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Something For The Weekend 26
12th March 2010 | 1 comments | 3 people like this
What is thick skinned, stubborn – and NEVER wrong? Yep, you’ve got it: a politician! And all those qualities might come in mighty handy if you find yourself the target of an inquiry into how your actions may have adversely affected a war – the Iraq War, to name but one.
So, it came as no surprise that after Prime Minister Gordon Brown (aka Gord), head held high in the face... -
Something For The Weekend 25
5th March 2010 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
When you’re a leading light in a minority party and there’s a May 6 (yes, it’s still May 6 – yawn!) General Election looming, what sort of campaign would you mount to gain maximum media exposure? Well (call me cynical), stage a stunt, of course – the more outrageous, the better!
So, hats off to former UKIP leader turned MEP Nigel Farage (aka Nige) for his offering, which certainly livened up... -
Something For The Weekend 22
6th February 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Former Blairite Cabinet Minister Clare Short (aka Shorty) didn’t take long to tell the Iraq Inquiry what she thought of Tony Blair’s (aka our Tone) actions over taking this country to war – a move that eventually led to her resignation.
Now an Independent MP, Miss Short said he repeatedly lied to Parliament and members of the Cabinet in the run-up to the invasion and was prepared to use deception to... -
Something For The Weekend 21
29th January 2010 | 3 comments | 1 person likes this
His long overdue appearance – which, incidentally is expected to lumber taxpayers with a £250,000 security bill – comes at the end of a week during...
By the time this is online, former Prime Minister Tony Blair (aka our Tone) will have spent six – hopefully very uncomfortable – hours in the ‘red hot chilli pepper seat’ at the Iraq Inquiry being grilled by a committee headed by Sir John Chilcot. -
Something For The Weekend 19
15th January 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Alastair Campbell is a very clever man. As Tony Blair’s ‘spin doctor’ in the run-up to the Iraq War, he was – and still is for that matter – one of a rare breed of professionals capable of convincing anyone that a cesspit smells of roses!
Spin is a true art. Its definition is open to interpretation, but I have always regarded it as manipulation: sift through given facts, pick out... -
Something For The Weekend 14
27th November 2009 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this
It’s a situation you might expect to come across in a bad-taste comedy sketch: heart transplant patient – tubes everywhere, chest opened up – on operating table; surgeon examining grisly-looking donated organ.
“Don’t quite know what I can do with this,” he mutters. “Wasn’t quite what I was expecting. Still, I’ll do my best...”Of course, this would never happen in real life, would it? Erm, well...it might not be that far from the truth with... -
Public inquiry enquiries
13th August 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Hands up all those who are really looking forward to seeing Tony Blair in the dock – sorry I mean being questioned as a star witness – over the war in Iraq?
Blimey! I make that well over half the country. Brilliant, because it's all going to be on telly, and our Tone is going to face a hot grilling from Sir John Chilcot, chairman of inquiry number three into the...
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Phil Wadley
Journalist Phil Wadley is a former assistant editor at the West Sussex County Times in Horsham. He started his career as a reporter with the East Anglian Daily Times in Ipswich, before joining Britain's most northerly newspaper, the Shetland Times in Lerwick. After five years he winged his way back South, eventually landing at the County Times via an unplanned detour into the world of commercial aviation with British Airways! Phil is a dedicated follower of news and current affairs.
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