tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3481506120270687271..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: So Proud to be Shortlisted for the Orwell PrizeIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82798812332375793882009-03-26T21:14:00.000+00:002009-03-26T21:14:00.000+00:00I accept the nomination Mr Old Holborn.. will ther...I accept the nomination Mr Old Holborn.. will there be vol-au-vonts at the prize ceremony?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67454200631300337142009-03-26T13:08:00.000+00:002009-03-26T13:08:00.000+00:00RoryI wondered if anybody would pick that up.Orwel...Rory<BR/><BR/>I wondered if anybody would pick that up.<BR/><BR/>Orwell was a grass for the government and gave a "list" of dirty Commie bastard writers, actors and MPs to the Foreign office.<BR/><BR/>Nothing like taking out the opposition if you want to be a star.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61767031936537078982009-03-26T12:17:00.000+00:002009-03-26T12:17:00.000+00:00Trevorsden may "...hardly think being a coppers na...Trevorsden may "...hardly think being a coppers nark qualifies for a 'literary' award" but surely it would qualify one for an award named after that "copper's nark" supreme, George Orwell?.Rory Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656521900824406245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40698525562439736552009-03-26T09:20:00.000+00:002009-03-26T09:20:00.000+00:00trevorsden said... And for all the 'uncovering' th...trevorsden said... <BR/>And for all the 'uncovering' that he might be responsible for - I hardly think being a coppers nark qualifies for a 'literary' award.-----------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Ok Trevor, if it so easy, YOU break a story.<BR/><BR/>Your vestal livery is but sick and green and none but fools do wear it.<BR/><BR/>(That's Shakespeare, by the way)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548952483363828857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18876150669092963062009-03-26T02:01:00.000+00:002009-03-26T02:01:00.000+00:00Congratulations, well deserved. You have every rea...Congratulations, well deserved. You have every reason to be proud.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434442702660664636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23030787625301459992009-03-26T01:20:00.000+00:002009-03-26T01:20:00.000+00:00OH,No, it's Newmoon.Drunk and naked, eh? Lucky you...OH,<BR/><BR/>No, it's Newmoon.<BR/><BR/>Drunk and naked, eh? Lucky you. Or rather, unlucky Kerry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42065108106808419012009-03-26T00:31:00.000+00:002009-03-26T00:31:00.000+00:00[blush][blush]Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45245041817863063412009-03-26T00:21:00.000+00:002009-03-26T00:21:00.000+00:00Congratulations. You seem to have the knack of wid...Congratulations. <BR/><BR/>You seem to have the knack of widespread appeal whilst remaining very much your own man, with a moral backbone and loyalty to friends. Your writing is instantly accessible, with an easy conversational tone. But by far the greatest gift, is that your words invite the other person, in an intellectually honest way, to think things through and make a contribution. You are, essentially Everyman who invites all-comers, without prejudice.<BR/><BR/>This blog already made you a distinguished contributor to politics, but the birth of Total Politics and your involvement in it is also to be commended.<BR/><BR/>You have been consistent and true to yourself. You have shared your personal life a little, and in so doing showed that not only are you an astute diarist, but a deeply human being.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had your gift.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65599242546078234152009-03-26T00:04:00.000+00:002009-03-26T00:04:00.000+00:00What’s oh so enormously satisfying about the ‘abor...What’s oh so enormously satisfying about the ‘abortion clinics to do TV adverts’ (and johnnies) story that Iain was getting so exercised about on Sky newspapers a moment ago* is that it will get <B>so far</B> up the nose of Nadine Dorries. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>*Front of the <I>Daily Express</I> and the <I>Indie</I> today - apparently.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19898304761210535922009-03-25T23:43:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:43:00.000+00:00Hopi,Is your middle name really "moonshine"?Kerry ...Hopi,<BR/><BR/>Is your middle name really "moonshine"?<BR/><BR/>Kerry McCarthy told me so. She was drunk and naked at the time so it might not be true.<BR/><BR/>Well?Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55174314743398991552009-03-25T23:37:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:37:00.000+00:00MutleyI'll nominate you!Mutley<BR/><BR/>I'll nominate you!Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55524926193601118652009-03-25T23:18:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:18:00.000+00:00I am surprised not to have been nominated... its i...I am surprised not to have been nominated... its is the 299th award I was not nominated for - I hope to 300th next week!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64408311521800338862009-03-25T23:07:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:07:00.000+00:00Nightjack is indeed a blog with class - quite devo...Nightjack is indeed a blog with class - quite devoid of efforts to make one follow him on Twitter or be his friend on Facebook. A man worth having a proper conversation with.<BR/><BR/>Hopi Sen seems to be a blog which is purely innuendo and ancient socialism - stultifyingly dull.