At least you're described on the BBC site merely as a "newsworthy individual". It's when they call you "worthy" you need to start worrying.
February 12, 2007 at 8:32 AM
Anonymous
said...
Well done Guido, you've clearly got em rattled! Keep up the good work.
On another note: after the story about Cameron and cannabis all over yesterday's papers, did you see the Government sponsored "ads" on TV last night warning of "the dangers of cannabis". I've never seen these on telly before, what a coincidence eh?
Tessa Jowell on radio 5 this morning kept up the same theme declining to attack Cameron personally but warning of "the dangers of cannabis".
Looks like New Labour are again using public money (for a TV ad) to attack their opponents.
February 12, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Anonymous
said...
It would be poetic if there were any pro-government bloggers worth outing as revenge... but there aren't.
February 12, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Anonymous
said...
Have you sent a legal notice, 'Guido'?
February 12, 2007 at 8:43 AM
Anonymous
said...
The BBC is a state broadcaster and knows who its master is. Only the most deranged apparatchik imagines the BBC to be any more open and independent than any other state broadcaster. Tony is always a couple of shuffling steps behind the rather sharper and more effective Mugabe, anyone care to guess what the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation attitude to blogs is and what direction Tony is moving things?
Keep up the good work Guido. No-one cares what your real name is or what you did when you were at Uni. Except the Labour Party hacks who are scared of you.
Perhaps its time to stretch the size of your blog, to fit the ego in :)
February 12, 2007 at 8:52 AM
Anonymous
said...
"Looks like New Labour are again using public money (for a TV ad) to attack their opponents."
Not just public money, but the supposedly impartial BBC.
February 12, 2007 at 8:55 AM
Anonymous
said...
It shows even the Newsnight team are up to their necks reporting for their masters in New Labour.
London has too many journalists, it's simply unfair to all the regions to keep them in London. After all the regions pay BBC Tax too - and deserve the talents of these New Labour lackies. I suggest some long term reassignments to the regions for a few years to sharpen their professional journalist skills.
February 12, 2007 at 9:02 AM
Anonymous
said...
How strange, the newsmedia reporting on things that might threaten it. Do we get an indepth profile on Nick Robinson next week or shall the beeb return to reporting on the shower-of-shit that are meant to represent us?
Sorry, something porcine just went past the window, I must check.
February 12, 2007 at 9:05 AM
Anonymous
said...
Enough of these trifling issues, and on to more crucial matters of the day.
How DO YOU pronounce 'Guido' ??
February 12, 2007 at 9:11 AM
Anonymous
said...
as if everyone in the game does not know ho you really are - even your wikipedia entry tells us your real name etc etc
February 12, 2007 at 9:12 AM
Anonymous
said...
Guido - does this Tim Ireland fancy you or something? Reading a few things yesterday he seems to have an obsession with you that borders on the insane
February 12, 2007 at 9:12 AM
Anonymous
said...
I for one am disappointed to hear that Guido pronounces "party" in the Smashy & Nicey "pardee" style.
Also it sounds like the Beeb trying to fire a shot across yr bows: "we know everything about you mate. Beeb Brother is watching you."
Wankers. Still, happy birthday.
February 12, 2007 at 9:18 AM
Anonymous
said...
What happened to the post about Tom Watson?
February 12, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Anonymous
said...
I've always pronounced it 'Guy-doh", but everyone on 18 Doughty Street pronounced it 'Gee-doh"
"The libel laws in Britain have long been overly restrictive and frustrated Guido's efforts."
So you said in October last year. I couldn't agree more.
February 12, 2007 at 9:22 AM
Anonymous
said...
You can have "Gwee-doh" or "Gee-doh". "Guy-doh" is a complete non-starter.
February 12, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Anonymous
said...
Guy-doh? Gee-doh? Surely not - I've always said Gwee-doh.
February 12, 2007 at 9:40 AM
Anonymous
said...
