February 3rd, 2010

Point of Order Order

When Guido reads articles about how powerful and influential this blog is he laughs because it was set up on a whim and primarily for his own amusement. The insight that perhaps makes this blog successful was that political gossip and tittle-tattle is far more compelling than people will admit.   Now bearing in mind that the readership of this blog is heavily concentrated in the media, parliament, political parties, the law and the City, which story do you think was most popular yesterday?

The critical analysis of the political paralysis surrounding the fiscal situation? The report back from the Shadow Chancellor’s benchmark launch? The highlighting of the hypocrisy of a senior political journalist?

No of course not. Kirsty Wark’s Prada skirt wardrobe malfunction topped the lot and was easily the most popular story yesterday, followed up by the Telegraph and the Mail this morning.  Which is why this is the blog you love and they hate. Happy 55th Birthday Kirsty!


72 Comments

  1. 1
    David Cameron says:

    Another day.another PMQ’s

    Bugger it

  2. 2

    A reflection on the paucity of fit boids in the mondo politico I suspect. Must be time to get someone to blow the dust off your Totty column again Guido.

  3. 3
    Can't make my mind up says:

    I thinks its a split decision

  4. 4
    concrete pump says:

    Pump first up, wakey wakey.

    Wark is minging.

  5. 7
    Rick Nobinson says:

    If you want to catch a glimpse of a muddle-aged cnut on the BBC, have a look out for me today on Brillo’s Daily Politics Show.

  6. 9
    Anonymous says:

    Guido,

    I don’t belong to the readers you mention – I am a silver surfer in her 60s but enjoy reading you every morning. However, you do have influence -I gave up reading the telegraph after 30 years because of the article they printed on you .

    • 14

      Touched by that. It is a privilege to have you here.

    • 24
      letsbeseriousforonce says:

      Link, please.

    • 25
      Aberdeen Agnes McDayie says:

      It’s a bit cold today, and unlike the Newsnight studio I’m typing with my lappy on my knees to keep me warm, as I listen to Brown’s Berks and Chumps slide out the news that Ofgem finally fesses up to what I’ve known for years – that next year, or maybe the year after, I will be able to read Guido and keep my thighs warm only at the government’s discretion – assuming I have still the wherewithall to pay the escalating bills. I have always maintained ‘smart’ meters were for exactly this purpose. Big Brother giveth, and Big Brother taketh away.

      Some people may be relieved that the Comrade Chief Engineer Pachauri of the IPCC is now fully exposed as the fakir he is, but the fact remains that I would not get much warmth burning him on a funeral pyre – the eugenicist filth in the UK has successfully coordinated the decimation of energy security at exactly the same time as the start of a protracted phase of global cooling – to eliminate those who evade the net of involuntary euthanasia.

      Where is the Hercules to lop the heads off the Hydra?

    • 47
      Anonymous says:

      me too. im in my 50s and come here to read things before anything else at least we get the truth thanks guido

  7. 10
    James Cottar says:

    Lang may her plum reek.

  8. 11
    Rooney says:

    Wayne Bridge sent a model of his penis to his girlfriend made out of
    Cadbury’s chocolate.

    Turns out she prefers Terry’s.

    • 21
      Anonymous says:

      My 1st.hearty laugh of the day. Thanks.

      • 27
        sockpuppet #4 says:

        Not me, I was slightly disturbed by the thought of a tangy-orangy penis.

        • 42
          Peter Hain says:

          You called? I’m sure I heard someone mention my name, for I am the original tangy orange penis.

          • I'm here till Friday says:

            Man goes to his doctor with an embarassing and worrying complaint – “It’s my willy, doctor, it’s turned bright orange”. Inspection proves this indeed to be the case, and the doctor, baffled, asks the routine lifestyle questions. “What job do you do? “‘I’m long-term unemployed, no jobs going round here etc.” So how do you spend your days?’ ” Well, I mostly sit on the sofa, watching porn and eating Cheezy Wotsits.” Case solved.

    • 38
      Osama the Nazarene says:

      Lol.

      I knew you were more than just a brilliant footie player.

  9. 12
    genghiz the kahn says:

    Sion Simon steps down after repaying £20K in overclaimed expenses, he wamts to run for mayor of Birmingham, but why is it that after all this abuse of expenses that he and many others aren’t debarred from holding any public office?

    • 18
      Archer Karcher says:

      He will probably already have lined up a lucrative sinecure in some obscure quango. The thieves know that the moment the put themselves up for election anywhere, their past behaviour will come back to bite them all in the arse. Even the most brain dead, sink estate moron realises by now, the existing political class, are only interested in their own wellbeing.

