Posts Tagged “miriam gonzalez durantez”
A reply to Iain Dale’s post, ‘Eastleigh by-election gets dirty’
by Stephen Tall on February 16, 2013
Here’s a quick response to Iain Dale’s blog-post Eastleigh by-election gets dirty, itself a response to my post earlier today, So this is why the Tories have been trying to keep their Eastleigh candidate quiet. I like Iain, admire his (…)
Yes, Nick Clegg’s son’s schooling is our business
by Stephen Tall on January 27, 2013
My Lib Dem Voice colleague Nick Thornsby has penned an interesting piece robustly arguing that it’s none of the public’s business if Nick Clegg and Miriam Gonzalez Durantez choose to send their eldest child to a private secondary school: … (…)
Mail on Sunday’s smears and innuendo against Miriam and Nick: Lib Dem statement released
by Stephen Tall on December 1, 2012
Well, there’s a turn-up for the books — the Mail on Sunday in its first post-Leveson front page decides to play the man (and woman) rather than the ball, and splash on a desperately thin story implying some form of scandalous link between Miriam González Durántez’s support for Booktrust and the charity being given a [...]
The Daily Mail and Miriam: is this progress or not?
by Stephen Tall on October 2, 2012
So, on the plus side, five days ago the Daily Mail billed her as “Miriam Clegg… the wife of Nick Clegg, who goes by her maiden name of Miriam Gonzalez Durantez”… whereas today she is allowed to be Miriam Gonzalez (…)
Book review: Campaign 2010 by Nicholas Jones
by Stephen Tall on September 5, 2010
Anyone who has read Nicholas Jones’s previous books – especially Soundbites and Spin Doctors (1995) and Sultans of Spin (1999) – will look forward to a new tome from the BBC’s former political correspondent, who has proved himself to be an acute observer of the Westminster scene, and a fearless revealer of politicians’ trade secrets. [...]
Miriam Gonzalez blows whistle on sexist media: “treat women for who they are and not simply for what their male partners do”
by Stephen Tall on July 13, 2010
Hat-tip to Lib Dem Welsh assembly member Peter Black for blogging the letter by Miriam Gonzalez (or Mrs Nick Clegg as she’s known to right-wing tabloids) published in today’s paywall-protected Times, in which she directs a well-aimed shot at the paper for its shabby treatment of a woman who happened to have fallen in love [...]
Nick Clegg interview draws 1.1 million viewers
by Stephen Tall on March 22, 2010
Nick Clegg was the subject of an hour-long feature interview with ITV’s Mary Nightingale on Sunday night – if you missed it, you can catch up courtesy of itv Player by clicking here. (It’s available online for the next 29 days).
Helen Duffett examined the 1950s-style newspaper previews of the Dead Tree Press, which focused [...]
