Saturday, 21 February 2009
Wanna sneak peak at 'Oscar winners'?
Heck, this is probably fake - but it is true to say that a list is circulating which is purporting to be a leak containing the winners of this weekend's Oscar's event... make up your own mind! (The Heath Ledger bit looks pure Hollywood though doesn't it?)
Friday, 20 February 2009
Johnny Hubris visits Staff at Bobballs...
Fearless reporting in the Belfast Telegraph! Apparently there's a civil service property in East Belfast which costs millions of pounds and its completely empty. Shocking. Just shocking.
In fact this was a shocking story the first time round... when Staff at Bobballs covered this story exactly 12 months ago!
So the Belfast Telegraph submitted an FOI request, and introduced some (rather interesting) historical background, then ran a story based on publicly available information that we were able to blog about 12 months ago. And then they put it on their frontpage.
It's not that we've done anything special, it's just that the Belfast Telegraph haven't. Anything masquerading under the tag of Investigative Reporting ought to amount to something more than this, shouldn't it?
In fact this was a shocking story the first time round... when Staff at Bobballs covered this story exactly 12 months ago!
So the Belfast Telegraph submitted an FOI request, and introduced some (rather interesting) historical background, then ran a story based on publicly available information that we were able to blog about 12 months ago. And then they put it on their frontpage.
It's not that we've done anything special, it's just that the Belfast Telegraph haven't. Anything masquerading under the tag of Investigative Reporting ought to amount to something more than this, shouldn't it?
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Johnny Hubris pays visit to Belfast Media Group...
Fearless reporting in Belfast Media Group! This just in... Belfast Media Group is great!
LORD Mayor Tom Hartley celebrated the city’s foremost members of the business community at a special breakfast last week. At the event hosted at the Mayor’s temporary parlour at Clarenden Dock, the 50-strong audience toasted the success of the Belfast Media Group in building the community.Trebles all round chaps!
Headline of the week...
... goes to Jim Allister of the TUV.
Following the first come, first served EU farm payments fiasco Jim serves up the austere surroundings of the EU Parliament as stage for some serious sub/dom action. Take it away Jim!
Following the first come, first served EU farm payments fiasco Jim serves up the austere surroundings of the EU Parliament as stage for some serious sub/dom action. Take it away Jim!
ALLISTER FLAYS GILDERNEW IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTErm.. what?
ALLISTER FLAYS GILDERNEW IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTHang on, I've just been a little sick into my mouth...
Foreign jobs for British workers!
Great news! Belfast is one of the world's 31 emerging Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) hubs. We're among a global elite that's replacing established outsourcing giants based in Bangalore, Chennai or Shanghai.
According to report author's KPMG, Belfast - like alot of European locations - offers great diversity, excellent infrastructure and numerous niche specialisms.
The proof is in the Bro McFerrans of this world and Allstate's growing outsourcing presence in NI. Coincidentally Bro was waxing on this week about outsourcing here.
So great news! Curse the hated forces of globalisation for creating unemployment... and, erm... hooray for the forces of globalisation for winning employment opportunities.
According to report author's KPMG, Belfast - like alot of European locations - offers great diversity, excellent infrastructure and numerous niche specialisms.
The proof is in the Bro McFerrans of this world and Allstate's growing outsourcing presence in NI. Coincidentally Bro was waxing on this week about outsourcing here.
So great news! Curse the hated forces of globalisation for creating unemployment... and, erm... hooray for the forces of globalisation for winning employment opportunities.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
What happened to those cuddly Stoops?
The SDLP are using the big boy voice in the Andersonstown News. Sure it's a strong piece - suppose SF are vulnerable to this attack now.
The DUP think the SDLP should be lead negotiators for nationalism and the SDLP are pleased to act up. What happened to those cuddly Stoops we know and love? These guys are angry and trash talk. It's getting ugly...
... much like Mairtin O Muilleoir's blog. Read the first section. As a publisher, why doesn't he think that 'man reads newspaper' is culturally acceptable; or why is it so offensive? Was this joke sparked by the Daily Mail or was it about the Daily Mail (Mairtin doesn't say)? Why would a comedian referring to a newspaper be a cultural faux pas?
Navel-gazing rubbish. Tenuous hope is that Newton Emerson's Irish News column on Saturday treats this with the respect he deserves... (otherwise Mairtin don't parade infantile, low-grade prejudice as heightened cultural awareness. It ruins an otherwise decent read from Belfast Media Group.)
The DUP think the SDLP should be lead negotiators for nationalism and the SDLP are pleased to act up. What happened to those cuddly Stoops we know and love? These guys are angry and trash talk. It's getting ugly...
... much like Mairtin O Muilleoir's blog. Read the first section. As a publisher, why doesn't he think that 'man reads newspaper' is culturally acceptable; or why is it so offensive? Was this joke sparked by the Daily Mail or was it about the Daily Mail (Mairtin doesn't say)? Why would a comedian referring to a newspaper be a cultural faux pas?
Navel-gazing rubbish. Tenuous hope is that Newton Emerson's Irish News column on Saturday treats this with the respect he deserves... (otherwise Mairtin don't parade infantile, low-grade prejudice as heightened cultural awareness. It ruins an otherwise decent read from Belfast Media Group.)
Late arrivals...
Why on earth did this take so long to sort out? Anyway here is the full statement from the RBS.
Bonuses are now deferred awards. But never bonuses. Deferred awards. That aside this is progress - the emphasis on sustainable growth and not rewarding failure are exactly right. But it took so long to get here.
This also took a while to arrive. The Bel Tel are now posting up that banned DoE ad - beaten to it by QUB radio (and everyone on the internet). Ho hum.
PS. Way to go Prezza (or the 19-year-old researcher posturing online as John P)! People power in action all right.
Bonuses are now deferred awards. But never bonuses. Deferred awards. That aside this is progress - the emphasis on sustainable growth and not rewarding failure are exactly right. But it took so long to get here.
This also took a while to arrive. The Bel Tel are now posting up that banned DoE ad - beaten to it by QUB radio (and everyone on the internet). Ho hum.
PS. Way to go Prezza (or the 19-year-old researcher posturing online as John P)! People power in action all right.
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Why the D?
When making a statement on the DUP website, Peter Robinson is simply known as Rt. Hon Peter Robinson MP MLA.
But when making a statement on the OFMDFM site, he is known as Rt. Hon Peter D. Robinson MP MLA.
The D makes all the difference as this guy would tell you. But why does Peter do it?
In fact Peter Robinson hasn’t been Peter Robinson on the OFMDFM site since October 10 2008. After that date he has been Peter D.
Including the middle initial as part of your common description is popular among US executives. But there is a precedent on this side of the pond too. Check out Iain Banks. When Iain writes mainstream fiction he is Iain Banks, but when he writes science fiction he becomes Iain M Banks.
Using this analogy, when Peter engages in mainstream fiction as DUP leader he is merely Peter Robinson, but when he is Peter D Robinson you know he’s turned on the fiction afterburners and is heading deep into outer space as First Minister. Erm... so to speak.
Is the inclusion of the D inspired by the execs in the States? Can its existence be because Peter views himself as NI’s top executive? I think we should be told...
PS. Erm, what does the D stand for? You won’t find the answer on the OFMDFM site, the NI Assembly website or on the DUP homepage. Thankfully Peter’s personal website supplies the (sadly obvious) answer.
But when making a statement on the OFMDFM site, he is known as Rt. Hon Peter D. Robinson MP MLA.
The D makes all the difference as this guy would tell you. But why does Peter do it?
In fact Peter Robinson hasn’t been Peter Robinson on the OFMDFM site since October 10 2008. After that date he has been Peter D.
Including the middle initial as part of your common description is popular among US executives. But there is a precedent on this side of the pond too. Check out Iain Banks. When Iain writes mainstream fiction he is Iain Banks, but when he writes science fiction he becomes Iain M Banks.
Using this analogy, when Peter engages in mainstream fiction as DUP leader he is merely Peter Robinson, but when he is Peter D Robinson you know he’s turned on the fiction afterburners and is heading deep into outer space as First Minister. Erm... so to speak.
Is the inclusion of the D inspired by the execs in the States? Can its existence be because Peter views himself as NI’s top executive? I think we should be told...
PS. Erm, what does the D stand for? You won’t find the answer on the OFMDFM site, the NI Assembly website or on the DUP homepage. Thankfully Peter’s personal website supplies the (sadly obvious) answer.
Imposter works in mysterious ways…
Looks like Facebook needn’t sign up Michael Jordan after all. Turns out the Dalai Lama wasn’t on Twitter. That was the work of an imposter. The LA Times has the story… Shame.
Farewell then Stephen Dempster…
Word around the media campfire is that the News Letter's Political Editor Stephen Dempster is moving on to the BBC’s Spotlight programme.
