Steve Morgan Sleaze Investigation
The Spin Industry's self regulatory body, the APPC, describes itself "as the representative and regulatory body for UK public affairs professionals in the consultancy sector." It was set up in the wake of brown-envelope lobbyist scandals by some of the more respectable lobbying firms to try and prevent the most egregious happenings that are endemic to a murky industry.
Guido has learnt that the APPC has received a complaint from James Davenport, a former employee of Morgan Allen Moore, concerning ten separate breaches of the APPC Code of Conduct by Steve Morgan, Hain's campaign manager. The book is well and truly being thrown at "Morgan the Organ"...
Guido has learnt that the APPC has received a complaint from James Davenport, a former employee of Morgan Allen Moore, concerning ten separate breaches of the APPC Code of Conduct by Steve Morgan, Hain's campaign manager. The book is well and truly being thrown at "Morgan the Organ"...
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Huw Roberts Royal Mail director,(yet another!!!) Pensioner Phain FUND RAISER AND CONTRIBUTOR (and who never heard of John Mendelsohn's £5000 donation) ..according to an earlier Blog by your goodself in December. As far as I know Roberts does not appear among any of Pensioner's declared donors. Is there more Phain money lying out in the underwood???
rule 8 of the code states that political consultants may not
"Make any award or payment in money or in kind (including equity in a member firm) to any MP, MEP, sitting Peer or to any member of the Scottish Parliament or the National Assembly of Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly or the Greater London Assembly, or to connected persons or persons acting on their account directly or through third parties"
so how can morgan pay hain £5k (via PPF) without being in breach of the code?
O/T but.. does anyone want a job with the Times?
Kaletsky appears to have spent so long up McBean's bottom that ALL his commenters have noticed the resultant myopia.
Just how long has he got?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article3182286.ece
I believe the Maesteg Maggot.
Would any of these apply to Jon Mendelsohn?(Particularly point 7 and his donation to Brown.)
Or is he sufficiently removed from LLM Communications now?
Really it's Morgan Moore as Tracey Allen left Allen Morgan years ago. Richard Moore then joined. If ever 2 people deserved each other, they do.
Given Richard Moore's past it wont just be Steve Morgan that has the book thrown at him.
Apparently their office is so depressing, it's known as Morgan Allen Morgue internally...
My mistake, point 8.
Though could donations from Mendelsohn and Morgan be construed as a thankyou for picking them run their campaigns?
4:24pm - "Given Richard Moore's past..."
Please tell more!
Apperenly ...Guido has learnt that the APPC has received a complaint from James Davenport, a former employee of Morgan Allen Moore, concerning ten separate breaches of the APPC Code of Conduct by Steve Morgan, Hain's campaign manager.
Yes of course you have Guido, Source please...Oh dear, you havent got one have you...Why, because there isnt one. Have the Tories finally reached the bottom, making stuff up seems to be the order of the day.
Although Steve has a dogbreath problem, painful piles and an unfeasibly desirable 'organ' I do not approve of this withcunt of a man just trying to earn an honest crust. Mock him at your peril.
The worst he ever did, in my book, is to longingly scan the horison for young totty whilst in my company. I am hurt but not bitter.
PMQS review
i think todays PMQS was woeful , all i can say is that in the publics mind this goverment is ailing fast, even a floating voter can now see, just how gordon was the wrong leader , he fails to answer questions that are of public necessity , the job he is paid to do by the tax payer.
no figures no meat , from an exhausted and corrupt goverment .
i award the full 5 points for todays PMQS on grounds of failing to answer responsible questions from both mr cameron and mr clegg , factually and responsibly,
taking your score to 55 and high lighting an increase in poor performance.
gordon brown is failing the nation , we pay dentists but cant get treatment , his euro vison is uncosted and looks like a very bad deal , his denial of the financial cost of his mismangement of the econmy for a rainy day is now electorial contempt .
for mr mcguire , it appears my info has already been found by someone else, so i shall have to reserve my exclusive , the questions have been part asked to mr hain today and on guido
Hallo Jimbo, are you related to Gary Elsby of Stoke?
jimbo 4:43 PM - phone them yourself if you don't believe they've received a complaint. Prat.
dougal,
nah, Gary was a bitter & twisted nutter. jimbo actually believes in the divine right of nulab & the superiority of his particular sub species.