It's "g-weed-oh". Many happy returns
February 12, 2007 at 9:42 AM
Anonymous
said...
Why is everyone talking like Guido's been outed.
Was there anyone here who didn't know? There've been loads of blogs revealing his identity for ages - I think it's even been posted in the comment section here a few times.
February 12, 2007 at 9:43 AM
Anonymous
said...
I dont care who you are or how you say your name.
Just keep up the good work of exposing NuLab for the bunch inadequates that they are.
February 12, 2007 at 9:58 AM
Anonymous
said...
You must be really please Pa..whoops Guido, you'll soon have one of your own in number 10. Joy of joys, you'll be invited round to do a couple of lines off the cabinet table.
February 12, 2007 at 10:05 AM
Anonymous
said...
javelin said...
Please keep your junos within the M25 loop , if you let them loose up north they will even more confused than they are now ,this may help them to a scoop,this would never do.
Welcome back Fred enjoy birthday
February 12, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Anonymous
said...
Agree - 'guy-doh' is a non-starter.
How would these people pronounce the capital of Ecuador..
You advised readers of your article revealing your Damascene cinversion to the Open Society as the "Manager of a Hedge Fund"..
Could you provide further and better particulars of this fund,(Title, funding, location etc.,) so that we can advise others how to benefit from your keen financial judgement ?
It would be poetic if there were any pro-government bloggers worth outing as revenge... but there aren't. ~ PragueTory
Te hehehehe
He's a card that PragueTory, we better watch him. If you're not up to the job PT, then fair enough, but that statement just screams sour grapes.
February 12, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Anonymous
said...
Hey Fred how come you have let the BBC have the main header as advertising space ,I hope they paid the going rates , otherwise we will start some whispering , nudge ,nudge Geeedo .
February 12, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Anonymous
said...
Congratulations.
I think it is very important to keep our politicians on their toes and keep them accountable to those who elected them. I saw Dr Reid on TV yesterday and obviously he is very worried re his past especially when it comes to his serial bullying of those who dare to expose him to Filkin. There is still a lot to come out about him
February 12, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Anonymous
said...
So now we know, Guido, all the problems at Loughborough were down to you spiking the FCS Punch with acid....
February 12, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Anonymous
said...
Guido, hope you greeted your 40th birthday in a more gracious manner than I did a couple of years ago. See that the lefty thought police were out in force this weekend. When will they realise that you can't be vindictive and humorous at the same time? Had a look at the guido 2.0 site and thought this little gem sums up why the site is such a bore. "Guido Fawkes 2.0 is a non-governmental organisation devoted to raising blogging standards and reducing moral poverty in the developing blogosphere." In other words, Labour is crap at this blogging lark and want to spoil the party for everyone else!
February 12, 2007 at 11:09 AM
Anonymous
said...
Of course there are anonymous bloggers on the left that I could out if I was prepared to put usual netiquette to one side. Whilst there are many other avenues to damage the government, the thought hasn't crossed my mind. By the way there was a survey the other day reporting that 70% of accountants prefer Cameron to Brown. What do you make of that Tyger?
February 12, 2007 at 11:13 AM
Anonymous
said...
Can posters to this blog expect any degree of anonymity?
February 12, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Anonymous
said...
here's to guido for providing the politically aware with an intuitive, original and highly amusing perspective on present day politics, the reason so many consider guido the last word in the politics blogosphere
February 12, 2007 at 11:33 AM
Anonymous
said...
Well I have no idea what you are all talking about. Is Guido a pseudonym?? Is that what is being implied here?
February 12, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous
said...
Note the threat by government to control political bloggers.
The writing is on the wall, look what Cambell did to the BBC.
Fortunately not too many people are worried by the Olympic budget quadrupling. Great this, spending all the Royal Navy's money on flights of fancy.
February 12, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Anonymous
said...
That sad obsessive Tom Watson just got slapped down by Iain Dale. Kenny Everett’s ‘Angry of Tunbridge’ Wells was prophetic in sooo many ways.
