tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54933222012-01-31T09:21:45.027Zformerly dedicated to the gentle stalking of one of our finest Conservative MPsTimnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-51724752823492663452007-06-18T12:42:00.000+01:002007-06-18T12:44:17.425+01:00

Tim Yeo has been pardoned and this micro-site has now closed.The past content remains in its archived state, but no new content should be expected and comments have been disabled.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1138038918349537692006-01-23T17:46:00.000Z2007-01-12T17:48:57.586Z

Tim Yeo's official website is finally live after a delay of only 29 short months.I am happy to provide the house-warming gift of Google-juice.(Link added right at the top under 'contacts'.)

Timnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1118649250164385352005-06-13T08:49:00.000+01:002005-06-13T08:54:10.170+01:00

BBC - 'Too many' after Tory leader job: Potential Conservative leadership candidate Tim Yeo has suggested there are too many contenders in the running for the party's top job. At least eight MPs have been named as possible successors to Michael Howard. Mr Yeo said the "plethora of would-be leaders" from the more liberal wing of the party should support one person.And which person would that be?

Timnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1115743768654817242005-05-10T17:41:00.000+01:002005-05-10T17:49:28.663+01:00

Independent - Howard's strategy is slated by leading Tory moderniser: One Tory MP said he had received phone calls from supporters of David Davis sounding him out on his position on the eve of the election. He said: "They were very keen that a leadership battle should take place as soon as possible so Malcolm Rifkind shouldn't consolidate his position." He predicted the modernisers could gather

Timnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1115631149630444032005-05-09T10:28:00.000+01:002005-05-09T10:32:29.693+01:00

Guardian - Soames and Yeo leave Tory front bench: Two of Michael Howard's shadow cabinet resigned today, as speculation mounted about the timing of and frontrunners in the Conservative leadership race. Tim Yeo, the shadow environment and transport secretary, quit in order to have free rein to debate "non-traditional issues" ahead of the contest... Whilst it was not immediately clear if Mr Yeo -

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1106220959972873172005-01-20T11:26:00.000Z2005-01-20T11:35:59.973Z

Conservatives.com - Tony Blair ditches climate change targets: Tim Yeo, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, today expressed his disappointment to the growing anger expressed in response to the revelations that the Prime Minister has been trying to weaken the progressive European position on climate change targets. Our hero said: "This is outrageous from a Prime Minister who has tried

Timnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1105102736306581022005-01-07T13:54:00.000Z2005-01-07T12:58:56.306Z

Evening StarTories 'back in the human race': On the day that his party launched its campaign for this year's general election, top Suffolk Tory Tim Yeo warned it was only just rejoining the human race. Mr Yeo, who is MP for South Suffolk and shadow environment and transport secretary, said the two and a half years after the last election had been "wasted." Daily Mail - No need to be so 'umble,

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1099997209588558852004-11-09T10:36:00.000Z2005-03-02T17:40:20.256Z

Tim Yeo has completely ignored our very kind offer of amnesty in return for a little interactivity. A new site is planned, but it is expected to have very little in the way of interactivity. Therefore, we plan to wait quietly until the new site launches, and (possibly) begin anew ourselves. (If you live in Tim yeo's constituency and wish to help out, please get in touch via: manic AT bloggerheads

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1091089331654805622004-07-29T09:20:00.000+01:002004-07-29T09:38:15.296+01:00

Dear Mr Yeo, It cannot have escaped your attention that this weblog is the top search result for your name in Google. And Yahoo. And AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, HotBot, MSN and Lycos. Every time you appear in print, speak on the radio or pop up on TV, I reach about fifty new people who want to know more about you via this weblog. Therefore, it is a liability to you. You may

Timnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1089235344925471892004-07-07T22:22:00.000+01:002004-07-07T22:22:24.926+01:00

New toll motorway plan is more hype than substance Mr Yeo commented that while Conservatives were not against the project, it was not likely to come to fruition until 2020 at the earliest, and amounted to "more hype than substance". So you can bet your bottom dollar it will one of the top promises in the next Conservative manifesto then. Meanwhile - no correction or acknowledgement from Sky

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1089234330566020572004-07-07T22:05:00.000+01:002004-07-07T22:05:30.566+01:00

A FURIOUS mother has launched a campaign for tougher communications regulations after falling foul of a premium rate phone scam which has affected scores of others across the region. Angry Aileen Ogilvie was left shocked and distressed after receiving a BT bill which included more than £100 of calls to 0906 gambling and sex lines. She has now enlisted the support of South Suffolk MP Tim Yeo,

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1088807637137402752004-07-02T23:33:00.000+01:002004-07-02T23:33:57.136+01:00