      • 35
        Gordon Brown stole my pension says:

        But will there be postal votes in said election? If yes, he’s probably filling them all in right now.

  10. 15
    REEVO says:

    Well there you have it Guido..

    More totty pls

  11. 16
    On Harman Pride's Dossier says:

    I can read the Mail if I want rabid bigotry. I can read the Mirror if I want to laugh at the drivel spouted by slavish Labour trolls. I can read the Sun if I want a bit of crumpet to go with my brekkie. I can read the WSJ if I want insightful economic opinion.

    But here I can get all of those, and it isn’t a day old.

    Long may ye continue, Guido. And Harpy Biffday to Ms Wark as well.

    • 30
      Jacqui Smith, muffin top extraordinaire, to lose her seat, but retain her five bellies says:

      You must be old school, if you can read. You must also be pretty old, if that’s what you like boasting about.

  12. 22
    Smash Labour says:

    So Lord Fondlebum now says “He’s not happy that Kraft can’t guarantee Cadbury’s jobs”

    Funny that as only the other week the BBC kept running a Brown sound bite saying that he’d “protect those british jobs” when everyone knew he was a liar and couldn’t stop Kraft (as they will do) closing the UK operation down over a period of time.

    The BBC we lie you pay.

    • 53
      Stanislav the Polish Plumber who reads the Economist says:

      Here in Poland we have plenty of faktories left by the Kommies and we ready to Craft move your Kadbury jobs. Thank you wery much.

  13. 23
    Tom Logan, Institute for Studies says:

    Well im happy to know that my ill-informed rants, usually off topic, at least get posted on this most popular blog.

    My ventings usually dont get past the BBC HYS moderation…

    Keep up the good work!

  14. 26
    Emily's Fan Club says:

    Can we now look forward to a wardrobe malfunction from Emily?

  15. 31
    Sir Everard Digby says:

    I note the AGW scam has hit a new low. Claims on the BBC last night that if they include the data they seem to have missed out, Global Warming is actually getting worse.

    Who are these fucking jokers?

    • 36
      On Harman Pride's Dossier says:

      They’re just poor scientists. Science has a long and not distinguished history of them. Basic mistake of manipulating data to fit a favoured theory; understandable when you get paid by the government for promoting that theory.

      • 45
        Smash Labour says:

        Most of them are not scientists. Not only that but THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA!! I mean what a fucking shit hole. Could you imagine Isaac Newton having gone to a festering left wing shit hole like that?

        Most so called climate change experts are nothing of the sort they are either failed politicians, journalists or leftists.

        Roger Harrabin on the BBC for example (their Environment Analyst) has a degree in… English, very useful for understand the science of climate change. Oh then there’s fat boy Al Bore.

      • 60
        dinsdale says:

        when you’ve got them by the grant, their hearts and minds will surely follow

    • 49
      Lies, Damn lies and the UEA says:

      On Channel 4 News last night, the CRU apologists were in full flow – see no evil, hear no evil (about the IPCC at any rate), do no evil (to the UEA fronted, socialist green cause).

      The science is not settled. What is settled is that the IPCC will continue interpreting less-than-robust data in a way that supports the communist inspired green movement.

  16. 37
    AC1 says:

    The more Social Standing you have the more you like Legs v Tits.

    Congrats to your readership.

  17. 41
    Straight eye for a straight babe says:

    So what you’re saying Guido is, New Labour have not got rid of all the straight guys from the UK…… yet!

  18. 44
    Anonymous says:

    I only read Guido for the articles

  19. 46
    KW says:

    I want to be respected as a journalist

  20. 52
    Archbishop says:

    I only read this blog for the bridge column.

    Oh, and the tits.

  21. 56
    Paws For Thought says:

    My cat has just crossed the room to sit by a newspaper with a photo of Gordon Brown. Does this mean that the Labour Party is about to die? She’s never been wrong so far.

  22. 57
    naughty says:

    Maybe Kirsty is going for the Iris Robinson look to get herself a little action.

  23. 59
    MingeMunchersRus says:

    where else would you find out if hazel’s minge is as ginger as her thatch

  24. 61
    Titless says:

    or harmen’s hymen is hyphenated

  25. 62
    Titless says:

    or that gordon is
    ‘apparently auditioning for the Bird’s eye fish fingers ad role..’a finger of fudge is just enough to shove up gordon’s chuff’..sorry wrong ad meant…. ‘c’mon me hearties try some of sarah’s fishy fingers’

  26. 71
    Nicola Clubb says:

    This blog is excellent i love reading it.

    In responce to the picture It would have been much nicer to see her in lace top stockings ;) ;););)

  27. 72
    Thighs says:

    Crick’s glasses were steaming up



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