tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3581855999822326996..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: A Total Politics UpdateIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61318309481119627082008-07-21T14:33:00.000+01:002008-07-21T14:33:00.000+01:00My copy of the magazine only turned up the other d...My copy of the magazine only turned up the other day. My detailed review may therefore seem rather late, but that's not my fault. <A HREF="http://peezedtee.blogspot.com/2008/07/total-politics-that-review-in-full.html" REL="nofollow">Read it here.</A>peezedteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280444890826046800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56301838948277564062008-07-04T11:21:00.000+01:002008-07-04T11:21:00.000+01:00Get yourself a professional designer, rather than ...Get yourself a professional designer, rather than someone who looks like they've just found a John Bull printing set. It's woefully amateurish, ignoring basic design tenets. Has this person ever designed even a church newsletter? Looks like it's been put together a page at a time, starting at the front. If Brown interview is most important, why is it where it is, rather than right at the front or using centre pages? Don't assume the words are so golden that people will read 'em anyway. They aren't and won't. It's a great idea, but needs to get it right early on, cos readers are 10 times harder to attract back a secon d or third time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37578366284460641182008-07-03T17:10:00.000+01:002008-07-03T17:10:00.000+01:00Iain, I agree with the previous point about ads/ed...Iain, I agree with the previous point about ads/editorial. For example the piece by the Jonathan Sheppard was a good plug for his headhunting company - did he pay for that? Overall, I think the mag would be improved with more topical content that taps in to the current political agenda (some of the features seemed a bit random) and more comment from people such as yourself or other top notch commentators! And much better design - at the mo it's very boxy. I look forward to seeing the new few editions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40813815443196369372008-07-01T14:31:00.000+01:002008-07-01T14:31:00.000+01:00Hopefully there will soon be a balance of men vs w...Hopefully there will soon be a balance of men vs women in the Daily Politico. I know I have submitted my answers but it is worth noting the first 6 were all men!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59191790898349311162008-07-01T13:25:00.000+01:002008-07-01T13:25:00.000+01:00The WH Smith in Stratford station appears to have ...The WH Smith in Stratford station appears to have as many this week as it did last, and I haven't seen anyone pick up a copy yet.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, sticking a picture of Gordon Brown on the cover wasn't the smartest way to attract impulse sales, was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63110797377291378722008-07-01T12:23:00.000+01:002008-07-01T12:23:00.000+01:00I can't find it in our Borders, but they might hav...I can't find it in our Borders, but they might have sold out! I read it on-line, quality of writing is a little variable, Ben Duckworth as someone else pointed out needs to be a bit sharper. But for a first issue, looking good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20090678514224390072008-07-01T11:59:00.000+01:002008-07-01T11:59:00.000+01:00I flicked through it and put it back. Not worth b...I flicked through it and put it back. Not worth buying, sorry. (I wasn't your mystery shopper)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11044318882218947882008-07-01T11:49:00.000+01:002008-07-01T11:49:00.000+01:00Good content, but awful design - both magazine and...Good content, but awful design - both magazine and websiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90746392430465533702008-07-01T10:55:00.000+01:002008-07-01T10:55:00.000+01:00What appearance?What appearance?Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91217976673654363752008-07-01T10:49:00.000+01:002008-07-01T10:49:00.000+01:00you have not mentioned your appearance in the inde...you have not mentioned your appearance in the independent's diary, iain. why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6255517092082833272008-07-01T10:39:00.000+01:002008-07-01T10:39:00.000+01:00I don't rate Ben Duckworths articles in the slight...I don't rate Ben Duckworths articles in the slightest. A boring aray of numbers and text about a subject I wanted to read.<BR/><BR/>I thought the rest of it was pretty good though. I'd buy it for a train journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56909675775331741342008-07-01T10:08:00.000+01:002008-07-01T10:08:00.000+01:00Heresiarch, I agree and that is already in the pip...Heresiarch, I agree and that is already in the pipeline.