Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy

Friday, April 21, 2006

Ever So Slightly Brilliant

Guido and Tim Ireland are still not speaking. But the twisted genius is first off the blocks with his tweaking of the Dave the Chameleon (for Dummies) video. Guido has a feeling this video will become the political equivalent of the Star Wars kid. Enjoy.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Iceberg Question

When the ice in my former tipple of choice, Jack Daniels & Coke, melted, did the drink level rise in the glass? A usually reliable friend told me that this glacier melting business won’t result in the sea level rising. Is it true? Can a physicist explain this please?

Guido isn’t allowed Jack Daniels & Coke after an unfortunate incident involving Janet Street-Porter. Too complicated to explain the details, but it involved Guido releasing his pent up hatred of the mad old cow and being dragged out of a Chanel party by two bouncers. She didn’t press charges and Guido no longer drinks Jack Daniels & Coke.

Labour Supporters’ Video Scares the Voters

Guido thinks Labour will need to do better than this to beat Tory TV in presentation terms.

In this video she reckons Surestart costs nothing. Slight misrepresentation by Jo from Gillingham, since the Surestart scheme costs the taxpayers hundreds of millions. No such thing as a free creche place.

Play it, and be afraid.

Loans for Lordships : Property Developer Boss Quits

First Capita’s boss Rod Aldridge quits, now another friend of Lord Levy has jumped. It is getting pretty nerve wracking for friends of the Sleaze Master General. Police are investigating the £1m loan to the Labour party made weeks before John Prescott approved plannning permission for his firms £500m property development. Andrew Rosenfeld is to be interviewed by the Yard’s sleaze busting team of detectives about the circumstances of his generosity and fortuitous planning approval.

Pure coincidence says Prescott. No comment says Blair.

Latest Labour Advert "Icke Was Right!"

Have Labour copied David Icke’s politics? Icke says the Queen is a shape-changing alien reptile, Blair says the Tory leader is a colour-changing chameleon. Labour say he is a supporter of the capitalist system, David Icke says “Cameron … another system-server to be watched like a hawk.”

Are the purple people infiltrating New Labour? Is Blair the new Messiah?

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Luntz Looks at Leaders

Newsnight tonight will have another dose of Frank Luntz, the US pollster whose conference-time leadership poll gave Cameron the focus group mo’ that Tory activists realised Basher Davis lacked.

He will be doing all three party leaders (and grumpy Gordon). Will Ming have mo’?

Blair : No "Running Commentary" on Police Investigation

This is the on message New Labour line on the Loans for Lordships scandal. Blair side-stepped the questions today at PMQs by saying he “was not going to give a running commentary”, his official spokesman said the same yesterday to the lobby and again this morning. As if sticking their fingers in their ears will make it go away. Don’t worry, Guido will provide a running commentary…

Did the Chameleon Advert Backfire?

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Fight Crime, Help the Police

The lobby had a bit of fun today with the PMOS – asking if it was the “PM’s belief that citizens who were able to help an investigation should volunteer to do so, rather than waiting to be asked” the PMOS swerved giving an answer. But shouldn’t law abiding Downing Street worker bees volunteer any evidence they have? It is only the right thing to do and who knows, it might stand them in good stead with a sentencing judge.

Slightly off-topic, but does anyone else think the following coincidence might be hard evidence that the Yard’s sleazebusters have a sense of humour? The only conviction (so far) ever made under the 1925 Honours (Prevention of abuses) Act was of Maundy Gregory. Des Smith was arrested on Maundy Thursday, the day when the Queen distributes Maundy Money to deserving old people usually chosen for having done service to their community (that’s cash for the deserving, not honours for rich old donors). Amused Guido.