Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
How Guido Fawkes Felled Damian McBride Paid Members Public
Worth a read: [Guido Fawkes: His Role in Damian McBride’s Downfall](http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/3540431/a-bloggers-notebook.thtml) The whole McBride saga has been a fascinating study of the dance between bloggers, mainstream media and the centralising urge of government. I really must blog more about
1992: Beards, Politics & Graduate Unemployment Paid Members Public
Another blast from the VHS past: here’s a clip from a 1992 episode of Kilroy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kilroy-Silk#Kilroy], featuring me in my student union activist days, opining about graduate unemployment:
York Journalists in Lunchtime Stoppages Paid Members Public
The other side of the NUJ debate is, of course, the fact that there are dramatic levels of job cuts happening in the industry. And, in some places, those are being fought. NUJ members in York are conducting lunchtime stoppages to [protest four job cuts at Newsquest York](http://www.
President Obama has a blog Paid Members Public
[![LONDON - JULY 26: Presumptive U.S. Democratic...]()](http://www.daylife.com/image/072t6EReSJ59Y?utm_source=zemanta&utm_medium=p&utm_content=072t6EReSJ59Y&utm_campaign=z1)Image by [Getty Images](http://www.daylife.com/source/Getty_Images) via [Daylife](http://www.daylife.com/)I must confess that
Le Web 08: Christine Lagarde Paid Members Public
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/3097352271/ "photo sharing")Christine Lagarde on stage at Le Web 08 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/3097352271/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.
US Election Night at The Frontline Club Paid Members Public
Graham [http://www.noodlepie.com/] was kind enough to invite me to the Frontline Club [http://frontlineclub.com/index.php]‘s election night bash last night. Here’s some video I grabbed during the event: [US Election Night at The Frontline Club](http://vimeo.com/2160719) from [Adam Tinworth](http:
Election Day (How Will the World of Warcraft Vote?) Paid Members Public
I haven’t written anything about the election here because (a) I’m British and (b) I’m not politics expert. But I couldn’t resist sharing this little video:
