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  • On sausages, innuendo and electioneering

    Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is a fascinating character. He’s clearly a very able marketing man, being the driving force behind Kettle Chips, Loyd Grossman’s sauces and, of course, Black Farmer sausages. The latter is a fascinating case study. A black man who bemoans people playing the “race card” yet who has carefully crafted a brand out of…

  • The BBC, Jo Swinson, and a bloody great big stone wall

    To recap, readers may recall that, two months ago (it really was that long), I got my knickers in a twist over an article in the Telegraph about Jo Swinson MP and her expenses. I – and others – complained to the Telegraph – as well as the Guardian and the BBC. We got a…

  • Jo Swinson and those complaints

    Rob Parsons commented: OK, I have a nice letter from the Telegraph. What now? It looks as if Rob got the same letter I did, which read as follows: Thank you for your email of 27 May 2009, which was addressed to telegrapheditorial. While we note your comments, we believe that the above article was…

  • Europe, turnout, the BNP, the Greens and fair votes

    I’ve just got back from an hour’s stint on LBC talking about Yurp. Myself and fellow guest Hugo Brady from the Centre of European Reform were both under the impression we were there to discuss how the European Parliament works and the elections themselves. Instead we found ourselves being asked to mount a full frontal…

  • Jo Swinson and The Telegraph: complaints, complaints, complaints

    Thanks a lot to everyone for all the positive feedback I’ve had about my article this morning. By happenstance, Alix Mortimer has just asked: Fucking disgusting. Can we get them on article 1 (accuracy) of the PCC code? The answer, at least in my view, is yes, which is why I’ve just spent the last…