A week on the road

A week on the road

As you can imagine, I have had a busy week working on the Euro election, in fact I was in a different county in the Eastern region almost every day. Conservatives are feeling very positive and looking forward to the grassroots work in the constituency which MEPs and...
Working on the Euro election

Working on the Euro election

I have a very busy few weeks ahead of me as I am working on the Euro election as Conservative Press Officer for the Eastern Region. Getting media coverage will be particularly challenging because the regional press has been slashed with considerable redundancies and...
The charming Sir Clement Freud

The charming Sir Clement Freud

I know I shall not be alone in missing the dry and warm wit of the lugubrious Sir Clement Freud, who has just died aged 84. He was always superb on Just a Minute, and I remember hearing him bantering away not so long ago. He was also very charming company and I first...
Defamation and the law of blogging

Defamation and the law of blogging

There could well be a perception that blogging is lawless following the latest “Smeargate” sensation. In fact, that is not the case. Responsible bloggers know that they also have to adhere to the laws of libel and slander, they wouldn’t put their...

Why “Smeargate” will run and run…

Here is one good reason why “Smeargate will run, and run… Just wait till Iain gets his response for FOI information about whether a smear campaign was also being planned against him. This is what he wrote on his blog a few days ago: “Two weeks ago,...