January 17th, 2012

Ellie Keeps the Red Flag Flying From the Outside

It seems Ed Balls’ most loyal Twitter fan can’t get used to life on the outside, Ellie Gellard used to Tweet relentlessly for Ed Balls when he was running for leader. Having left his entourage to go work for Tetra Strategy, the Twitter foghorn formerly known as BevaniteEllie is now “Head of Digital” for the shady spinmeisters.

And look what a difference it has made to their Twitter feed:

Compare that to the more neutral offerings put out before she arrived. Though Tetra was set up by former Labour figures, they have been trying to ingratiate themselves with Tories, most notably with their hiring of the disgraced expenses cheat Julie Kirkbride.

Someone better tell the new kid though…


117 Comments

  1. 1
    Has anyone seen Mike Hunt? says:

    She does remind me of Ed Balls, she seems very spiteful.

    Although it is something that i noticed mainly effects those on the left.

  2. 2
    genghiz the kahn says:

    Empty vessels…

  3. 3
    genghiz the kahn says:

    Has she been postively yvetted?

  4. 3
    The Markets says:

    Thanks for the tip off Guido as I now know not to do business with this company since they see fit to employ this stupid girl.

    • 43
      Spartacus says:

      yes i agree.

      out of work graduates who have experience of the real world cannot get a job.

      imagine employing this kid in anything other than a secretarial role.

    • 82
      The General Public says:

      TETRA STRATEGY HAS DEVISED A NOVEL APPROACH GIVING US AND OUR CLIENTS THE INSIGHT TO SEE AND MASTER COMPLEX PATTERNS. DEVELOPED FROM CONTEMPORARY AND EMERGING THEORIES OF COMPLEXITY AND CHAOS, WE ARE BRINGING THE SCIENCE OF INFLUENCE AND OPINION TO THE ART OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

      This is the description of themselves on their homepage (!) It’s actually like something Alan Partridge would come up with.

      (You know, there are people who genuinely think that those who speak in this way must be fantastically intelligent, rather than sad bullshitters.)

  5. 6
    Stu says:

    Stupid useless cow cant even get the Gove story right. He never suggested public funding.

    • 7
      Deep Froat says:

      Never let the facts get in the way of the story. Daliy Mirror rule number 1 that. Besides the facts can be fabricated later on to suit the political rant.

  6. 9
    Anonymous says:

    she is so fit

  7. 10
    København says:

    Although I’m non-US and live in UK, when I read on the SOPA page ‘The bill would authorize the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders against websites outside U.S. jurisdiction’, this belief that the world’s most powerful nation has the right to censor anyone on the planet and extend its laws anywhere it wants just because someone in the US doesn’t like something is more than worrying.

    The Yeti
    Wikipedia community

    • 20
      Durr says:

      Believe it mate. It’s already happening.

    • 31
      Inquiring Minds Need To Know! says:

      Isn’t Order-order.com US-based? That’s what we’ve always heard when the subject of super-injunctions is raised. How would this law affect Don Guido, then? Does anybody know– how about you, Neo? Has your brief told you what it means to you?

    • 33
      Tri Lateral Elite says:

      We are building a one world government, it is important that this government does not include the end user, you.

  8. 13
    The Stilton Eater says:

    Why doesn’t she get a job in the real world?

    The last time I checked her hero Nye Bevan wasn’t a communications guru or a Smith Square lobbyist, he worked down a mine before joining a union and then going in to politics.

    The people around Labour, with their smartphones and thousand pound suits, have no idea how normal folk live.

    • 16
      Lady Virginia Droit de Seigneur says:

      Now now you don’t expect parasites like Ellie to get a real job do you?

      You should feel pity for her – imagine how desperate you have to be to hang around a fetid slug like Balls

    • 117
      Foggy Entwhistle says:

      Ellie get thee to a minery?

  9. 14
    Mrs. Ball-Scooper ( triple flipper ) says:

    No !

  10. 17
    RED ED - SON OF BROWN says:

    Another Rubrik’s pube finished in record time.