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42349505019655661992008-07-01T10:05:00.000+01:002008-07-01T10:05:00.000+01:00An irritation with the blog directory is that ther...An irritation with the blog directory is that there are no forward/backward arrows, just page numbers. So you can't easily flick forward and back between the pages, and if you forget which page number you pressed last, you're lost. This is particularly bad with the most populous categories, eg Conservative.Heresiarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515376670031027455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63813025076087339232008-07-01T09:46:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:46:00.000+01:00Iain,WH Smith need all the money they can get.Can ...Iain,<BR/><BR/>WH Smith need all the money they can get.<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine the size of Kate Swann's hairdressing bill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19048768201522943232008-07-01T09:42:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:42:00.000+01:00IainI picked up a copy in Borders on Charing Cross...Iain<BR/>I picked up a copy in Borders on Charing Cross Rd but didn't buy it. I was really looking forward to it given the hype you have created on here. I thought the overall production felt like a complimentary magazine on an airline. There wasn't as much content as I thought there would be. It's your first attempt so I will keep checking it. I'm also not sure why I would buy it then to find the whole publication available free of charge online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62410703667660277482008-07-01T09:22:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:22:00.000+01:00It is only at WH Smiths at rail stations and airpo...It is only at WH Smiths at rail stations and airports. We agreed a deal with them for High Street shops whereby we would pay them a £6,000 "marketing fee". Three weeks ago they reneged on that deal and they told us they wanted £15,000 instead. We told them they could go swivel on it.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81364599723249409072008-07-01T09:19:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:19:00.000+01:00Had a look for it on Saturday in WH Smith in Swans...Had a look for it on Saturday in WH Smith in Swansea. No sign of it.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps they had sold out :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75121987369080155072008-07-01T09:14:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:14:00.000+01:00Anonymous 9.44 a.m. said... "It seems to be a set ...Anonymous 9.44 a.m. said... <BR/>"It seems to be a set size, e.g. 10 pts or so, which means that I cannot enlarge it to make it easier to read."<BR/><BR/>If you have Windows XP (and I am sure this applies to other system as well) there is a zoom control alaways present at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If you change this from 100% to 125% you should have no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63242957836235196342008-07-01T00:41:00.000+01:002008-07-01T00:41:00.000+01:00Not seen any in Smiths Kings X, and looked a few t...Not seen any in Smiths Kings X, and looked a few times over the past week. Are they stocking it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16490545315823646412008-06-30T23:58:00.000+01:002008-06-30T23:58:00.000+01:00That has really confused me. The adverts, are well...That has really confused me. The adverts, are well, adverts. The words are editorial. How on earth can you be confused? Do explain!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60248198297568962512008-06-30T23:56:00.000+01:002008-06-30T23:56:00.000+01:00Well done on the mag, but I was a bit disappointe...Well done on the mag, but I was a bit disappointed..there's nothing in it that shouts out "must-read", and I found myself always confused about what's editorial and what's advertising. Not sure I'd fork out 4 quid for it again. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14091011373619977102008-06-30T23:04:00.000+01:002008-06-30T23:04:00.000+01:00thanks for adding the Green cllr blogs as requeste...thanks for adding the Green cllr blogs as requested!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38635636076463205692008-06-30T22:37:00.000+01:002008-06-30T22:37:00.000+01:00Iain,just to let you know there are 2 WH Smiths in...Iain,<BR/><BR/>just to let you know there are 2 WH Smiths in Liverpool St station. The one at the Bishopsgate end definitely had a few copies last week.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit being a lunchtime magazine reader i.e. reading rather than buying!! Sorry about that!<BR/><BR/>Good magazine though! :-)FonyBlairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960051001993635260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61671424483718696542008-06-30T22:34:00.000+01:002008-06-30T22:34:00.000+01:00Newmania, Smiths have it at stations and airports....Newmania, Smiths have it at stations and airports. It's also in branches of Borders and Waterstone's as well as som eindy newsagents. Or you could, of course, subscribe!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68017233881074883502008-06-30T22:18:00.000+01:002008-06-30T22:18:00.000+01:00I have not seen it anywhere . Do you have to go t...I have not seen it anywhere . Do you have to go to WH Smiths then?Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.com