Paulie, do you have any new dirt on the Tories for me? One way to find out if I am “sub-consciously part of a false-flag operation” that errm, I don’t even know about.

In 1995, Labour would have been able to get away with the same trick, though we’ve never had as many people in the press that would turn a blind eye as the Tories have today.

You’re making my point for me though: The fact that I’m conditionally supportive of the Labour Party – as it happens I have party membership, (but plenty of bloggers that I’m politically close to don’t).

But fundamentally, you are (subconsciously perhaps?) part of a Tory false-flag operation. The worst thing you can say about McBride is that he wanted Labour to have someone doing for them what you do for the Tories. It says a lot about the way the wind is blowing that what you *do* doesn’t reflect poorly on the Tories in the way that Labour’s *intention* reflects upon them.

And I doubt that – if I were to offer you some dirt on a senior Tory – that you’d run with it with anything like as much gusto.

I meant in that sense Nick Robinson and I were part of the project to propel Cameron forward at that moment. It was a subconscious collective act. It was a sense that this was the story we all wanted. It wasn’t like every body in the media had a memo or met up to decide the line.

You have read far too much significance into a boozy discussion.

I think that – a couple of years ago – if someone were to say that you *weren’t* a Tory, they’d have drawn a few raised eyebrows (and if you remember, we were talking about Nick Robinson, you said that he was definitely part of ‘project Cameron’ and I followed it by asking if you were as well (you did say yes if you remember?)

It’s not as if the Tories are actually as far from your position as they pretend anyway, is it?

False flag operations are a very difficult trick to pull off. Bask in the glory – don’t worry – no-one’s interested in what I’ve got to say on the matter.

I’m going to give the last word to you Paulie, though you are now peddling this “He told me he was a Tory” line, your contemporaneous recollection on your blog was very different. Maybe all us capitalists look the same to you.

You said after meeting me that I had told you I was an anti-politics, minarchist – which I am. Perhaps your memory is confused?

http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2009/01/minarchists.html

It wasn’t job loss or health issues that lead to his bankruptcy. Paul Staines, the able-bodied man chose financial suicide over paying his creditors.

Sadly, they are not uniformly corrupt. Therein lies part of the problem.

Glenn: “Until the eejets understand that the internet is the people’s forum where the Truth will Be Out. They will never learn! ”

At present, the amount of fluff n’ stuff a body has to wade through to find the Truth will give them plenty of cover.

They would not know the truth if it came up and gave them a kick up the ass.

Until the eejets understand that the internet is the people’s forum where the Truth will Be Out. They will never learn!

I’ll come back to that later… That was slightly misleading, since I meant lobby in a wider more encompassing sense…

Just now I’m needing some down time with the family… I also want to blog your Tele piece on Orde too, if I can find it online…

Jimmy, is this a joke? I thought even Labour spokesbods gave up trying to push this line last weekend, where have you been?

“Supports the Tory party? Or dislikes them less?”

Come, come! Take the credit where it’s due. There are two problems with this claim. The first is that you don’t regard yourself as a Tory – you’ve told me and others that you do, and it’s on the record that you’ve got a history of association with the Party.

Secondly, it’s good that you pretend that there’s a difference between your ‘anti-politics’ stance and that of your party, but it’s basically misleading. The Conservative Party has a very significant Poujadist element and is appealing to it right now with some vigour.

As a Labour supporter, I’m the first to take my hat off to you – you’ve pulled of a fantastic trick. All Damian McBride tried to do is to offer a pale shadow of your work coming from the other direction. Labour are having a hard time because they *thought* about behaving as nastily as the Tories have always done.

This is not a week for modesty on your part

Machiavellian? I wish! Corrupt feudal shambles is a lot closer.

Mick

Excellent analogy with snipers and the fear they induce.

Did Dolly and Damien ever look like the sort of operatives to achieve a clean hit?

A clever sniper on the left will not be going after Guido. He is doing their work.

You exposed the whole Machiavellian lot of them for the corrupt feudal shambles that they collectively are.

We are not worthy

Is that directed at me? I do try to behave myself here.