February 12, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Anonymous
said...
I always took Guido Fawkes to have come off the instructions from a pack of Spanish cutlery.
February 12, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Anonymous
said...
Hatchet job? It was a great piece, if it were about me I'd be dead chuffed.
February 12, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Anonymous
said...
Guido....
Gotta say that this report seems, well pretty flattering actually....Heh.....just think this makes me love your blog more!
February 12, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Anonymous
said...
It was nice of Nick Robinson to confirm to all of us just how comprehensively you've managed to piss him off... As the Government's chief "mushroom" (kept in the dark and fed shit), he really did show himself up by claiming you published lies and that effectively only the Lobby could be trusted as a reliable source of political news. Bless.
February 12, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Anonymous
said...
I thought the 'pardee' phrase a little sad, but he was younger so I will give hime a break, as the blog is pretty good, when will someone out jack Straw for the nasty little sleaze bag that he is. By the way it is clearly Gee-doh; Guy-doh is in the same bracket of sadness as 'pardee. So Cut It Out!
February 12, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Anonymous
said...
This week will see some features and presentational changes to the blog, including an "about" section. The blog's style of approach and mission to entertain at the expense of politicians will remain unchanged.
That's Labour politicians, I think you'll find.
February 12, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Anonymous
said...
Any relative of one of my crew, Seaman Staines?
February 12, 2007 at 12:46 PM
Anonymous
said...
I hope your raves didn't involve infringement on private property without the owner's permission - one should be a consistent libertarian. If not then party on!
I recall that Mr Robinson also implied that you would publish the untrue. Surely no gentleman like yourself would let a blow as such pass unchallenged - will you be calling him out? Happy to be your second, I recommend pistols.
February 12, 2007 at 1:01 PM
Anonymous
said...
Who cares what Guido's real name is? Think most of us reading the blog didn't think his name actually WAS Guido Fawkes - but then, those of us who can read and use computers (both at the same time, that is) could have JFGI some time ago, if we wished.
What this combined nastiness from the BBC and various Labour MPs shows is how closely they are linked - cut one and they all bleed. However, the BBC is supposed to be impartial, and broadcast - what did it used to be called - the truth, not Labour Party propaganda. I remember when Nick Robinson was a journalist who didn't just parrot the NuLab line - but does he, I wonder?
We read Guido because we enjoy the way he writes and we find out all sorts of things the Government omits to mention. I don't think many of us thought Guido was a candidate for Sainthood with a blameless past - has he ever claimed to be?
Carry on Guido, you've got them rattled, and how!
February 12, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Anonymous
said...
Radio 4 prog on Guido was great deepened the mystic, esp as he did not speak on it.
Merely told us that it is THE blog of parliament.
How come BEEB did you 15 mins of free advertising Guido
Feather in your cap ohay BEEB says your No1 are you oing to send a thank you card. :-)
February 12, 2007 at 1:55 PM
Anonymous
said...
I must echo Nicodemus's sentiments: you must call this Robinson fellow out. Though I would recommend claymores rather than pistols.
And in the new spirit of openess I shall confess that the Remittance Man's real identity is ............ Dinsdale Piranha.
Given that young Guido and Mr Robinson were involved in the young conservative movement at around the same time, I have no doubt Guido could reveal some dirt on Nick if he so chooses…
February 12, 2007 at 2:07 PM
Anonymous
said...
Hurrah for Guido, What a delightful chap, He's the one who keeps us up to date with all the crap, He fights the fight, We know he's right, So every thing's OK, So join up and let's vote for Gweeeedo today.
With apologies to the Beetop Boys.
February 12, 2007 at 2:09 PM
Anonymous
said...
Don't change the layout Guido, it works as it is! We don't need an about section or anything like that, keep it as it is!
February 12, 2007 at 2:21 PM
Anonymous
said...