I know Stephen always got lots of stick for his coverage. The fractured nature of Unionism meant the political coverage of Unionism’s daily newspaper would always find enthusiastic objectors from some quarter or another. The fact that he was in post for so long may suggest that he was largely successful in keeping the News Letter’s coverage within the slipstream of mainstream Unionist thinking (or it may not. That too depends on your viewpoint!).
No question, the News Letter’s political editorship is a tough job. It requires considerable political skills in managing the demands of contacts and the expectations of the political elite, in ensuring high level of access while avoiding accusations of partiality, and all the while delivering genuine insight that will keep readers interested (and maintain sales).
For one reason or another, Unionist politicians invest unhealthily high expectations in the News Letter’s political output. That must stop/be stopped. If the News Letter is to grow within a constantly adapting, agile, multi-platform media-sphere then how engaging can endless tit-for-tat spats over who’s the toughest unionist be? It would be different if the Unionist elite was choc-full of colourful personalities. But it isn't. How could information about this often less-than-dynamic parish of opinion engage a wider universe of online media consumer?
But that's one for Darwin Templeton to wrestle with. And I bet the Unionist parties will be filling your lunch diary, Darwin, to help make your decision less burdensome.
In the meantime, farewell Stephen Dempster. Boy, you've earned a break! Best of luck in all that you do...
I know Stephen always got lots of stick for his coverage. The fractured nature of Unionism meant the political coverage of Unionism’s daily newspaper would always find enthusiastic objectors from some quarter or another. The fact that he was in post for so long may suggest that he was largely successful in keeping the News Letter’s coverage within the slipstream of mainstream Unionist thinking (or it may not. That too depends on your viewpoint!).
No question, the News Letter’s political editorship is a tough job. It requires considerable political skills in managing the demands of contacts and the expectations of the political elite, in ensuring high level of access while avoiding accusations of partiality, and all the while delivering genuine insight that will keep readers interested (and maintain sales).
For one reason or another, Unionist politicians invest unhealthily high expectations in the News Letter’s political output. That must stop/be stopped. If the News Letter is to grow within a constantly adapting, agile, multi-platform media-sphere then how engaging can endless tit-for-tat spats over who’s the toughest unionist be? It would be different if the Unionist elite was choc-full of colourful personalities. But it isn't. How could information about this often less-than-dynamic parish of opinion engage a wider universe of online media consumer?
But that's one for Darwin Templeton to wrestle with. And I bet the Unionist parties will be filling your lunch diary, Darwin, to help make your decision less burdensome.
In the meantime, farewell Stephen Dempster. Boy, you've earned a break! Best of luck in all that you do...
Sunday, 8 February 2009
And elsewhere... and finally
Staff at Bobballs are basking in the afterglow of Ireland's great win against the French yesterday. Still, we're easily distracted from watching a clueless Scots side get beat by Wales - so in a moment of supreme randomness we've bumped into the following...
FIRST UP: Twitter-using journalism students will be grateful to Online Journalism Blog for putting together their list of the top 10 best twitter feeds. Bobballs isn't one of them, but I'm sure that but for reasons of space...
ELSEWHERE: Prezza needs you to stop RBS handing out the onions (taxpayers cash) to the kinds of sage chaps who lost investors (taxpayers) billions. We like the cut of his jib. Join him here on Facebook.
ELSEWHERE: Carol Vorderman everyone! Tory campaign on maths... pah, didn't notice. Carol Vorderman everyone!!
ELSEWHERE: Living god is on Twitter. High fives Your Holiness!! Though this is only a slight tactical advantage over Facebook till they get to sign up Michael Jordan.
AND FINALLY: Labour tried to spin the Lords corruption story into an attack on external earnings. So retraining the guns of the media onto William Hague. It was a desperate but perfectly decent diversionary tactic. 'Cept this week Guido thinks the Home Secretary might have wrongly claimed £116k off the taxpayer. How can the government (and Prezza) use the big boy voice about RBS and taxpayer-funded bonuses when the Home Secretary may have been gorging herself on generous taxpayer-funded expenses (bonuses) for some time? Whiff of sleaze? Fatal if proven.
FIRST UP: Twitter-using journalism students will be grateful to Online Journalism Blog for putting together their list of the top 10 best twitter feeds. Bobballs isn't one of them, but I'm sure that but for reasons of space...
