Posts Tagged ‘Iain Dale’

Liberal Conspiracy is going nowhere fast

Dear Sunny Hundal,
It was interesting to read your 2009 in statistics and popular blogposts article on Liberal Conspiracy yesterday, as it showed a doubling of your unique visitors over the past 12 months.  However, my overall impression from your stats was that, despite doubling your readership, your site hasn’t really gone anywhere.  Allow me to explain.
Let’s start with your [...]

Phone hacking is a damn good idea, in my opinion

Dear Iain Dale,
Well done for spotting yet another attempt by journalists to infiltrate the Conservative Party yesterday.  For the third time in two years, a newspaper has attempted to plant a mole inside the party to gain access to inside information.  However, your conclusions about the evils of phone hacking and journalist infiltration might need [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Iain Dale encourages his readers to convert to Islam

Dear readers,
Having just visited Iain Dale’s blog, I must sadly report that he has suddenly decided to make it a personal mission to encourage his readers to convert to Islam.  His recent post on banning the burka sparked a huge debate in his comments section, much as it did when I addressed the issue on this blog.  However, [...]

Quote of the day

“Her final humiliation came at the hands of her husband”
- Iain Dale, discussing Jacqui Smith’s decision to quit as Home Secretary (full post HERE)

Quote of the day

“I think anyone who knows me will tell you I’d make a pretty disruptive sheep”
- Iain Dale, being interviewed about his new political magazine (no, seriously)

Iain Dale on the EU

Dear Iain Dale,
There is no doubt in my mind that David Cameron has indeed been avoiding the issue of the European Union as much as humanly possible, which is why your article should resonate loudly with many Conservative voters.
UKIP are mostly an irrelevance to British politics in the minds of many voters as they are [...]

Sorry, but I’m not convinced

Dear Iain Dale,
As always, your Telegraph articles provide a refreshingly different perspective on events from most bloggers and journalists.  However, on this occasion I must disagree with you on a couple of key ideas from your latest offering.  Gordon Brown may well offer a new type of opponent for David Cameron relative to Blair, who [...]