Give Gillan a grilling on TV tonight
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
It's interactive, it's live and it's a chance for you to put your points to Shadow Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan.18 Doughty Street web television, 9pm this evening.
Oh, and there'll be a short film from Blamerbell too.
See the Tories shine:)
[Pic: Cheryl Gillan ends child poverty by growing children as ears.]
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, devolution, Rainbow Coalition, referendum, Welsh Conservative Conference, Welsh Conservatives
posted by Blamerbell @ 5:30 pm,
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Tory TV: the Welsh dimension
Find out what David Cameron thinks about devolution.
See the Tories squirm on coalition talk.
Heck! Tune in just to get another glimpse of the effervescent Glyn Davies.
Yes, it's the story of the simmering debates the Tories kept miles from the conference floor on the weekend.
And you can see it on 18 Doughty Street (if they can read the video format).
Cheryl Gillan will be on to respond.
9pm (I think).
http://18doughtystreet.com
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, Cheryl Gillan, David Cameron, Glyn Davies, Tories, Welsh Conservative Conference
posted by Blamerbell @ 1:52 pm,
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Iain Dale and the establishment
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Iain Dale tells us he's a blogger, an Essex Boy, West Ham season ticket holder, Audi lover, golfer, iPod addict and so on.But he's also a signed-up member of the establishment.
Strange then that his new internet TV station, 18 doughty street, should pretend not to be. It's 'anti-establishment TV,' all about 'empowering the little people,' says Dale.
Recent guests include David Trimble, Ann Widdecombe (twice) and David Davis. Little people, if they are there, must be so small they aren't showing up on the screen.
But last week, Dale admitted what we knew all along. 'Guido and I have joined the media Establishment according to the Press Gazette's LIST of the 50 People Shaping Online Journalism,' he writes on November 10th.
So why deny it? Dale could soon be a Tory MP, and he's already getting irate at suggestions from certain Welsh bloggers that perhaps he isn't being as frank as he'd like to be.
There's a pub around the corner from 18DS. Here's a map. Iain, if you're reading, get down there, talk to people and start taking the establishment less seriously.
It may be fun talking to big names, but that won't empower any little people.
[Note: This entry was mistakenly published with an October entry date earlier today. It's now republished with the correct date. Iain Dale responded thus: 'Saucer of milk anyone?']
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, Iain Dale, Tories
posted by Blamerbell @ 8:11 pm,
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Iain Dale and the establishment
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Iain Dale tells us he's a blogger, an Essex Boy, West Ham season ticket holder, Audi lover, golfer, iPod addict and so on.But he's also a signed-up member of the establishment.
Strange then that his new internet TV station, 18 doughty street, should pretend not to be. It's 'anti-establishment TV' all about 'empowering the little people,' says Dale.
Recent guests include David Trimble, Ann Widdecombe (twice) and David Davis. Little people, if they are there, must be so small they aren't showing up on the screen.
But last week, Dale admitted what we knew all along. 'Guido and I have joined the media Establishment according to the Press Gazette's LIST of the 50 People Shaping Online Journalism,' he writes on November 10th.
So why deny it? Dale could soon be a Tory MP, and he's already getting irate at suggestions from certain Welsh bloggers that he perhaps isn't being as frank as he'd like to be.
There's a pub around the corner from 18DS. Here's a map. Iain, if you're reading, get down there, talk to people and start taking the establishment less seriously.
It may be fun talking to big names, but that won't empower any little people.
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, Iain Dale, Tories
posted by Blamerbell @ 5:50 pm,
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Ignore maths questions
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
I've just asked Ashley Crossley, conservative candidate at the last election, what the answer is to 8x7. My mouthpiece was Iain Dale, presenter of Vox Politics on 18 Doughty Street.
Ashley lost to Julia Goldsworthy in the Falmouth and Camborne constituency last year.
Julia subsequently shot up the Lib Dem ladder and became Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury within a year of getting elected. Journalists were queuing to trip her up - she is after all young and female - and she duly fell flat on her face.
8x7? 42 she asserted.
The Indy and the Mirror had fun with that one.
Ashley Crossley, though, refused to answer.
This is, of course, the correct approach.
Except that he's a partner and tax lawyer in the biggest law firm on earth. Surely simple sums should be rolling off his tongue?
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, Iain Dale, Julia Goldsworthy
posted by Blamerbell @ 10:17 pm,
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Virtual suits and sofas
Saturday, October 14, 2006
18 Doughty Street is the UK's first online political television station.
Leighton Andrews AM isn't a fan - he took a pop at the project in his video blog.
"I don't think people want more suits on sofas" he said.
What's that you're wearing Leighton?
Labels: 18 Doughty Street, Leighton Andrews
posted by Blamerbell @ 10:13 pm,
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