House of Comments

15: Bullying in the Workplace

Tracey Cheetham and Iain Dale join us to talk about the events of politics and the blogosphere over the past week.

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We chatted about:

• Gordon Brown has been accused of bullying civil servants by Andrew Rawnsley. Do we believe Rawnsley’s accusations, and has the ensuing political battle been necessary, or has it diminished everybody involved?
• Bloggers may be able to apply for lobby passes previously only available to professional journalists – but do bloggers need or even want them?
• Sir Nicholas Winterton’s ill-advised remarks about first class train fares have caused the Tory party some discomfort over the past week – has he let slip that the Tories haven’t changed as much as they say they have?
• Finally, Mark is standing in a council by-election this week – we wish him luck

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01: Conference Polls, Gordon’s eyesight, Dannatt and The Tax Payers’ Alliance

Welcome to the first ever episode of the House of Comments Podcast – an independent and non-partisan political podcast presented by Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe, featuring political bloggers and other commenters giving their views on UK Political news and the most interesting stories to come out of the blogosphere.

We’re going to try and have a new episode every week whenever possible (sadly, next week will not be possible), so you can subscribe using iTunes by clicking here, or using the RSS reader of your choice here.

This week we’re joined by blogging luminary Iain Dale to talk about:

• What can the first post-conference polls tell us about how the next election may work out?
• Are we happy with the way blogs have reacted to the news that Gordon Brown has retinal tears on his one remaining good eye?
• Should we care that a director of low-tax pressure group Tax Payers’ Alliance doesn’t actually pay UK tax?
• David Cameron is has suggested that former Chief of the General Staff General Sir Richard Dannatt may join his cabinet. Is that wise?

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