I agree with JJ above. I don't care about Guido's past, or even the fact that he's not using his real name. Or even who he is or was or will be. The important part of this blog are the FACTS about not only this government but politicians in general that are raised. Politicians who are only too happy to infringe upon our liberties (black boxes in cars anyone?) but the moment you start looking at them (Smith Institute) then suddenly everything is different.
Add to that the fact that we, the general public can also add to this blog via the comments boxes. Suddenly each and every one of us is equal....in text size and font at least. The only comments on here that are remembered are factual ones and funny ones. Propoganda for any party is quickly pounced on. It might not be the point of this blog, but its a great brucie bonus.
And as for calling himself Guido Fawkes, at least its not a silly long winded name designed only to raise a smirk, unlike some:)
February 12, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Anonymous
said...
Keep up the good work. Martin Salters (and Robinsons) sour words were a joy to hear! Incidentally as a libertarian Tory/UKIP myself may I refer you to George Orwell’s remark in the late forties that it was not a matter of Left or Right but of Authoritarians and Libertarians? From the Webbs thro’ to Aslef and onto Blunkett/Clarke/Reid/Harman/Hodge/Jowell the left has always been inclined to know what is best for ‘us’.
February 12, 2007 at 2:46 PM
Anonymous
said...
Didn't sound like a hatchet job at all. Definitely an ego bost for you, Guido, as if you needed one. One question, though. As an organiser of raves, did you come across Pete Winkelman (who many might describe as the wanker extraordinaire)? How come he gets away with it?
February 12, 2007 at 2:47 PM
Anonymous
said...
We know the names of beeb journos.
That doesn't prevent them from from being lying scum.
Good grief! I thought you were Polly Toynbee. Mind you, I think everyone is.
February 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Anonymous
said...
I thought Nick Robinson sounded like yesterday's man in his commentary...I think that is very incisive of him.
To have succeeded John Cole and John Sergeant to become sidelined by Guido must make him peeved and that is a valuable social service Mr Fawkes....now if you could just link to a good Weather Forecast we can close down the BBC
weatheronline.co.uk And it isn't dumbed down either!
February 12, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Anonymous
said...
One can only hope that the "Peter Hitchens" will remain firmly inside the closet. He's not one for exposing himself.
February 12, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Anonymous
said...
They have to call it a hatchet job to maintain the illusion of pro-govt bias they believe to be inherent in the BBC (or pro-Labour bias, I'm never sure which it is supposed to be each day).
The blog itself is wise to keep above such antics. If any publicity is good publicity then why would a devoted organ of the Downing St propaganda machine even acknowledge the existence of Guido Fawkes?
IMO our political climate will never favour the emergence of pro-incumbent innovation. If blogging had taken off ten years earlier it would have been anti-Tory blogs at the fore. As it is I hope the neophyte grassroots opposition scooping the dirt on Labour right now are enjoying the fruits of their labours.
c
February 12, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Anonymous
said...
I love it - "Who is Guido Fawkes?" asks David Grossman. Answer - the bloke behind about 50 percent of your stories!
Anyone up for a "Who is David Grossman?" programme?
Or a who is Rog Taylor programme? Thought not.
February 12, 2007 at 5:08 PM
Anonymous
said...
Oh and I posted a link to your true identity on this blog entry last year at 1:02PM....:-)
February 12, 2007 at 5:47 PM
Anonymous
said...
the bastards outed the STIG from top gear now you and what does this achieve? didly squat.I long ago stopped watching bbc news cos its so baddd.
February 12, 2007 at 7:12 PM
Anonymous
said...
They outed the STIG? The complete bastards! Next the buggers'll be telling us that Santa doesn't exist and Spiney Norman is just a figment of my imagination.
PragueTory said: Of course there are anonymous bloggers on the left that I could out if I was prepared to put usual netiquette to one side.
That seems to be just the point. It always seem to me that there are a lot of relatively bright centre/right wing blogs but few intelligent leftwing ones around. On the other hand there do seem to be one hell of a lot of remarkably dumb anonymous leftwing commentators around, so maybe that's the equilibrium.
