I texted a friend the other day and, this evening, received the response, “Who is this?” Thinking she must have lost my mobile number, I texted back saying who I was. It became clear that I had got the number wrong and actually texted a total stranger. I apologised and deleted their number from my [...]
November
9
Looks like I wasn't the only one to complain
I received another email from Charles Clarke today, which contained the following text: “Finally, I would like to apologise for the questionnaire which was attached to the message that I sent out to party supporters on Friday. It was not intended to gauge public opinion but to start a political debate around the proposals currently [...]
In one of life’s odd little quirks, I have somehow ended up on the Labour party’s mailing lists. Today, Home Secretary Charles Clarke emailed me, urgently asking for my views on fighting terrorism. Good heavens, I thought, what a tremendous example of e-democracy and engaging citizens. Obviously I was ready to provide my views straight [...]