  11. 18
    EdButLookBalls says:

    Is she where the eagles fly, on a rug so high?

  12. 19
    Lady Virginia Droit de Seigneur says:

    Won’t be long until one of the Eagles has landed.

  13. 22
    Chucky says:

    I think it’s disgusting that David Cameron is rich. How can he understand the ordinary person? What’s that? Sorry but I won’t answer questions about the price of my suits. These are just personal attacks against me.

  14. 23
    Benny Fitz-Clements says:

    Key workers are just as important as outreach coordinators and Pig Grims.

    http://bbc.in/wSb692

  15. 30
    I don't need no doctor. says:

    There are far too many non jobs within the westminster circle. It would be interesting to know the total salaries paid to people like the young lady above.
    Do these people actually believe they are contributing anything to the UK, and do they actually believe the shit they write.

  16. 34
    Edinburgh is a time wasting shithole says:

    Bevy Ellie is just an arselicking, unintelligent, socialist parasite. No wonder the economy is going down the tubes when silly little girls are head of digital. Time to employ REAL talent and get this pathetic excuse for a economy on its feet again.

  17. 35
    Number 1 says:

    That cruise ship captain reminds me of Tony Blair and Tony Blair reminds me of that cruise ship captain.

    They both jumped ship just as their vessels hit the rocks and refused to go back.

  18. 36
    Lord Justice Pickles says:

    Where is the Misery Index?

    It is noteworthy that when inflation falls Guido & Neo-Guido don’t bother to show it.

    They only want to show bad news. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.

  19. 37
    The Fifty Seventh Earl of Perineum says:

    God! It took you long enough!!!!!!

    Sadly, there will come an age when money will have to change hands in the opposite direction for that category you identify.

    For now though repetitive strain injury looms.

  20. 40
    Jimmy says:

    I will not tolerate any lack of gallantry towards the wise and beautiful Ms. Gellard.

  21. 41
    Jimmy says:

    See. Europe is good.

    • 59
      Archer Karcher says:

      Nothing wrong with Europe ( except it’s bankrupt ) it’s the EU that needs destroying.

  22. 46
    Spartacus says:

    YOPS scheme works then?

  23. 49
    HenryV says:

    “Common People”

    She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
    She studied sculpture at Saint Martin’s College, that’s where I caught her eye.
    She told me that her Dad was loaded
    I said in that case I’ll have a rum and coke-cola.
    She said fine and in thirty seconds time she said, I want to live like common people
    I want to do whatever common people do, I want to sleep with common people
    I want to sleep with common people like you.
    Well what else could I do – I said I’ll see what I can do.
    I took her to a supermarket
    I don’t know why but I had to start it somewhere, so it started there.
    I said pretend you’ve got no money, she just laughed and said oh you’re so funny.
    I said yeah? Well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here.
    Are you sure you want to live like common people
    You want to see whatever common people see
    You want to sleep with common people,
    you want to sleep with common people like me.
    But she didn’t understand, she just smiled and held my hand.
    Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair and get a job.
    Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school.
    But still you’ll never get it right
    ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night watching roaches climb the wall
    If you call your Dad he could stop it all.
    You’ll never live like common people
    You’ll never do what common people do
    You’ll never fail like common people
    You’ll never watch your life slide out of view, and dance and drink and screw
    Because there’s nothing else to do.
    Sing along with the common people, sing along and it might just get you thru’
    Laugh along with the common people
    Laugh along even though they’re laughing at you and the stupid things that you do.
    Because you think that poor is cool.
    I want to live with common people, I want to live with common people [etc..]

  24. 52
    Ellie Well 'ard says:

    I make a ton of dosh at Tetra, yah!

  25. 54
    sockpuppet #4 says:

    They should stick to keeping orange juice fresh.

  26. 55
    Ed Jong-Mil says:

    Remember, comrades. The leader is good, the leader is great.