(Not that I would include Nick Robinson as a leftwing blogger in any way - more as a 'blogger without portfolio' just waiting for the wind to change.)
February 12, 2007 at 7:58 PM
Anonymous
said...
Surely it has to be 'Gee-doh', not 'Gwee-doh', as the original Guy Fawkes gave himself the name after he enlisted in the Spanish army - so he'd have pronounced it as in Spanish, not Italian.
Nick Robinson on the other hand has obviously called himself 'Robinson' after Defoe's fictional hero: like Crusoe, he's deserted in the middle of nowhere, starved of news from outside his little Beeb atoll, and reduced to putting messages in bottles. (Calling himself 'Nick' after the Devil hasn't fooled anyone though.)
As for outing Guido, that just proves how out of touch the Guardianistas are - Google has indeed made it obvious for at least the couple of years I've been following the blog. (What do these pseudo-sleuth scribes do for research: check Encycl.Brit. and the DNB? ring Directory Enquiries?)
73 comments:
Dear Senor G
All very interessant - keep up the good work
and
Happy 40th Birthday
Your obedt servt etc
GE
I note that your delphic post about Tom Watson and m'learned friends has been removed. Will we hear anything else about this?
At least you're described on the BBC site merely as a "newsworthy individual". It's when they call you "worthy" you need to start worrying.
Well done Guido, you've clearly got em rattled! Keep up the good work.
On another note: after the story about Cameron and cannabis all over yesterday's papers, did you see the Government sponsored "ads" on TV last night warning of "the dangers of cannabis". I've never seen these on telly before, what a coincidence eh?
Tessa Jowell on radio 5 this morning kept up the same theme declining to attack Cameron personally but warning of "the dangers of cannabis".
Looks like New Labour are again using public money (for a TV ad) to attack their opponents.
It would be poetic if there were any pro-government bloggers worth outing as revenge... but there aren't.
Have you sent a legal notice, 'Guido'?
The BBC is a state broadcaster and knows who its master is. Only the most deranged apparatchik imagines the BBC to be any more open and independent than any other state broadcaster. Tony is always a couple of shuffling steps behind the rather sharper and more effective Mugabe, anyone care to guess what the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation attitude to blogs is and what direction Tony is moving things?
Keep up the good work Guido. No-one cares what your real name is or what you did when you were at Uni. Except the Labour Party hacks who are scared of you.
Keep dishing the dirt.
Perhaps its time to stretch the size of your blog, to fit the ego in :)
"Looks like New Labour are again using public money (for a TV ad) to attack their opponents."
Not just public money, but the supposedly impartial BBC.
It shows even the Newsnight team are up to their necks reporting for their masters in New Labour.
London has too many journalists, it's simply unfair to all the regions to keep them in London. After all the regions pay BBC Tax too - and deserve the talents of these New Labour lackies. I suggest some long term reassignments to the regions for a few years to sharpen their professional journalist skills.
How strange, the newsmedia reporting on things that might threaten it. Do we get an indepth profile on Nick Robinson next week or shall the beeb return to reporting on the shower-of-shit that are meant to represent us?
Sorry, something porcine just went past the window, I must check.
Enough of these trifling issues, and on to more crucial matters of the day.
How DO YOU pronounce 'Guido' ??
as if everyone in the game does not know ho you really are - even your wikipedia entry tells us your real name etc etc
Guido - does this Tim Ireland fancy you or something? Reading a few things yesterday he seems to have an obsession with you that borders on the insane
I for one am disappointed to hear that Guido pronounces "party" in the Smashy & Nicey "pardee" style.
Also it sounds like the Beeb trying to fire a shot across yr bows: "we know everything about you mate. Beeb Brother is watching you."
Wankers. Still, happy birthday.
What happened to the post about Tom Watson?
I've always pronounced it 'Guy-doh", but everyone on 18 Doughty Street pronounced it 'Gee-doh"
We need answers.
Don`t worry Guido no one gives a fuck who you are , with the possible exception of yourself and a few auto-eroticly inclined "fans"
40 eh ? you look older...arf arf
"The libel laws in Britain have long been overly restrictive and frustrated Guido's efforts."
So you said in October last year. I couldn't agree more.
You can have "Gwee-doh" or "Gee-doh". "Guy-doh" is a complete non-starter.
Guy-doh? Gee-doh? Surely not - I've always said Gwee-doh.
It's "g-weed-oh". Many happy returns
Why is everyone talking like Guido's been outed.
Was there anyone here who didn't know? There've been loads of blogs revealing his identity for ages - I think it's even been posted in the comment section here a few times.
I dont care who you are or how you say your name.
Just keep up the good work of exposing NuLab for the bunch inadequates that they are.
You must be really please Pa..whoops Guido, you'll soon have one of your own in number 10. Joy of joys, you'll be invited round to do a couple of lines off the cabinet table.
javelin said...
Please keep your junos within the M25 loop , if you let them loose up north they will even more confused than they are now ,this may help them to a scoop,this would never do.
Welcome back Fred enjoy birthday
Agree - 'guy-doh' is a non-starter.
How would these people pronounce the capital of Ecuador..
You advised readers of your article revealing your Damascene cinversion to the Open Society as the "Manager of a Hedge Fund"..
Could you provide further and better particulars of this fund,(Title, funding, location etc.,) so that we can advise others how to benefit from your keen financial judgement ?
It would be poetic if there were any pro-government bloggers worth outing as revenge... but there aren't. ~ PragueTory
Te hehehehe
He's a card that PragueTory, we better watch him. If you're not up to the job PT, then fair enough, but that statement just screams sour grapes.
Hey Fred how come you have let the BBC have the main header as advertising space ,I hope they paid the going rates , otherwise we will start some whispering , nudge ,nudge Geeedo .
Congratulations.
I think it is very important to keep our politicians on their toes and keep them accountable to those who elected them. I saw Dr Reid on TV yesterday and obviously he is very worried re his past especially when it comes to his serial bullying of those who dare to expose him to Filkin. There is still a lot to come out about him
So now we know, Guido, all the problems at Loughborough were down to you spiking the FCS Punch with acid....
Guido, hope you greeted your 40th birthday in a more gracious manner than I did a couple of years ago.
See that the lefty thought police were out in force this weekend. When will they realise that you can't be vindictive and humorous at the same time?
Had a look at the guido 2.0 site and thought this little gem sums up why the site is such a bore.
"Guido Fawkes 2.0 is a non-governmental organisation devoted to raising blogging standards and reducing moral poverty in the developing blogosphere." In other words, Labour is crap at this blogging lark and want to spoil the party for everyone else!
Of course there are anonymous bloggers on the left that I could out if I was prepared to put usual netiquette to one side. Whilst there are many other avenues to damage the government, the thought hasn't crossed my mind. By the way there was a survey the other day reporting that 70% of accountants prefer Cameron to Brown. What do you make of that Tyger?
Can posters to this blog expect any degree of anonymity?
here's to guido for providing the politically aware with an intuitive, original and highly amusing perspective on present day politics, the reason so many consider guido the last word in the politics blogosphere
Well I have no idea what you are all talking about. Is Guido a pseudonym?? Is that what is being implied here?
Note the threat by government to control political bloggers.
The writing is on the wall, look what Cambell did to the BBC.
Fortunately not too many people are worried by the Olympic budget quadrupling. Great this, spending all the Royal Navy's money on flights of fancy.
That sad obsessive Tom Watson just got slapped down by Iain Dale. Kenny Everett’s ‘Angry of Tunbridge’ Wells was prophetic in sooo many ways.
I always took Guido Fawkes to have come off the instructions from a pack of Spanish cutlery.
