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JohnRentoul

  1. Perhaps they mean ironic: Alex Massie draws the Committee’s attention to a grievous omission. Some fool has left “... http://ind.pn/bqiZqN about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. RT @alexmassie Another word that should be banned: "iconic". >> Can't believe I haven't banned it already. The List will be amended at once. about 17 hours ago via web
  3. "You can't go into the corner and ask God what the minimum wage should be next year." - Blair to Der Spiegel http://bit.ly/dsbjyl about 17 hours ago via web
  4. Mary Riddell, looking forward to the Truth and Reconciliation process between Ed Balls and the winning Miliband http://bit.ly/aSPfTF about 18 hours ago via web
  5. The Indy's Steve Richards: his one-man show (or poss 2-man show w Ed Miliband) in N1 1900 Monday 4 October http://bit.ly/cuHqNq about 19 hours ago via web
  6. "These days there is no market for war books" Daily Mirror's Derek McGovern confounded by Blair's record-breaking sales http://bit.ly/db4wJs about 19 hours ago via web
  7. Gibbering Statterate: That will teach me. I feel a right Gibbard Satterthwaite now. I said that one of the advanta... http://ind.pn/bBz4MG about 21 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. A Journey, by Tony Blair, Tweeted http://ind.pn/9eLpr3 about 21 hours ago via web
  9. Chris Dillow, interesting as ever, on Blair rage http://ind.pn/clX6kp about 21 hours ago via web
  10. @LibDemKitty Thanks for being my 4,000th follower! about 21 hours ago via web
  11. @OllyGrender Me, me! I predicted DM wd win, two weeks ago. http://ind.pn/cmoYDs about 22 hours ago via web in reply to OllyGrender
  12. Jack Straw on David Davis, the "Right Honourable Member for Haltemprice and … and … the other place” @psbook http://ind.pn/c2GgkI about 23 hours ago via web
  • Name John Rentoul
  • Location London
  • Web http://blogs.inde...
  • Bio Chief political commentator, The Independent on Sunday; visiting fellow, contemporary history, Queen Mary, University of London; biographer of Tony Blair.
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