Sunday, 19 April 2009
- The Times clears up the difference between a leak, a briefing and a smear.
- Peter Oborne gives some advice for the incoming Tory government in the Mail
- Matthew D'Ancona looks at "Labour's Watergate" in his Telegraph column.
- The Times reports of some interesting tactics by the BNP - skin heads? What skin heads?
- And finally, now that he has gone, Black Dog in the Mail has finally plucked up the courage to stick it to Damian McBride. Very funny.
Saturday, 18 April 2009
It's all coming crashing down...
Ray Collins tries to kill spectulation...
What are they hiding?
Ring ring.
More smoke and Mirrors
Ok allow TB to get technical for awhile. Another twist in the elusive Mirror story... Someone who is much more technically minded than TB has got in touch to shed some more light on those photos.
They wrote in the comments on the last story:
"While the story was still up there on the Mirror site I checked the EXIF data on the photos (using Opanda EXIF as a Firefox plugin). The data showed the camera used and the shooting date and time, as well as details of the exposure. Whilst I don't recall the precise date and time details, I'm sure they were consistent with Draper having returned from his Canaries vacation.
When you check the EXIF on his current story about Stavros Flatley you will find that those images were shot on April 15th 2009.
Opanda also allows you to check the IPTC data. Coincidentally (?!), it shows that the IPTC record (which tags images as being shot by Vellacott for the Mirror) was edited on 10th December 2008 - presumably the date he took delivery of the camera. Perhaps the "sources" should re-examine the EXIF data, rather than the IPTC tag?"
The Mirror really botched trying to hide this story, and indeed the pictures are still located on the Mirror servers:
That photo contains the full EXIF data. It shows that the image was shot at 16:15:27 on 15th April 2009 according to his camera's inbuilt clock, using 16mm focal length (from 16-35mm zoom) and a shutter speed of 1/125th at an aperture of f/6.3 and 1600 ISO
The 10th December was seemingly when Vellacott got the camera not when he took the photo, which is not what sources at The Mirror said. So now the original questions return...What was Draper doing with that computer and why did the Mirror pull the story!?
Spot the difference:
Smoke and Mirrors
What exactly is the Mirror playing at?
Though they are remaining silent officially, some information is beginning to drip out about what exactly is going on concerning disap
According to sources within the Mirror, Draper was photographed by Vellacott on 10th December 2008. It seems that these - by now, stock images - of Draper have been cobbled together with some misleading copy - "I was sent to Derek Drapers address at 8am this morning" said Vellacott on his blog, which morning? - 10th December, perhaps? - and put out there to add to the feeding frenzy, and to disseminate false information. TB would imagine someone went mental when they realised what Vellacott was up to and pulled the plug.
Firstly Maguire and friends are so wrapped round No10's little finger that they are blind to the fact they are being made to dance a merry tune, and now this...
It seems that the Mirror has some serious explaining to do about why it lies to it's readers?
Labour anoint a new leader...
You'd think the Labour Party would have learnt their lesson with uncontested leadership elections. TB has eyes and ears at the Young Labour rally in Gillingham today, if the definition of eyes and ears is watching the
*This may or may not be real.
Prescott to make an impact...
Friday, 17 April 2009
Prescott for LabourList?
TB just spotted this on Twitter:
In the Loop....? I am the f**cking loop.
TB cracked and went to the early showing of In the Loop instead of going to the cinema in the evening like a normal person would. His ribs ached by the end from laughing and it really does make the transition to the big screen effortlessly. Fans of the Thick of It won't be disappointed, and all the old faces pop up, except obviously Chris Langham. Without giving too much away, the events of the last week make the ending all the more poignant.
Mirror Mirror on the wall...
Seems the Mirror have done a bit of hatchet job in hiding the story they pulled about Derek Draper and the mystery computer. An eagle eyed reader - Dr Feelgood has sent TB this screenshot of the Mirror website
Totty Watch - Results:
A little dig...
TB isn't holding his breath for a reply:
Destroying the evidence.
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Oh come on, that isn't even subtle.
It seems that Draper still has some friends left at the Mirror. Yesterday the pictures of him leaving his house with his computer were displayed on the Mirror photographer
Wow...
TB does enjoy winding up the Lib Dems but it seems the Cowley St and