<BR/><BR/>Guido, as so many have said, is let down not by his blogging but by the foul-mouthed idiots who find it a good place to exorcise their Tourettes.Victor, NW Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778890471547456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44032785661750876382009-03-25T23:02:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:02:00.000+00:00"And for all the 'uncovering' that he might be res..."And for all the 'uncovering' that he might be responsible for - I hardly think being a coppers nark qualifies for a 'literary' award."<BR/><BR/>A copper, on the shortlist for the Orwell Prize.<BR/><BR/>Go away and THINK about it. Arse<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile Iain, that saviour of free speech and bastion against mixing biege with blue carpets...Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9962962094929606082009-03-25T22:55:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:55:00.000+00:00Very many congratulations...and all the best for t...Very many congratulations...and all the best for the final. Guido is a serious omission...apricotfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487439964729651505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44718674617195296792009-03-25T22:19:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:19:00.000+00:00As I said on twitter - congrats, well deserved. Sa...As I said on twitter - congrats, well deserved. Same too for Chekov, Alix and Jack. <BR/><BR/>I hope one of you four wins, none of you being paid journalists and being good writers to boot!<BR/><BR/>Not a good night for Labour supporting writers all round. Personally, I just really, really hope Henry Porter doesn't win. Very sad Nick Davies didn't get onto the book list. <BR/><BR/>I think we have a new unit measure for a drunken rant too - the "Cohen"! Was best thing about the debate imo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40018369178188659792009-03-25T22:12:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:12:00.000+00:00Congratulations Iain. CheersPaulCongratulations Iain. Cheers<BR/>PaulAlexei Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907898261889768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25945643690820564792009-03-25T22:11:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:11:00.000+00:00Congratulations. Some very, very stiff competition...Congratulations. Some very, <I>very</I> stiff competition in Nightjack. But may the best man win!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66773220187567622762009-03-25T21:42:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:42:00.000+00:00Just stunned. The longlist was great but this is ...Just stunned. The longlist was great but this is beyond any expectation. Congratulations to the rest of the list and see you at the ceremony! :-)Owen Polleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69872726247111626662009-03-25T21:37:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:37:00.000+00:00Guido wasn't entered/ didn't enter himself for the...Guido wasn't entered/ didn't enter himself for the prize so couldn't have made the shortlist.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77540638625914275432009-03-25T21:31:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:31:00.000+00:00Congratulations.Worthy though he may be, I am not ...Congratulations.<BR/><BR/>Worthy though he may be, I am not at all sure that Guido should be on the shortlist.<BR/><BR/>His followers are too demeaning for a start.<BR/><BR/>And for all the 'uncovering' that he might be responsible for - I hardly think being a coppers nark qualifies for a 'literary' award.<BR/><BR/>You have to have something to say, something coherent, constructive, and say it with something approaching - well 'style'.<BR/><BR/>Now I am not saying the shortlisted six have that, I am not really qualified. <BR/>('Free the Shortlisted Six!?')<BR/>But I do not frankly think the present incarnation of Guido has - on any count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53899725289924017782009-03-25T21:04:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:04:00.000+00:00Both Iains here deserve attention. Yes, Iain Dale ...Both Iains here deserve attention. Yes, Iain Dale deserves to be on that list, but — for the reasons stated by the other Iain — so does Guido. It is only Guido's commenters who often (but by no means always) come across poorly.<BR/><BR/>Nightjack is of course a good choice, as would Gadget have been — either or both — so that's something good. Otherwise I have to admit to being as unimpressed by the rest of the shortlist as one or two other commenters here have already said.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15053310745130027052009-03-25T20:47:00.000+00:002009-03-25T20:47:00.000+00:00Congratulations Iain (Dale)When will the winner be...Congratulations Iain (Dale)<BR/><BR/>When will the winner be announced?Daniel1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/15995019999758145443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46786483983944909332009-03-25T20:46:00.000+00:002009-03-25T20:46:00.000+00:00Iain"To even be shortlisted for this award is an h...Iain<BR/><BR/>"To even be shortlisted for this award is an honour I find difficult to compute."<BR/><BR/>Well maybe best to quit whilst you're still ahead, eh?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, good luck!Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67654426180212658002009-03-25T20:30:00.000+00:002009-03-25T20:30:00.000+00:00Fran said... Congratulations, regardless of Iain. ...Fran said... <BR/>Congratulations, regardless of Iain. <BR/>--------------------------------<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean it to come out quite the way it did, and I do congratulate (the other) Iain who was and is in the van of UK political blogging.<BR/><BR/>But I do think that for his holding the government to account, for the digging (and scooping) he has done, for 'getting' the likes of Hain, and for his scathing wit and the general quality of his journalism, that Guido Fawkes is the best of the political bloggers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548952483363828857noreply@blogger.com