(Disclosure: I am friends with both a number of the women who have made allegations against Lord Rennard and Jo Swinson. Channel 4 News’s interview with Sarah Teather summed up the misgivings I have had with its coverage of the whole Chris Rennard scandal. Ostensibly about the coalition’s increasingly harsh line against immigration and welfare,… Continue reading Channel 4 News’s problem with women
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Lembit Opik: real men hate women
I wasn’t going to blog about Lembit’s new column (fnarr! fnarr! snork!) – I figure I’ve fulfilled my quota of Lembit bashing for the year. But then he went and said something stupid: “This is part of my own stated objective to reach beyond the normal political limits to people who may not be particularly… Continue reading Lembit Opik: real men hate women
How to give head in advertising
Over at BAE’s favourite leftwing magazine, Richard Herring writes a blog post I’ve been meaning to do only puts it far more eloquently and humourously. One thing he doesn’t mention is that Chris’ “giant smile” on the advert doesn’t really look like a smile at all. Smug is one way of putting it. Another is… Continue reading How to give head in advertising