Good to see Tim isn't afraid to stand up and be counted when it comes to the really important issues of the day...... Though this story contains a serious factual error. 'shadow education secretary Tim Yeo' Every fule no that Tim now has two jobs. I will be writing a stern e-mail immediately. Edit: Just sent this Hi Reference : http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30500-13147366,00.html

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1088689992455037312004-07-01T14:53:00.000+01:002004-07-01T14:53:12.456+01:00

GET out of your cars! That was the message today from the government as more than 50 MPs and peers got on their bikes to promote cycling to work. But Suffolk's Westminster politicians were not able to join their colleagues on a ride along the south bank – they were busy with other things. "This has come too soon after my appointment, I'm afraid," said South Suffolk MP and Tory transport

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1088629013707951612004-06-30T21:42:00.000+01:002004-06-30T21:56:53.706+01:00

It seems the Yeo world wide family are an equally talented bunch as this distant relative of Tim's has proved.... Meanwhile back on the ranch, Tim has taken to his new role as Shadow Transport and Environment minister with some scathing attacks on the state of the privatised rail network and the modern day plague of speed cameras. Tim Yeo, the shadow transport secretary, said: "Instead of

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1088030781371544372004-06-23T23:37:00.000+01:002004-06-24T00:22:08.146+01:00

The reason for this blog and the criteria for it's removal remain the same. Tim Yeo-Campaign Hijacker Tim Ireland wants recognition and an apology on the Conservatives website and at least one major newspaper. And so this site will carry on, up to and past the next General Election until the criteria has been fulfilled. I've opened up the comments. It may well disappear as quickly as it

TNnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1087916534437040092004-06-22T15:51:00.000+01:002004-06-22T16:35:23.146+01:00

Following Tim Ireland's decision to take a break from political activisim, I have been offered the lofty post of stalker-in-situ. I only hope I can live up the high standards that preceed me. So let's see - Google News Alerts - check - Conservative Party Press Releases - check - BBC News Politics page as one of my daily check outs - already there (natch) Okay, let's land this baby. ( see

TNnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1087230440268411172004-06-14T17:11:00.000+01:002004-06-14T17:28:49.673+01:00

Scotsman - Yeo 'Sacked' as Howard Refreshes his Shadow Cabinet: When he won the Tory leadership last autumn, Mr Howard sought to break the conventional mould by appointing a slimline Shadow Cabinet of 12 with a single member – Tim Yeo – to spearhead Conservative policy on both health and education. That experiment ended today as Mr Yeo was moved sideways to the environment and transport brief and

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1086345695852032532004-06-04T11:29:00.000+01:002004-06-04T11:44:08.106+01:00

Torygraph - Howard stands firm against reshuffle: Michael Howard is resisting pressure for a post-election reshuffle of his shadow cabinet amid fears among senior Tories that the party is rapidly losing momentum in the run-up to next week's local and European elections.... some senior frontbenchers with close links to Mr Howard are calling for "rigorous performance assessment" of the six key

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1085057064410974412004-05-20T13:25:00.000+01:002004-05-20T13:45:34.433+01:00

BBC - Parents join the conversation: The Conservatives' health and education spokesman, Tim Yeo, attacked the Big Conservation as showing that Labour was "out of ideas and in need of another photo opportunity". I'm in complete agreement with The Great One on this. The Big Conversation is nothing but a gimmick. The only thing that would be worse would be an MP pulling some 'PM doesn't have an

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1084290131655970812004-05-11T16:34:00.000+01:002004-05-11T16:47:09.066+01:00

BBC - NHS 'needs 5,000 extra dentists': Shadow health secretary Tim Yeo said: "This disgraceful report will come as no surprise to over half of the adult population who aren't registered with a dentist. This issue is no doubt a deeply personal one for Mr Yeo. As Shadow Minister for Public Services, Health, Education and Bottle-Washing, he doesn't have time to wait in line. And now he only has

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1083075467234338572004-04-27T15:17:00.000+01:002004-04-27T15:20:51.280+01:00

I repeat: Tim Yeo should have warned his party pals that this would happen. That he didn't suggests that he was being either arrogant or ignorant. Again. Labour: I See Red (Labour Needs Leadership Change) Incidentally, I have publicly accused Tim Yeo of eating children's eyeballs three times in the last year. He still hasn't denied this.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1081158254987359472004-04-05T10:44:00.000+01:002004-04-05T10:51:48.780+01:00

Another poster for folks to display in in Sudbury, Great Cornard or the surrounding area. (Thanks to Jack for the slogan.) Click here to download an A4 version of this poster. Then print it, then display it. You know the drill.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1081002996755768272004-04-03T15:36:00.000+01:002004-04-03T15:49:10.216+01:00

I think it's time we let the good people of Suffolk South know how grateful they should be to have the mighty Tim Yeo as their chosen representative. 1. Click here to download an A4 version of this poster. 2. Print 3. Enlarge to A3 with the office photocopier (optional) 4. Display in/on any community noticeboard, window or wall in Sudbury, Great Cornard or the surrounding area. (If you have

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1079525045933710482004-03-17T12:04:00.000Z2004-03-17T12:06:29.000Z

The Mirror has dared to describe Tim Yeo the political genius as 'dim.' This is outrageous! OK, so he may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer when in comes to the Interwebnet, but he and his cohorts managed to oust their leader with careful management of a total non-issue, and that's a pretty darn clever thing to do in my book. Who is this Paul Gilfeather person anyway? Ah, I see, he's one

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1078995556647187752004-03-11T08:59:00.000Z2004-03-11T09:01:33.623Z

Can it really be true? Has it really been 9 months since I first tussled with Tim Yeo? We could have had an entire baby by now! All I wanted was one lousy apology....

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1078758513541780892004-03-08T15:08:00.000Z2004-03-08T15:18:42.840Z

Remember folks, it's not vouchers anymore, it's passports. Vouchers sound cheap and nasty and can only be used in select number of locations. Passports are offical and empowering and can be used anywhere. Well, anywhere the Tories are in charge, which makes in anywhen really. Because it will happen. And sometime soon. The Tories have a clear vision for this country. And they've got Tim Yeo. What

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1077294494612399562004-02-20T16:28:00.000Z2004-02-20T16:30:11.640Z

Given the great man's enthusiasm for golf, I'm willing to bet that he's got a permanent indoor putt-putt course like these chaps have, but in my dreams (the ones where he puts me into a hessian sack and throws me down the stairs) I always hear a train set just before I hit the floor. So now I'm curious... Does Tim Yeo have a cellar, and what does he keep in it?

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1077035845470775952004-02-17T16:37:00.000Z2004-02-17T16:40:10.513Z

The Guardian - men-only elections turn women off : Harriet Harman, the solicitor general, criticised the last general election as a "men-only affair" and said the sight of male politicians flanked by male advisors was a "turn-off" for women voters. Significantly, her attack came on the day the Conservatives announced that their team for the next election trail would be entirely male, consisting

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1076518886725725732004-02-11T17:01:00.000Z2004-02-11T17:03:14.983Z

As reported in The Independent, The Scotsman and The Guardian, Tim Yeo raised this issue in a point of order to Deputy Speaker Sylvia Heal. After dark mutterings from Tory backbenchers, he later went on to balance this criticism with a reiteration of his commitment to the continued use of handcuffs, bed restraints, arse-paddles and nipple clamps.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1075913004391173402004-02-04T16:43:00.000Z2004-02-04T16:45:04.996Z

I'd love to tell you more about Tim Yeo and his assertion in the Torygraph that "the Government (has) no answers to Britain's public health problems," but I just don't have the hummus. I'm beginning to suspect that Tim doesn't love me anymore... or that he's seeing another stalker on the side. *sniff* And it all started out like some wonderful dream....

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1075402184621193862004-01-29T18:49:00.000Z2004-01-29T18:51:19.403Z

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1075285554979762932004-01-28T10:25:00.000Z2004-01-28T10:27:28.576Z

Last night I actually met demigod of politics, Tim Yeo. I shook him by the hand and introduced myself. There was not the slightest glimmer of recognition, and that is as it should be. I am unworthy.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1075223848531801682004-01-27T17:17:00.000Z2004-01-27T17:19:01.623Z

In a stirring speech that appears to have reached at least one voter, Tim Yeo questioned the concessions that appear to have persuaded rebel ring leader Nick Brown to back the Government over top-up fees. Not that changing one's mind is a bad thing.... Besides, you have to hand it to the shadow minister for public services, health, education and cleaning the hamster cage. His plan to source

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1074891887082653282004-01-23T21:04:00.000Z2004-01-23T21:06:16.436Z

The Times reports Tim Yeo's views on cannabis: "I enjoyed it. It can be a much pleasanter experience than having too much to drink." Right on, Tim! *ahem* Though I am disappointed that in your role as Shadow Secretary of State for Public Services, Health and Education (Public Services? When did that happen? Curse my short term memory loss!) that you didn't point out the health benefits and how

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1074772693777204472004-01-22T11:58:00.000Z2004-01-22T11:59:40.983Z

No, we're not talking about students, here (well, not really)... and before you ask, no we're not talking about patients going wandering off without permission, either. What steams Tim's bean is MPs and Ministers not turning up to debates and the level of irony that is involved when the debate in question is about the problem of student truancy. Of course, Tim Yeo was also absent during this

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1074076477755900692004-01-14T10:34:00.000Z2004-01-14T10:41:04.170Z

Bloody BBC scum. Some damn fool at Univent mentions that they've profited from the Labour government's health policies and suddenly the Beeb is all over the story, needlessly repeating ridiculous calls for Tim Yeo to give up his chairmanship of that company. I call once again for the BBC to be privatised immediately and placed under the direct control of Rupert Murdoch! Such unsubstantiated

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1073999985179097862004-01-13T13:19:00.000Z2004-01-14T10:36:50.233Z

Not one, but two shadow cabinet positions. Position as director with not one, but two companies. OK, so he's only MP for one constituency, but he more than makes up for that with his new job writing a monthly piece on golf for the Financial Times. Is there anything this man cannot do? (Except maybe replace his divots...) Trivia - Tim Yeo provided four written answers on the subject of golf

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1073907626752880362004-01-12T11:40:00.000Z2004-01-12T15:43:19.466Z

The Independent has dared to host an opinion column questioning Tim Yeo's stance on student top-up fees that describes the Conservatives' proposals as 'political opportunism' and their position as 'untenable and dishonest'. The chap who wrote it goes by the name of Charles Clarke. I think with a little bit of work we can track down his personal details and put a brick through his window. Yep,

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1073650397891224342004-01-09T12:13:00.000Z2004-01-09T12:17:45.513Z

What a guy! Not content with simply pointing out that the top-up fees are a "clear breach" of Labour's 2001 election manifesto pledge, our hero also saw fit to target the concessions, stating that they turn the proposals into "a complete mess". He even did a few sums. (Well, he is the shadow minister for education. Oh, and health. And to answer your question; yes, I'd trust him completely to do

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1073044743244605342004-01-02T11:59:00.000Z2004-01-02T17:40:22.340Z

Go tell it on the mountain! I DO BELIEVE That people who know nothing about the Interwebnet should shut the fuck up about it. I DON'T BELIEVE That I've seen the new 'official' Tim Yeo website that was due way back in autumn. I DO BELIEVE That it's going to be of very little help when it does arrive. I DON'T BELIEVE That I will give up and go away anytime soon. I DO BELIEVE That an apology is

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1072874613033736942003-12-31T12:43:00.000Z2004-01-05T10:41:31.140Z

I was reading just now at the BBC, That our Tim Yeo hates top-up fees; He stressed that an open mind was the key, So he can change it again if he needs to, you see... UPDATE - Told you so... The Observer - Sunday January 4, 2004: Howard attempted yesterday to end confusion over his own party's pledge to scrap top-up fees, after Tory education spokesman Tim Yeo admitted that the policy could

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1072264422043062822003-12-24T11:13:00.000Z2003-12-24T11:14:41.246Z

It has come to my attention that a certain Relationship That Shall Not Be Mentioned may have involved poetry from the great man himself. I'm willing to bet that extracts were published at some time, but they haven't shown up anywhere on the web... yet. Track Down Tim Yeo's Poetry & Win Big Prizes! A fabulous A3 poster of Tony Blair posing in the nude is up for grabs, and will go to the first

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1072099543678846892003-12-22T13:25:00.000Z2003-12-22T13:37:20.043Z

Tim Yeo quite rightly wished to draw our attention to his entry in the Register of Members' Interests before beginning this Dec 3 2003 address to Parliament that - eventually - leads us to the subject of NHS staff conditions (we know Tim is able to tackle this issue without influencing the conditions/wages of nurses in the employ of Univent PLC, which is an entirely different matter altogether).

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1071485286496335962003-12-15T10:48:00.000Z2003-12-15T10:48:56.263Z

Tim Yeo has yet again successfully merged his two shadow cabinets posts by insisting that our children are being robbed of their futures... as medical experiments.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1070624705518277822003-12-05T11:45:00.000Z2003-12-05T11:46:03.576Z

As we all know, Tim Yeo is a director of Univent PLC, an 'operator of nursing homes for elderly people and domiciliary care agencies'. To suggest (as FT.com has) that a man who is brave enough to take on not one, but two shadow cabinet positions can be swayed by something as simple as a conflict of interest is absurd. We know for a fact that Tim Yeo, who is also a director of Genus PLC, has not

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1070536429966990302003-12-04T11:13:00.000Z2003-12-04T11:14:29.343Z

The Scotsman - 'Target Culture' Damaging Nhs, Says Yeo: “Although there are fewer patients waiting for very long periods, overall patients are waiting longer,” he said. People have to wait longer just because they're wearing overalls? How bloody typical. You know it's the working class that will suffer most. Go get 'em, Tim!

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1069946223033575562003-11-27T15:17:00.000Z2003-11-27T15:19:57.590Z

Tim Yeo, newly appointed shadow education minister, newly appointed shadow health minister *and* lifetime member of the Wild Haggis Preservation Society, proved he could hold it all together when he proposed that the the intensive care bed crisis and the controversy over university fees could be settled quickly and easily by simply allowing prospective students to 'earn their way' by volunteering

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1068472314802630952003-11-10T13:51:00.000Z2003-11-10T13:53:50.740Z

The East Anglian Times has managed to scoop even the BBC by announcing before anyone else on the Interwebnet that Tim Yeo is to take charge of both the education and health portfolios in the shadow cabinet. A formal announcement is expected later this afternoon (but how the East Anglian Times got a hold of this information so early remains to be seen). Leadership? Pah! Who needs some poxy

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1068126316640786222003-11-06T13:45:00.000Z2003-11-06T13:45:14.640Z

There are whispers that Tim Yeo is in line for Tory party chairman... but we don't care. This is a man who deserved to be - nay, was destined to be - leader! Not only of the Tory party, but - one day - of this great nation! And then possibly... the world!!!! And he's happy to settle for party chairman? Tim Yeo, your limited vision has destroyed our future. Our dreams of a Modernised

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1068118833100491302003-11-06T11:40:00.000Z2003-11-06T11:41:32.406Z

Tim Yeo, the world's greatest living statesman, has less than 30 minutes in which to throw his hat into the ring to fight the good fight for the Tory leadership and cast Michael "I'm on the web, me" Howard into the political wilderness. Tim, your party needs you. Your country needs you. Have you forsaken us? (What am I saying? Where is my faith? Any minute now, Tim Yeo - currently on the 'dead

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1067519947710206332003-10-30T13:19:00.000Z2003-10-30T13:18:57.870Z

The Guardian: "Tim Yeo became the latest senior Tory to rule himself out for the leadership today as party heavyweights gave their support to Michael Howard, who is expected to announce his candidacy this afternoon." Michael who? What's Tim Yeo up to? He knows he's the prime choice for Tory leader! Wait, hang on... Maybe he knows that I didn't have time to get a bet on yesterday, and he's

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1067364545516339092003-10-28T18:09:00.000Z2003-10-28T18:09:04.936Z

Evening Star: Shadow trade secretary and Suffolk South MP Tim Yeo (says) the plotting must stop, adding: "It's time for them to put up or shut up." Translation: Get the fuck on with it, people! We can't have a leadership race until somebody fires the damn starting pistol. *BANG* And they're off! Michael Howard takes an early lead, closely followed by Kenneth Clarke. David Davis and Oliver

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1067003570517974982003-10-24T14:52:00.000+01:002003-10-24T15:00:04.380+01:00

Torygraph: Tim Yeo, the shadow trade minister, is being urged by friends to stand. Heh. They can't mean us, can they? FT.com: Many Portillistas are focusing their energies on persuading Tim Yeo, shadow trade and industry secretary, to stand. One supporter of Mr Yeo said yesterday: "If we have got Howard and Davis definitely standing there's clearly room for a candidate in the centre." But for

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1066837367774293232003-10-22T16:42:00.000+01:002003-10-24T14:42:05.723+01:00

The Guardian: Tim Yeo at 7-1 for Tory party leadership. There's loose talk of odds as generous as 33 to 1 being offered on The World's Greatest Living Statesman. Get down to the bookies while you can, folks. (I planned on making a sizeable wager myself, but Ladbrokes don't accept first-borns over 5 years old...)

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1066813070578418902003-10-22T09:57:00.000+01:002003-10-22T16:36:56.310+01:00

The Times: "(Theresa) May is being touted by senior Tories as the likely casualty of a reshuffle planned by Mr Duncan Smith if he is cleared of all charges by Sir Philip’s report. Tim Yeo, the Shadow Trade Secretary, is said to have been lined up as a possible new party chairman." Justice will be served! Power will be his!

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1066225096611119082003-10-15T14:38:00.000+01:002003-10-15T14:38:16.393+01:00

Wibbler.com: "Whoever's orchestrating the campaign against Iain Duncan Smith should plainly be the Conservative Party's spin doctor. To blow up an unproved matter of paying your wife money for nothing into something akin to The Hutton Inquiry is a masterpiece." Tim Yeo, we are sure, is above such cheap tactics. In fact, we suspect he is right now actively seeking out the culprits. While wearing

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1066061473874535332003-10-13T17:11:00.000+01:002003-10-13T17:11:37.783+01:00

The Guardian: Friends of Tim Yeo, Shadow Trade and Industry Minister, denied suggestions that he might precipitate a crisis by resigning from the Shadow Cabinet. 'People have been trying to tempt him to do that all week, but it would be pretty pointless,' said one. *sniff* Nobody asked me for my opinion, and I'm Tim Yeo's bestest friend ever.

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Startups.co.uk know which side their bread is buttered on, and have given the soon-to-be-Tory-party-leader and future PM a whole page on which to express his views in this exclusive interview. UPDATE - Wait! Hold everything! What the hell is this? "We would want to reverse the way in which the government has reduced the freshold at which union recognition can be compulsory and what to restore

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Anybody attempting to distribute saucy seaside postcards at the Conservative Party Conference will have me to answer to.

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Tim Yeo, your time is now! (chants/sings/dances) Go Ye-o, go Ye-o...

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The long-awaited Issue Zero of The London News Review includes a short and 'amusing' bio of Tim Yeo. Out of the dozen bios published in this issue, only Tim Yeo's contains a typo. We will not rest until we discover the truth behind this campaign against Mr Yeo. This ongoing and deliberate sabotage is obviously designed to pervert his precious media coverage with deliberate typographical errors.

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As the East Anglian Times reports, Tim Yeo isn't afraid to back a protest or two - especially if said protest is against something as serious as a 5p petrol price-rise. Perhaps we can get this great statesman to join us at the next arms fair protest. I hear the current asking price for cluster bombs is outrageous.

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Can it be true? Will Tim Yeo really be granted the opportunity to lead the Tory party to victory and this great nation to a utopian age of iron rule? This article about the backlash against Labour and the inability of the Tory party to capitalise on it (well, they were in favour the illegal war, too if you recall) contains the usual speculation about a leadership challenge, but in this case an

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Tim Yeo scored yet more precious inches this morning in this, The Guardian's rundown of action in Parliament yesterday. As usual, the print media have done their best to rob Britain's greatest living statesman of a full and effective voice, so here is the full transcript of his question regarding power cuts for your personal reference. In it, Tim Yeo makes the very stark point that the entire

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An opinion poll of 119 MPs from all parties has revealed that 3 out of 4 of them believe it's important to develop new airport capacity in the south east of England. 53% supported a new runway at Stansted, but of course our hero Tim Yeo isn't among them. As part of his relentless fight for justice and inches, Tim Yeo was heard to say: "People in my constituency feel very strongly that it will

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1062675392873536022003-09-04T12:36:00.000+01:002003-09-04T12:40:17.190+01:00

Our glorious soon-to-be-leader Tim Yeo has hit out at the 'beer and sandwiches' role granted to unions by the Labour party. We trust that when he is finally PM, Yeo will grant beer and sandwiches to every citizen of this great and peckish nation.

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Half a million Tory voters were inconvenienced last week by a sudden lack of publicity. Vital coverage in The Mirror and The Guardian has followed after Tim Yeo made the following statement: "Ensuring a continuous supply of publicity is a responsibility not just for the industry but for the Government itself."

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Well, it's been a fairly quiet summer from Tim Yeo, but he's just rattled the drum on the subject of nuclear power and made his first public statement regarding the Blair Email affair. Why no comment from Tim Yeo throughout this long and sorry saga? Tim Yeo said to FT's Observer: "I thought of the idea independently. From what I have heard of what (Tim Ireland) has been doing, I don't think

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Now that Tony Blair's email facility is finally live, we can't help but wonder what Tim Yeo will do. Downing Street's interwebnet team have made it clear that they’ve been working on this for nine months. Tim Yeo began his inspired campaign less than two months ago. What route will this great statesman take in the face of such difficulty? You, the reader, have a chance to WIN BIG if you guess

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As you are no doubt aware, Tim Yeo is entirely responsible for Tony Blair getting an email address. The inspired Hotmail stunt was a work of genius, but the question tabled in parliament (which was his idea and his idea alone) was the decisive blow. (How can you possibly doubt this when it is reported to be so at The Register and Kablenet?) Tim Yeo speaks, and Tony Blair jumps. In fact,

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Iain Duncan Smith has given Theresa May a 'personal assurance' that she is not about to be sacked as Conservative Party chairman. If I'm any judge of politics, this means that she will be packing up her desk by Friday at the latest. And not a moment to soon. As any fool should know, Tim Yeo is trying to help the Tories by ensuring that conditions are prime for remodelling ahead of the next

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The Newcastle Journal is right behind Tim Yeo, but the Guardianistas have dared to suggest that his own party is ganging up against him. How dare they? How dare they? Tim Yeo is the very definition of common sense. Each and every move he makes is done with the careful precision of a chess player. Yet he still manages to mix this with a proactive approach. But somehow, he is held back from the

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1060248918229649252003-08-07T10:35:00.000+01:002003-08-07T10:36:54.816+01:00

A well-aimed kidney punch and Theresa May is down! An earlier strategic cut has blood running down her face, effectively blinding her. She’s crawling on the canvas in a pool of the red stuff and Tim Yeo is dancing around her prone and battered body, blowing kisses to the crowd. Oh, ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know how to describe this scene…

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Industry leaders in Suffolk are screaming for BT to introduce broadband access to the area and Tim Yeo is in their corner. "I would like to see BT accelerate roll out of broadband. I am pleased they are returning to good levels of profit. It would now be very helpful to a lot of businesses and some individuals in rural areas if broadband was available," said our favourite Interwebnet champion.

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I'm sure you'lll be happy to know that today, for the first time ever, this weblog is the No.1 search result for 'Tim Yeo' in Google. We look forward to a long and productive campaign of bringing Yeo-related news to the fore right up until the next election and beyond.

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Claims that Tim Yeo called for cost-cutting at Ofcom before it even got off the ground because he wants to start his holidays early are offensive in the extreme. The following quote makes clear what his intentions are: "Ofcom should have less staff than the existing regulators currently have in total and it should spend less than existing regulators currently do." Our hero obviously knows that

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I know the holidays are just about to begin, but when everybody gets back to work, I think it's important that this blog start to examine questions our hero tables in parliament (rather than just simply following him around the news sites). They're devilishly easy to track down via the UK Parliament Advanced Search function. In fact, here are two questions about the printer ink and toner

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Tim Yeo has rightfully attacked Labour's ridiculous plans for offshore turbine fields. "Claiming that one home in six could be supplied with electricity generated by offshore wind power sets a new standard of absurdity," said Mr Yeo, before being cruelly edited by CNN. Conservatives.com gives us the full quote in all its glory, where Tim goes on to say: “While we all want more electricity to

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Tim Yeo: government's failure to proceed with a swift overhaul of company law undermines its pro-business stance. "It is both disappointing and rather strange that after such a long period of gestation, the government can still not bring the thing forward," said our hero. We welcome this and similar calls to address issues as soon as possible, rather than letting them drag out so long that they

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1057828792771629102003-07-10T10:19:00.000+01:002003-07-10T10:21:36.526+01:00

Conservative Party - New skills white paper is timid and half-hearted. Tim has bravely pointed out that too many young people are wasting their time educating themselves to a level above their station. The focus should instead be on vocational training (ditch digging, boot polishing, and so on).

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The very idea that a firm could be fined for not communicating with their staff is ludicrous in the extreme. Staff should speak when bloody well spoken to. And they should be bloody well spoken to when and only when the boss sees fit to do so. So there. Mr Yeo says over at this entry at Conservatives.com that: "Compelling companies with as a few as 50 employees to consult and inform their

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1057321772346197942003-07-04T13:29:00.000+01:002003-07-04T13:30:25.480+01:00

Conservatives back end to mandatory retirement age. Yeah, Tim's got it right on this one. What is it with these lazy bums that want to retire before their time? They should tie this to pensions nice and tight so the lazy so-and-sos have no choice but to carry on until death claims them. They we can recycle their corpses and feed the nutrients to the young.

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"Tim Yeo has broken ranks with the Shadow Cabinet by calling for cannabis to be made available for medicinal use, and for an open debate on whether the drug should be decriminalised."

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Dave has written in to point out that Tim Yeo is the only board member of Genus Plc (a fast-growing agric-technology company) whose face does not appear on the website. We’d hate for them to choose one of the increasingly filthy images being featured here, so have instead stolen an image from the interwebnet, and formatted it to suit the page in question: An email has been sent to the company

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Question tabled Thu 26 Jun, answered Mon 30 Jun: Mr. Yeo: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 10 February 2003, Official Report, column 582W, on e-mail addresses, when he expects an e-mail address by which members of the public may contact him to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delay in making such an address available. The Prime

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In response to government plans to award the same legal rights to 'same sex' couples as married couples, Tim Yeo, the forward-thinking champion of the oppressed, said: "I welcome the recognition that people in committed relationships will now have the chance to clear up any doubts over areas such as their pension entitlements, inheritance issues and next of kin status. It is right that those

