Articles tagged April Fool:

Why I'm Going to Start Blogging Again

  • 1 Apr 2011

It's nearly four months since I quit blogging. So many people have been kind enough to tell me they have missed my daily jottings, and indeed, I have missed them myself. My life just hasn't been quite the same. Indeed, I'm sure you won't think it pretentious of me to say that ...

EXCLUSIVE: Returning Officers Threaten to Strike Over Election Counts

  • 1 Apr 2010

The row over election night counting threatened to worsen last night, as Returning Officers revolted over Government plans to force them to hold counts on election night itself, rather than the next day. I can reveal that more than 100 Returning Officers have signed a lette...

Why I Can't Accept the Orwell Prize

  • 1 Apr 2009

I've given this a lot of thought, and have made the decision to withdraw from the Orwell Prize. As you know, last week I was shortlisted for the prestigious literary award. At the time, I was incredibly proud of the achievement and was delighted to receive congratulations from...

Calm Down, It's an April Fool!

  • 1 Apr 2008

I've just been told that the Government Media Monitoring Unit just sent out the text of my April Fool blogpost below to their full list, including Gus O Donnell etc... And the Ministry of Justice press office are getting calls from national newspapers... And the Electo...