This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Alan Pascoe (talk | contribs) at 22:15, 30 July 2006 (Various rearrangements for clarity, Category added). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 22:15, 30 July 2006 by Alan Pascoe (talk | contribs) (Various rearrangements for clarity, Category added)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Paul Staines is a libertarian conservative activist , . He is a notable political blogger, who writes about politicians of the United Kingdom parliament, under the pseudonym Guido Fawkes.
Early life and education
Staines was educated at Harrow school.
In 1983, Staines was the UK Atari Video Games Champion.
Activist
Staines has found it difficult to stay for long in one party- from 1988 to 1990, he was a member of the SDP, achieving some national prominence in that. He was renowned then for his extreme position on many issues such as law and order.
It was reported on 16th July 2006 that Francis Maude , chairman of the Conservative and Unionist Party, did not want Fawkes/Staines at a Conservative function. It is presumed that this snub is that he remembers Staines' behaviour in the Federation of Conservative Students in the mid 1980s.
Guido Fawkes blog
Staines writes under the name Guido Fawkes, taken from Guy Fawkes, who was a conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I of England by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. Fawkes' blog is titled "Guido Fawkes' blog of plots, rumours & conspiracy". The blog was probably started in September 2004; this is the date that appears on Fawkes' user profile on Blogger, the site where the blog is hosted. The blog is technically published through the mechanism of a limited liability company called Global & General Nominees LLC, incorporated in Nevis.
In 2005, Fawkes' blog was voted the best in the Political Commentary category of The Backbencher Political Weblog Awards, run by The Guardian.
In May 2006, Fawkes co-authored a book with Iain Dale about instances of sleaze from the Labour Party since taking office in 1997.
 | This article about politics is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
Sources
- "Guido Fawkes". Blogger. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- "The Backbencher Political Weblog Awards: Help choose the winning blogs". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- Dale, Iain (2006). The Little Red Book of New Labour Sleaze. Politico's Media. ISBN 1904734162.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)
Further reading
- Guido Fawkes' blog
- Paul Staines features in Altered State : The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House written by Matthew Collin (ex-editor of UK trend bible i-D magazine).