Hatchet job? It was a great piece, if it were about me I'd be dead chuffed.
Guido....
Gotta say that this report seems, well pretty flattering actually....Heh.....just think this makes me love your blog more!
It was nice of Nick Robinson to confirm to all of us just how comprehensively you've managed to piss him off... As the Government's chief "mushroom" (kept in the dark and fed shit), he really did show himself up by claiming you published lies and that effectively only the Lobby could be trusted as a reliable source of political news. Bless.
I thought the 'pardee' phrase a little sad, but he was younger so I will give hime a break, as the blog is pretty good, when will someone out jack Straw for the nasty little sleaze bag that he is.
By the way it is clearly Gee-doh; Guy-doh is in the same bracket of sadness as 'pardee.
So Cut It Out!
This week will see some features and presentational changes to the blog, including an "about" section. The blog's style of approach and mission to entertain at the expense of politicians will remain unchanged.
That's Labour politicians, I think you'll find.
Any relative of one of my crew, Seaman Staines?
I hope your raves didn't involve infringement on private property without the owner's permission - one should be a consistent libertarian. If not then party on!
I recall that Mr Robinson also implied that you would publish the untrue. Surely no gentleman like yourself would let a blow as such pass unchallenged - will you be calling him out? Happy to be your second, I recommend pistols.
Who cares what Guido's real name is? Think most of us reading the blog didn't think his name actually WAS Guido Fawkes - but then, those of us who can read and use computers (both at the same time, that is) could have JFGI some time ago, if we wished.
What this combined nastiness from the BBC and various Labour MPs shows is how closely they are linked - cut one and they all bleed. However, the BBC is supposed to be impartial, and broadcast - what did it used to be called - the truth, not Labour Party propaganda. I remember when Nick Robinson was a journalist who didn't just parrot the NuLab line - but does he, I wonder?
We read Guido because we enjoy the way he writes and we find out all sorts of things the Government omits to mention. I don't think many of us thought Guido was a candidate for Sainthood with a blameless past - has he ever claimed to be?
Carry on Guido, you've got them rattled, and how!
Radio 4 prog on Guido was great deepened the mystic, esp as he did not speak on it.
Merely told us that it is THE blog of parliament.
How come BEEB did you 15 mins of free advertising Guido
Feather in your cap ohay BEEB says your No1 are you oing to send a thank you card. :-)
I must echo Nicodemus's sentiments: you must call this Robinson fellow out. Though I would recommend claymores rather than pistols.
And in the new spirit of openess I shall confess that the Remittance Man's real identity is ............ Dinsdale Piranha.
Given that young Guido and Mr Robinson were involved in the young conservative movement at around the same time, I have no doubt Guido could reveal some dirt on Nick if he so chooses…
Hurrah for Guido,
What a delightful chap,
He's the one who keeps us up to date with all the crap,
He fights the fight,
We know he's right,
So every thing's OK,
So join up and let's vote for Gweeeedo today.
With apologies to the Beetop Boys.
Don't change the layout Guido, it works as it is! We don't need an about section or anything like that, keep it as it is!
I agree with JJ above. I don't care about Guido's past, or even the fact that he's not using his real name. Or even who he is or was or will be. The important part of this blog are the FACTS about not only this government but politicians in general that are raised. Politicians who are only too happy to infringe upon our liberties (black boxes in cars anyone?) but the moment you start looking at them (Smith Institute) then suddenly everything is different.
Add to that the fact that we, the general public can also add to this blog via the comments boxes. Suddenly each and every one of us is equal....in text size and font at least. The only comments on here that are remembered are factual ones and funny ones. Propoganda for any party is quickly pounced on.
It might not be the point of this blog, but its a great brucie bonus.
