Comments on: Conservatives on Iain Dale

By: Tim Ireland

Tim Ireland — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:16:56 +0000

Iain Dale is a deceitful, manipulative so-and-so, but Paul raises a very good point here. Even if the selection processes are different, someone in a very similar position to Dale regarding potential candidacy shouldn’t really be mouthing off at him about this.

By: Paul Linford

Paul Linford — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:21:07 +0000

I am no knee-jerk defender of Iain Dale, but I would have to ask some of the posters on this thread whether, if they were applying for parliamentary selection, they would publicise those applications on their blogs. Given that the Labour Party quite understandably judges its selection processes to be an internal matter, I would respectfully suggest that the answer would almost always be no.

By: john

john — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:59:18 +0000

Tom,why don’t you just keep your focus on licking Gordon’s boots,anything else and your clearly out of your depth.

By: Chris paul

Chris paul — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:50:13 +0000

Er, Letters From A Tory, shut up and wait and see like the people that Tom is quoting from Conservative Home? I hope Iain wins the selection myself. Various reasons for that.

Mike: I expect Guido and Dizzy will be keeping a close eye on the internet registries for any suspicious activity.

By: Leon

Leon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:51:16 +0000

If I were him I’d keep quiet because the minute he gets selected the opposing blogosphere are going to have a field day.

Iain also better hope he doesn’t do what he did last time in terms of votes because he’ll be laughed off the Internet if he does!

By: Letters From A Tory

Letters From A Tory — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:43:05 +0000

God, you guys really need to get out more. Why not wait for a selection process to wind up and see who is the chosen candidate?

By: Mike Ion

Mike Ion — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:53:16 +0000

Interesting – if Iain does stand I wonder how much use his campaign will make of modern technology? Will we see:

A Dale4Maidstone Facebook Group?
A Dale4Maidstone blog?
Dale4Maidstone adverts on 18 Doughty Street (I have no idea whether it takes adverts) or on Message Space?
Dale4Maidstone TV

Who knows? Come on Iain, tell us – we promise not to tell anyone else.

By: Chris paul

Chris paul — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:00:51 +0000

On second thoughts Tom I really do think you should stop teasing Iain Dale, MP?

By: Chris paul

Chris paul — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:41:49 +0000

Ho ho ho. After all those denials and all. I'd have thought Iain might be more worried about Tories calling him a joke entry and quoting his stats than anything that any of us might say. The sooner Iain is Shadow Mimicster for Blogging the happier the Labour Front Bench Spokesman on Blogs and the rest of us will be. And Fraser will be happy too. Iain will probably stop quoting the killer paragraph in his Coffeee House posts and nicking all the traffic. He might also give Nadine Dorries a bit of competition for British Computer Society-recognised â€Princess/Prince of the MP Blogsâ€?. Although Nads has taken that title on to herself she was actually, at a stretch, arguably, and being kind tied for 13th with George Galloway. Lynne Featherstone meanwhile was 2nd equal. Adam Price won overall. And Labour MPs won each of the three sub categories. Ms Dorries was not a finalist in any of them or overall.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:46:04 +0000

Wha ha ha.

I’ve just talked to Fraser. He’d never heard of you.

How’s it going in Maidstone? Does Anne know you’re a blasphemer?