ELSEWHERE: Prezza needs you to stop RBS handing out the onions (taxpayers cash) to the kinds of sage chaps who lost investors (taxpayers) billions. We like the cut of his jib. Join him here on Facebook.
ELSEWHERE: Carol Vorderman everyone! Tory campaign on maths... pah, didn't notice. Carol Vorderman everyone!!
ELSEWHERE: Living god is on Twitter. High fives Your Holiness!! Though this is only a slight tactical advantage over Facebook till they get to sign up Michael Jordan.
AND FINALLY: Labour tried to spin the Lords corruption story into an attack on external earnings. So retraining the guns of the media onto William Hague. It was a desperate but perfectly decent diversionary tactic. 'Cept this week Guido thinks the Home Secretary might have wrongly claimed £116k off the taxpayer. How can the government (and Prezza) use the big boy voice about RBS and taxpayer-funded bonuses when the Home Secretary may have been gorging herself on generous taxpayer-funded expenses (bonuses) for some time? Whiff of sleaze? Fatal if proven.
Saturday, 7 February 2009
RUC saves Andytown News...
The Belfast Media Group has a great story here. The basic thread is that the RUC saved the Andersonstown News from a loyalists/British army bomb plot.
The details of yet another terrible episode come forward. One arm of the state conspires to destroy the legitimate business of citizens and another arm of the state foils the conspiracy.
The details of yet another terrible episode come forward. One arm of the state conspires to destroy the legitimate business of citizens and another arm of the state foils the conspiracy.
Clegg's doing well??
Lib Dems up in the polls - picking up support as both Labour and Tories lose out. Way to go Cleggers??
So the Lib Dems are just 6 points off the government. Can that be true? Seasoned observers always feel that polls are something to be wary of. Erm... like the Lib Dems. They just know that accurate forecasts are something to be deeply suspicious of. No doubt they'll play this down as utter bollocks. I'm 26.4% sure of it.
So the Lib Dems are just 6 points off the government. Can that be true? Seasoned observers always feel that polls are something to be wary of. Erm... like the Lib Dems. They just know that accurate forecasts are something to be deeply suspicious of. No doubt they'll play this down as utter bollocks. I'm 26.4% sure of it.
Private Eye in Zimbabwe partiality gaffe?
Just opened my latest edition of Private Eye and a leaflet for the Zimbabwe Crisis Appeal spilled onto the floor. Outrage! So ends independent, impartial journalism!
Chucking leading and pejorative terms like 'Crisis' around? Private Eye should be ashamed of themselves. They are giving succour to those who would oppose a sovereign government. Sure, there's a bit of local difficulty there but how can I trust Private Eye after such blatant evidence of partiality? What a gaffe!
So well done once again to the BBC for definitely getting it right with that local difficulty in Gaza. Your impartiality is so finely honed that the suffering of helpless human beings will not rouse you to something approaching partiality on the notion that mitigating human suffering might be a good idea.
So well done again you bunch of inconstant, self-regarding, brainless Ruperts!
PS. Oh, and keep up the good work Lord Gnome.
Chucking leading and pejorative terms like 'Crisis' around? Private Eye should be ashamed of themselves. They are giving succour to those who would oppose a sovereign government. Sure, there's a bit of local difficulty there but how can I trust Private Eye after such blatant evidence of partiality? What a gaffe!
So well done once again to the BBC for definitely getting it right with that local difficulty in Gaza. Your impartiality is so finely honed that the suffering of helpless human beings will not rouse you to something approaching partiality on the notion that mitigating human suffering might be a good idea.
So well done again you bunch of inconstant, self-regarding, brainless Ruperts!
PS. Oh, and keep up the good work Lord Gnome.
And elsewhere... and finally
In moment of supreme randomness, Staff at Bobballs have bumped into the following...
First off... phwoarr blimey! Here's one Lib Dem councillor who gets my vote!
ELSEWHERE: Emma Brady claims she only found out her six-year marriage was over when her husband posted a message on the social networking site Facebook. It simply said: "Neil Brady has ended his marriage to Emma Brady." Tragic.
ELSEWHERE: the Great Maple Syrup Mystery has finally been solved. A most perplexing mystery...
AND FINALLY: Barry is clearly a bad mamma-jamma. The air's gonna turn blue in the Oval Office.
First off... phwoarr blimey! Here's one Lib Dem councillor who gets my vote!