And as for calling himself Guido Fawkes, at least its not a silly long winded name designed only to raise a smirk, unlike some:)
Keep up the good work. Martin Salters (and Robinsons) sour words were a joy to hear! Incidentally as a libertarian Tory/UKIP myself may I refer you to George Orwell’s remark in the late forties that it was not a matter of Left or Right but of Authoritarians and Libertarians? From the Webbs thro’ to Aslef and onto Blunkett/Clarke/Reid/Harman/Hodge/Jowell the left has always been inclined to know what is best for ‘us’.
Didn't sound like a hatchet job at all. Definitely an ego bost for you, Guido, as if you needed one. One question, though. As an organiser of raves, did you come across Pete Winkelman (who many might describe as the wanker extraordinaire)? How come he gets away with it?
We know the names of beeb journos.
That doesn't prevent them from from being lying scum.
Keep at it Guido. They will go away soon - the bores.
No surrender !
Good grief! I thought you were Polly Toynbee. Mind you, I think everyone is.
I thought Nick Robinson sounded like yesterday's man in his commentary...I think that is very incisive of him.
To have succeeded John Cole and John Sergeant to become sidelined by Guido must make him peeved and that is a valuable social service Mr Fawkes....now if you could just link to a good Weather Forecast we can close down the BBC
weatheronline.co.uk
And it isn't dumbed down either!
One can only hope that the "Peter Hitchens" will remain firmly inside the closet. He's not one for exposing himself.
They have to call it a hatchet job to maintain the illusion of pro-govt bias they believe to be inherent in the BBC (or pro-Labour bias, I'm never sure which it is supposed to be each day).
The blog itself is wise to keep above such antics. If any publicity is good publicity then why would a devoted organ of the Downing St propaganda machine even acknowledge the existence of Guido Fawkes?
IMO our political climate will never favour the emergence of pro-incumbent innovation. If blogging had taken off ten years earlier it would have been anti-Tory blogs at the fore. As it is I hope the neophyte grassroots opposition scooping the dirt on Labour right now are enjoying the fruits of their labours.
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I love it - "Who is Guido Fawkes?" asks David Grossman. Answer - the bloke behind about 50 percent of your stories!
Anyone up for a "Who is David Grossman?" programme?
Or a who is Rog Taylor programme? Thought not.
Oh and I posted a link to your true identity on
this blog entry last year at 1:02PM....:-)
the bastards outed the STIG from top gear now you and what does this achieve? didly squat.I long ago stopped watching bbc news cos its so baddd.
They outed the STIG? The complete bastards! Next the buggers'll be telling us that Santa doesn't exist and Spiney Norman is just a figment of my imagination.
Dinsdale
PragueTory said:
Of course there are anonymous bloggers on the left that I could out if I was prepared to put usual netiquette to one side.
That seems to be just the point. It always seem to me that there are a lot of relatively bright centre/right wing blogs but few intelligent leftwing ones around. On the other hand there do seem to be one hell of a lot of remarkably dumb anonymous leftwing commentators around, so maybe that's the equilibrium.
(Not that I would include Nick Robinson as a leftwing blogger in any way - more as a 'blogger without portfolio' just waiting for the wind to change.)
Surely it has to be 'Gee-doh', not 'Gwee-doh', as the original Guy Fawkes gave himself the name after he enlisted in the Spanish army - so he'd have pronounced it as in Spanish, not Italian.
Nick Robinson on the other hand has obviously called himself 'Robinson' after Defoe's fictional hero: like Crusoe, he's deserted in the middle of nowhere, starved of news from outside his little Beeb atoll, and reduced to putting messages in bottles. (Calling himself 'Nick' after the Devil hasn't fooled anyone though.)
As for outing Guido, that just proves how out of touch the Guardianistas are - Google has indeed made it obvious for at least the couple of years I've been following the blog. (What do these pseudo-sleuth scribes do for research: check Encycl.Brit. and the DNB? ring Directory Enquiries?)
Happy birthday! They say life begins at this age. Let me know how it feels!
Guido.. until this weekend I had no idea as to your identity.
Matters not other than to say -
You should organise an old skool party! Was too young first time around, due for a revival, 00's dance music stinks!