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Hero of the people Tim Yeo is currently halfway through his battle to reduce the number of forms imposed upon small business by mindless jobsworths in central government. Mr Yeo said: "If I can get the small business owner home an hour early on Friday by reducing the forms he has to fill in for government, then the effort will have been worthwhile." Of course, being a Man Of The People, we’re

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Our daily search for all things Yeo-ish returned the following letter of complaint to The Guardian, which reads in part: "You see, back in January, Yeo penned an article for the Guardian. I then wrote to him at the email address given, politely querying some of his comments. Result? No reply, despite two reminders. Don't criticise Tony Blair, Mr Yeo, when you can't answer your own emails..." We

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493322.post-1056962679151933712003-06-30T09:44:00.000+01:002003-06-30T09:44:39.080+01:00

The following is a copy of an email sent from Tim Ireland (internet chest-beater) to Tim Yeo (real life hero) Wednesday last. It was, quite rightly, ignored. We salute Tim Yeo's bravery, and look forward to providing many years of valuable service here at the Tim Yeo Weblog. Dear Mr Yeo, Somehow I don’t think that this one small issue encapsulates everything you have done or are trying to do

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Love has lifted us up where we belong! The people have spoken and Google has listened, lifting our humble weblog to the heady heights of #4 for the search query 'tim yeo' (screenshot appears below). This increases our determination tenfold. We will sing the praises of this living Tory legend until hell freezes over. We will fight for the right of Tory might in his name until hair stops growing

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The East Anglian Daily Times is calling for the Government to rethink its plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy with a few streamers and maybe a tea-tent. Sadly, Tim Yeo's contribution to the debate includes a typo that is in no way amusing, but still manages to robs his sound-bite of all its charm. The quote is repeated below, with typo highlighted: Suffolk

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This an outrage! Searching for 'Tim Yeo' in AOL, Google and Yahoo now brings up prominent listings for the nude gallery, and a blog entry for Labour MP Tom Watson (screengrab from Yahoo appears below). And where does this loving, dedicated and ever-so-fluffy blog rate? 9th! Mind you, we are the top search result for 'Tim Yeo' backwards, and that's got to count for something...

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FT has been investigating regional aid grants and their failure to deliver on the jobs they promise. Tim’s (edited) quote goes as follows: "It is an unacceptably high failure rate ... using taxpayers' money to create jobs which otherwise would not have been created is very hazardous." Of course, if Tim had a weblog we’d all be able to read the full quote and some more detailed thoughts... but

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'Oey Mit' is what you get when you spell 'Tim Yeo' backwards. Incredibly, there are 2,560 results when you search for 'oey mit' in Google. We'd like to see more. In fact, we'd like you to use the words 'oey mit' in everyday language if possible. You could use this phrase to: Hail a taxi driver: "Oey! Mit!" Heckle football players taking penalties: "Oeymit! Oey said Oeymit!" Slip it in when

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Much has been made of Tim Yeo's failure to answer his email and/or apologise for hijacking the Tony Blair email campaign, but the answer behind this mysterious behaviour may very well lie in a statement the great man made at the beginning of this year: Tim Yeo: Tories Must Stop Saying 'Sorry' (BBC, 2 Jan 2003) We love you, Tim, we really do - but would saying ‘sorry’ just once more really kill

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Some people have noted when linking to this weblog that Tim Yeo is best-known for being sacked close to a decade ago after having an extra-marital affair. That he was sacked by John Major, who himself spent four naughty years dipping his soldier into Edwina Currie, is the very height of hypocrisy. As such, we find his treatment on this front to be extremely unfair, and we will hear no more talk

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This shoddy 'news' page is obviously designed to try and lure people searching for Tony Blair's email into the Special Reserve Discount Network (pay special attention to the Page Title and Keywords META Tag). For shame, Special Reserve Discount Network, for shame! (Thank you to Martyn T for the heads-up on this one.)

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Tim Yeo spoke out in parliament on Wednesday, backing Tory claims that proposals to increase competition among pharmacies would hit the vulnerable.

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Tim Yeo's rthontonyblairmp@hotmail.com account has been terminated! Oh, the injustice! How dare these worthless cyber bores interfere with the work of their betters?

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We would like to hear from anybody who has something nice to say about Tim Yeo. Is he your MP? Has he brought forward an initiative that has changed your life for the better? Has he come over to your house and not eaten the eyeballs of your children? If so, then we wish to hear from you. Please feel free to use the comments function, or get in touch with us via timyeoweblog AT bloggerheads DOT

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