ELSEWHERE: Emma Brady claims she only found out her six-year marriage was over when her husband posted a message on the social networking site Facebook. It simply said: "Neil Brady has ended his marriage to Emma Brady." Tragic.
ELSEWHERE: the Great Maple Syrup Mystery has finally been solved. A most perplexing mystery...
AND FINALLY: Barry is clearly a bad mamma-jamma. The air's gonna turn blue in the Oval Office.
Friday, 6 February 2009
Labour gets it wrong - and they'll keep getting it wrong
Strange things are happening on twitter and the blogosphere. Seems like Labour have gone bickies with the old web 2.0.
First Iain Dale gets into a tiff. But then Ifran Ahmed gets a visitor on twitter. Why are Derek Draper and Alistair Campbell acting in this way?
Said Alistair:
This is what Draper is saying about Dale:
I think Draper is a bit misguided. Online is the one medium where reasonableness and etiquette carry weight. So clearly Draper and Campbell just aren't equipped for it.
Like watching anyone over 30 attempting to moonwalk, these guys are embarrassing themselves in public. It's a pity because I like their proximity. But the mystique is being exploded here - they should change tac while they still have (formidable) reputations left online. But they won't.
This embarrassing spectacle is bound to continue - and all they're doing is benefitting the Tories. Totally counterproductive.
First Iain Dale gets into a tiff. But then Ifran Ahmed gets a visitor on twitter. Why are Derek Draper and Alistair Campbell acting in this way?
Said Alistair:
@irfanahmed Ah, my site is more than a blog. Yours is an interesting combination of orange, yellow and beige. And some words. All the bestWhat is going on? Why are two senior and sophisticated Labour communicators/strategists just hanging around being rude to bloggers. It doesn't make any sense.
This is what Draper is saying about Dale:
is iain dale an apologist for racism? read these private e-mails between me and him and decide for yourself http://tinyurl.com/c6py9v
I think Draper is a bit misguided. Online is the one medium where reasonableness and etiquette carry weight. So clearly Draper and Campbell just aren't equipped for it.
Like watching anyone over 30 attempting to moonwalk, these guys are embarrassing themselves in public. It's a pity because I like their proximity. But the mystique is being exploded here - they should change tac while they still have (formidable) reputations left online. But they won't.
This embarrassing spectacle is bound to continue - and all they're doing is benefitting the Tories. Totally counterproductive.
Ed Moloney and the Betrayal Five
Ed Moloney's in the Jerusalem Post welcoming the arrival of George Mitchell as US Envoy to the Middle East. No doubt this will be high fives for the man who drove peace negotiations in the world's most intractable of conflicts from the chronicler of the world's most intractable of conflicts.
So with a recognised peace broker on board, hopes are high for a Middle East deal. Erm.. right Ed?
Well, according to Ed:
Jeez. Hopes dashed. George spatchcocked before the US even gets its feet under the dinner table. And George is probably asking, where the hell did that come from?
Ed's got your back G Dog... Betrayal Five!
So with a recognised peace broker on board, hopes are high for a Middle East deal. Erm.. right Ed?
Well, according to Ed:
AND SO A MYTH was born. Mitchell had negotiated the Good Friday Agreement. For a while it was even called the "Mitchell Agreement," but that term soon fell into disuse, not least because there was little appetite to perpetuate the fable among the participants.
None of this is to minimize the very constructive role that Mitchell otherwise played in the peace talks. He was widely liked, scrupulously air and was tough enough in the dealings he did have with all the parties. But to credit him with winning the peace in Northern Ireland is a step too far. If Obama has chosen him because he believes that he performed the role in Northern Ireland ascribed to him, then he has made a mistake.There is though an important lesson from Mitchell's time in Northern Ireland. The ploy devised by the British and Irish governments worked for a very simple reason. The Americans were seen by all sides as a largely disinterested party whose judgment and verdict thereby carried extra weight. They had no dog in the fight. The same cannot be said for America's role in the Middle East. The real question arising from Mitchell's appointment is whether Obama wishes to change that.
Jeez. Hopes dashed. George spatchcocked before the US even gets its feet under the dinner table. And George is probably asking, where the hell did that come from?
Ed's got your back G Dog... Betrayal Five!
Covers and Dead Kennedys...
As the world goes twitter-mad, Staff at Bobballs share what's on their mind right now...
Tigerrouge is currently listening to some Thriller-era Michael Jackson while reading a story about a transvestite that looks like John Terry.
