The case of the blogger who went blind deaf and dumb

The case of the blogger who went blind deaf and dumb

Last Friday I reported on this story in the Guardian. And whilst noting the conduct of Lord Hoyle, I also raised the issue of the Tory MP Gerald Howarth inappropriately giving a security pass to the House of Commons to an individual who is not a research assistant and therefore is not entitled to one.

Iain Dale also reported this story but chose not to mention the conduct of the Tory MP Gerald Howarth. However, this omission did not go unnoticed in the comments:

Anonymous said...

Perhaps you'd like to tell us who Wood gets his pass from? Is it a member of the Conservative front bench perhaps? You know, I think it is.
October 25, 2007 11:35 PM
Iain Dale said...

Indeed so. It is Gerald Howarth. I shall be asking him about this when I see him at an event tomorrow evening.
October 25, 2007 11:52 PM

Iain Dale blogs about the event here but fails to mention whether he indeed did speak to the Tory MP George Howarth about his wrongdoing and what his reply was.

As you can see from my comment on Iain Dale's blog I asked the question again:

October 28, 2007 10:26 AM
jailhouselawyer said...

And what was Gerald Howarth's response to your question that you said you was going to ask him about giving a research pass to someone who is not doing any research for him?
October 28, 2007 10:34 AM

To date the Tory blogger remains silent. Does this indicate that there is something to hide? Perhaps Iain Dale and/or the Tory MP Gerald Howarth can shed some light upon this issue?