Excellent April Fool post

Happy April Fools, Dan!

You forgot to tell ‘em about Melanie Phillips Don, or has she had second thoughts again?

You got me up until Rod Liddle on race relations……………

Don, good post, but because it’s April 1st you’ve made it look like this is a mere april fool

I think this is great news, Dan. I am surprised to see Iain agreeing to team up with LibCon as I know there has been the odd run-in with Sunny, so I think his agreeing to devote some of his valuable time to this new endeavour can only be a reflection of what a truly decent, open-minded political commentator he is. Hats off.

As for Tom, I have to say I cann’t get enough of his wit, his incisive intellect, and his courage in confronting issues like teenage yobbery and debauchery that so many of his peers fight shy of.

I’m not familiar with the Rod Liddle you mention, but if you says he’s a good commentator with decent liberal values that’s good enough for me.

Well done.

“We have some incredibly talented writers amongst our contributors”

Now I know this is a joke – most would struggle to get published in Metro

I’ve had an idea for a new Facebook group everyone. It’s called ‘If Rod Liddle Becomes A Contributor To Liberal Conspiracy, I Will Never Read It Again.’

As for Iain Dale? That’s about as likely as me allowing David Cameron to write for Same Difference.

Happy April Fool’s Day Don and Lib Con!

I thought the ‘Vote UKIP’ piece was the April Fool…

I’m surprised that Cath hasn’t picked up on the lack of new female contributors. I’m reliably informed that Mel said no, but Amanda Platell is in negotiations for a weekly spot.

*claps*

You forgot to tell ‘em about Melanie Phillips Don, or has she had second thoughts again?

She decided to convert to Islam and is joining Press TV as its Hamas correspondent

Bravo!

Haha,

Ok, if this is an April Fool, it’s probably the best ever.

I guess it is; little giveaways like Rod Liddle and Tim Worstall having a daily column. Oh, and “Labour Conspiracy”

But I actually believed this was true until I read the comments.

Well done Dan. ha.

Excellent.

You’ve neglected to mention our new page 3 girl feature, though – I thought Sunny said I could be the first one…?

I’ve been ages plucking.

Kate @15: No, Sunny said I could be first.

Joking aside, I think LibCon has been excellent the last few weeks. It’s been much more about politics – yes, even stuff like ‘Vote Respect’ – and less about what people are saying on other sites. So thanks, Don.

(And no, I’m not pulling your leg!)

@Paul – no, he said you could take the photo. There’s an age limit on the people who will be appearing in this slot – 40 and above.

heh, love it.

oh, many a true word spoken in jest…

who is jesting? you boys are in for a real treat.

“Joking aside, I think LibCon has been excellent the last few weeks. It’s been much more about politics – yes, even stuff like ‘Vote Respect’ – and less about what people are saying on other sites. So thanks, Don.”

Yeah, agreed.

I prefer it when we stay away from discussing what Iain Dale or Paul Staines are dribbling into the blogosphere, and instead having good Op Ed/news pieces about what’s actually happening.

My guess, however, is that this will become the norm post-election anyway, as the last few months everyone’s been gearing up for a fight so it’s normal to focus on what the other side or doing and saying a lot more.

Humour, here? Oh, wait… your boss is away, right?

(Am I allowed to say ‘right’?)

Shame that you didn’t get Daniel Hannan on board as well.

Shame that you didn’t get Daniel Hannan on board as well.

He and Douglas Murray are guesting over at Pickled Politics.

“secure Sunny’s place as the leader of the progressive blogosphere”

Sadly, given what has been written on this site in the past, that particular sentence made me think that this really wasn’t an April Fools post!

Was Peter Hitchens asked to write for the website before or after he converted to Islam?

@22 Paul Sagar: “I prefer it when we stay away from discussing what Iain Dale or Paul Staines are dribbling into the blogosphere, and instead having good Op Ed/news pieces about what’s actually happening.”

Ditto. I don’t know how Don and his mates have been enforcing comment policy, but it has provided robust debates and few abusive sidelines.

I thought the ‘Vote UKIP’ piece was the April Fool…

Me, too!

But with this post it got me until Dale was mentioned. Then I knew it was the real thing.

Good one, Don!

Shame. I was looking forward to Nick Griffin’s Agony Aunt corner, personally.

Indeed Alex, he could offer support to all one-eyed bigots.

Nice one. You had me up until Liddle

Is nick cohen writing about the evils of neoconservatism