ELSEWHERE: editor of Tatler decides to jump ship to Evening Standard (allegedly bought by Russian billionaire and former KGB man for the nominal sum of £1) leaving people to speculate Toby Young will become new editor. Toby Young denies this on twitter.
UPDATE: Russian billionaire and former KGB man appeals to UK press to stop referring to him as a former KGB man.
"If I were a gynaecologist for example, would you ask me the question, 'Why did you buy the Evening Standard?'"
ELSEWHERE on twitter: Stephen Fry gets stuck in a lift and gives running commentary on events.
ELSEWHERE in the world: Vanity Fair goes green by recycling its own cover shot.
Every time they run a cover with a Kennedy, it's never a new shot either, but then again, there is a good reason for that...
Tigerrouge is currently listening to some Thriller-era Michael Jackson while reading a story about a transvestite that looks like John Terry.
ELSEWHERE: editor of Tatler decides to jump ship to Evening Standard (allegedly bought by Russian billionaire and former KGB man for the nominal sum of £1) leaving people to speculate Toby Young will become new editor. Toby Young denies this on twitter.
UPDATE: Russian billionaire and former KGB man appeals to UK press to stop referring to him as a former KGB man.
"If I were a gynaecologist for example, would you ask me the question, 'Why did you buy the Evening Standard?'"
ELSEWHERE on twitter: Stephen Fry gets stuck in a lift and gives running commentary on events.
ELSEWHERE in the world: Vanity Fair goes green by recycling its own cover shot.
Every time they run a cover with a Kennedy, it's never a new shot either, but then again, there is a good reason for that...
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Whatever happened to...
David Archer?
Well, he's still doing the unspectacular work you expect from decent public reps. But he's also helping to demonstrate the brighter side of online communities - and that connectivity is measured not only in bytes per second.
So David cropped up in the blogosphere earlier today - on Iain Dale's blog to be precise. And he said something nice about Iain. This made Iain feel warm. Which in turn led to Kath sharing the love with Iain. Iain sharing the love with Kath. And the revelation that Iain Dale will be coming to NI for a group hug. And Staff at Bobballs feels warm at the pleasant domino effect.
Just cannot imagine his visit will not include visit to Cunningham House. With Dale's visit I suspect the UUP/Conservative Europe candidate could soon get a major online boost. This could be a big deal. Will Slugger be hooking up with Iain? What about other bloggers - aligned and non-aligned? Heck, will Iain be hooking up with David?
Dale is no Tory party hack. So his impressions of NI and UUP will be very interesting. We look forward to finding out about Dale's visit; how the UUP use the opportunity; how the DUP responds. From the UUP POV it would good to get Dale in to develop online campaigns capacity. He may have some insight into things like branding. Wonder if the UUP can confirm whether they might be entertaining Dale?
Well, he's still doing the unspectacular work you expect from decent public reps. But he's also helping to demonstrate the brighter side of online communities - and that connectivity is measured not only in bytes per second.
So David cropped up in the blogosphere earlier today - on Iain Dale's blog to be precise. And he said something nice about Iain. This made Iain feel warm. Which in turn led to Kath sharing the love with Iain. Iain sharing the love with Kath. And the revelation that Iain Dale will be coming to NI for a group hug. And Staff at Bobballs feels warm at the pleasant domino effect.
Just cannot imagine his visit will not include visit to Cunningham House. With Dale's visit I suspect the UUP/Conservative Europe candidate could soon get a major online boost. This could be a big deal. Will Slugger be hooking up with Iain? What about other bloggers - aligned and non-aligned? Heck, will Iain be hooking up with David?
Dale is no Tory party hack. So his impressions of NI and UUP will be very interesting. We look forward to finding out about Dale's visit; how the UUP use the opportunity; how the DUP responds. From the UUP POV it would good to get Dale in to develop online campaigns capacity. He may have some insight into things like branding. Wonder if the UUP can confirm whether they might be entertaining Dale?
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Fermanagh: Monaco-sur-Erne...
Comic genius at work in DCAL press office! Desperation at zero content in story drives press officer to commit the schoolboy error of... the overhyped headline. And to glorious effect.
But how will the old Monaco feel about being usurped by New Monaco? Should Staff at Bobballs start shopping for dream homes in our newest tax haven? We're writing to DCAL for further advice on the matter...
Erm... really?
But how will the old Monaco feel about being usurped by New Monaco? Should Staff at Bobballs start shopping for dream homes in our newest tax haven? We're writing to DCAL for further advice on the matter...
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