  27. 56
    Stinkfinger says:

    Another young no nothing socialist for fuck sake.
    I saw Dan Hodges on tv today described as an ex GMB official.
    How many years did the son of Glenda Jackson spend as a boilermakers apprentice to earn the right to gob off on tv?

    • 103
      my tongue round Billy's rim says:

      got an exemption for being such an ugly cun*t – not surprising with that old minger as his Mum

  28. 60
    П Thе Оrwеlliаn Undеrcrоft оf Nеw New Lаbоυr Dоυblеspеаk П says:

    Has Billy been stabbed whilst on fence duty?

  29. 61
    Captain Cunt says:

    The litany of errors this captain made are truly disgusting. He went off course because he wanted to wave to a friend on the shore, and then failed to return to his ship when ordered to do so. Lives have been lost because of this c unt. Put simply, he’s fucked. There’s no way he won’t get a massive life sentence. Over here he’d get compensation for emotional distress at being arrested.

    • 71
      smoggie says:

      There’s nowt like a fair trial after you’ve hung someone.

      • 78
        Hon. Roy Bean, J., Langtry, Texas says:

        That’s the way I used to run things. Had a remarkable effect on the crime rate in my county.

    • 91
      Mario Monti says:

      Why does this ship remind me so strongly of our Wonderful Euroland, our strong Euro Economies and our well ordered Euro Societies.

      It’s just a shame that it fell on its side and the most stylishly attired Capitain chose to run away when duty called.

  30. 64
    smoggie says:

    You pay for it one way or another.

  31. 74
    Disco Biscuit says:

    Don’t people usually hire lobbyists so that, when they knock on government’s door, they find it open? Someone ought to tell the lass…

  32. 77
    smoggie says:

    Has she just overdone the eyeliner or do I detect an uncanny resemblance to Russell Brand?

    Perhaps they are related?

  33. 81
    Anonymous says:

    I bet pretty much every staff member, consultant, founder at TS is totally full of shite. H

  34. 84
    Anonymous says:

    Tetra Strategy’s website appears to be a wind up.

    http://www.tetra-strategy.co.uk/about

    If I were one of its clients I’d wnt to keep quiet about it. a

    • 111
      Anonymous says:

      Blimey, what a load of pseudo-intellectual clap-trap. I’m surprised they didn’t throw the word “quantum” in there too.

  35. 85
    Anonymous says:

    I bet pretty everyone involved with Tetra Strategy (including client’s staff engaging with them) are full of shit. How many of their contracts involve public money? I have to admit a small part of me admires the art of bullshit but I mainly despise it and those that are good at it.

  36. 87
    genghiz the kahn says:

    Is Rushridger on Levenson live at the monment?

  37. 89
    Gordon Brown says:

    when sitting on the lavatory doing poo, I have found my bowels are evacuated more efficiently if I do a Mexican Wave movement when the turtle appears

  38. 90
    Desperate Dan says:

    STOP PRESS:
    Alan Rusbridger has NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER met Tony Blair or Gordon Brown. He has only met Cameron – once.

  39. 95
    nellnewman says:

    Typical labour. She has absolutely no idea about sound business principles.

    Business Rule no1 – don’t alienate or antagonise your customers.

  40. 107
    Anonymous says:

    “Inflation is down.” (Some commenters above)

    No, it is not. The rate at which inflation is rising is slightly less this month than it was last month, at 4.2% per annum rather than at 4.8%.

    That is still more than double the laughably-imposed government “target” of 2% per annum. And yet, so far from being dismissed, the BoE committee are now talking of further “quantitative easing” — otherwise known as clipping the currency — on the grounds that inflation is falling.

    In the old days, they would have been hanged.

  41. 108
    George Lees says:

    Let us not forget Tetra’s role in forcing Fox to resign -

  42. 110
    Anonymous says:

    Surely Tetra doesn’t really pay her to churn out this drivel?

  43. 114
    Displaced Brummie says:

    Oh, Ellie is such a little “garl” isn’t she?

    Unprofessional and an eternal 16-year-old.

  44. 115
    bubkus spunkwhistle says:

    hubba hubba


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