. 39
    Sandy Jamieson says:

    Obviously he couldn’t be a Tory wearing a Hibs scarf. Brian Monteith is the only Hibbee whose been a Tory for 70 years.

    Those of us in the capital city who are Tories support Hearts. (Its the Protestant team anyway and importantly they occasionally play at Murrayfield)

    • 47
      AlbertKidd says:

      Jesus, how long is it since you watched football at Hearts?

      The Yam bastards haven’t played at Murrayfield for some time, their joke trip into the Champions’ League being the exception to this.

      Secondly, absolute fkn shame on you for perpetuating this sectarian bile which most folk are trying to neutralise. Hearts might at one time, have been a protestant team, Hibs might at one time have been a catholic team. But to pretend that is still the division is living in the dark ages.

      Basically, one is run by a Russian gangster and is followed by deluded goons who are going along on the ride thinking its some kind of devious masterplan which will see the champions league trophy ending up at scumcastle (5 years and counting…). The other is a good football team, steady on and off the pitch who are followed by people who love to watch the apparent “400,000″ deluded twats on the other side of the city having their team run into the ground by their skint benefactor.

      • 48
        Sandy Jamieson says:

        I’ll agree on one thing, “deluded goon” is an excellent term for former Hearts Chairman, Lord George Foulkes. Its not too bad a description for that known other Hearts supporter Alex Salmond and as for Hibs, the latest decent team they had was fronted by Smith. Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond

  25. 42
    Chris Z says:

    Every time I think the “nice” LibDems might be worth a vote some moron like this bloke (or the inane Elaine Bagshaw) crawls out of the woodwork to remind us that they’re really no different to Labour and the Tories.

    Well done Dan Falchikov, I’m sure the LibDem leadership is delighted with your efforts.

  26. 43
    oooooer says:

    he looks like a twat and obviously proved it very successfully. Am sure his front bench will be delighted with the public performance… imagine being carpeted by Saint Cleggie…oooooer

  27. 50
    TrevorsDen says:

    Agree with you about libdems – but any berk shouting his mouth off (in front of a tabloid editor!) does not have to rely on twitter to be exposed.

  28. 51
    Mummy says:

    John Leech’s general election campaign to save Christies immediately springs to mind. This sort of fibbery isn’t new for the Lib Dems.

  29. 52
    ALLPoliticiansAreThe Same says:

    From Guido On the ground the yellow team are spiteful and vicious.

    What? they’re politicians

  30. 54
    PJ says:

    Dan Falchikov – from the Save Kingston Hospital Facebook group

    Given McGuire’s smear was related to a half heard conversation on a busy train and repeated by those paragon’s of truth Guido Fawkes and the Daily Mirror one should perhaps consider it a case of misdirection from a rattled government? McGuire is reknowned as the last remaining cheerleader for Gordon Brown and as for Guido – he’d hardly be described as impartial.

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=276835887153&ref=mf#/topic.php?uid=276835887153&topic=11874

    Appears genuine, is friends with several local Lib Dems. Including Susan Kramer MP

  31. 55
    Anonymous says:

    “Loose lips sink ships”……………..perhaps the T**t should have done some more pelvic floor exercises

  32. 56

    [...] 1st, 2010 Loose Lips Plot Thickens Guido reported on Friday the tale of the Lib Dem activist boasting about his spin that got the Standard to report that [...]

  33. 58

    [...] a number of bloggers have covered the story of how Dan Falchikov, a key Kingston Lib Dem activist and political assistant to Southwark Lib Dem [...]



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