Nothing a bare patch of wall and a round in the back of the neck couldn't cure though.
dougal - I suspect he's related to Steve Morgan of Organ.
What about the 80 Tory MPs then??
More pearls of wisdom from ELUSIVE 'Professor'John Underwood think tank guru and sometime treasurer for Pensioner Phain.
This time in his capacity as non-executive director of Verita,,,consultancy..."
By being proactive about communication, and establishing trust with key journalists early on, you take control over what is reported. At a minimum this should eliminate the inaccuracies and misconceptions that can creep into coverage. At best, you will be credited for an open and responsible process and reliable conclusions"
and THE GREAT INCOMPETENT IS HIS STAR STUDENT AND DEVOTEE, well, apart from Verita's star client The Prime Minister's Delivery Unit...
enjoy folks.
dougal said...
Hallo Jimbo, are you related to Gary Elsby of Stoke?
Nope, who is he.
Perhaps Guido [and others] would like to log on to the BBC's Newsnight blog [15. Jan 2008 'The Text of the Conservatives Letter re The Newsnight Revelations'] and explain how they [the BEEB] are indeed, the benchmark by which ALL other journalists judge themselves.
Are they your benchmark Guido?
If so. for what?
Chairman of Brown Broadcasting Company announced in a speech yesterday that from now on he has instructed his interviewers to allow politicians to develop their policies/visions during interviews without interruption.
The policy/vision can then be discussed afterwards.
Sounds fair doesn't it, until the thought might just cross your mind that we will be inundated with Nulab politicos elaborating on Gordon's vision for hour after hour.A party political broadcast by any other name......only officially it won't be one.
Other parties won't be given the airtime because the BBC only has to give fair airtime in the case of party political broadcasts.
How lon before they turn wales into a Gulag?
Have you seen this pathetic stunt by Labour to try to smear Tory politicians as being as bad as they are? Brown's muppets really are scraping the barrel and bringing Parliament into disrepute:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7192598.stm
Off Topic - but a bit more Ken
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23432709-details/Mayor+%27misled+public+over+cash+scandal%27/article.do
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Jimbo,
Are you that bloke off the Army Rumour Service who also demands "a link" everytime anyone posts something at all critical of the Dear Leader?
Everyone thinks you're a cunt there as well.
You have got to read what those NuLab pricks are saying about Guido here:
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michael_white/2008/01/damning_with_faint_criticism.html
Keep going Guido they are shitting themselves with fear. You must be close.
Anonymong 5.44 pm:
I think it is commonly called:
"clutching at straws by Labour MPs who are about to watch one of their own go down the pan"
Better get used to it. When Hain goes, there will be plenty more to follow.
Done a bit more scratching into Huw Roberts' funded dinner which set Huw back £1300 out of his OWN pocket. It appears to be returned belatedly by Pensioner in the members interests and credited to HRA Ltd.
I am curious about Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward's involvement in the beano. Given his personal connections to the Sainsbury empire and sponsorship towards the cost of his costituency office from an ASDA heavy hitter, I am surprised that Pensioner ended up as a a Tesco bag man.
Does not sound like a successful fundraiser for the Incompetent(GB approved) Pensioner on the face of it. A painful experience for Huw and a lukewarm performance by Woodward.
Fucking hell! Guido you have got NuLab really rattled now. This is a pathetic smokescreen. Amateurish. Blair would never had allowed this to happen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7192598.stm
I'm watching this on News24 at the moment. Absolutely astonishing that such an obvious blind is getting coverage on the mains news channel.
This spurious Labour complaint against 80 Tory MPs has the fingerprints of incompetent and desperate Gordon Brown all over it. But I hear it has already started to backfire on him.
anon 6.58 guardian link nothing to see here, move on.
Shouldn't that be http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/sir_michael_white/2008/ ?
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