Neil Tweedie, for instance ...

[WineBeforePearls]

is a prat

Anniemac must have got home from work early, obviously, to post at 1600 and really should be cleaning instead of wasting time online.

Kewcumber lives in Kew, therefore must be a bored City wife (oh boy)

prat prat prat

[ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave]

Opened in a new browser and I get five comments now. But yes, all the relevant part of Kew's comments have been cut now. Very odd.

[TheOldestCat]

Brilliant response from Kewcumber.

Wonder what websites Mr Tweedie visits while at work? Obviously, he only logs on to forums to discuss theoretical physics for a bit of light relief from the journalistic whirl of his highbrow life?

Must be hard writing an average of 1,142 words a week.

gets back to working on something as serious as physics' is that ok Mr T?

[WineBeforePearls]

But it's safe on this thread

[ahundredtimes]

So do we think that the answer to the article's headline is:

A LOT.

It must be, otherwise why would he feel the need to belittle us?

I suppose if you're a political print journalist, the idea that someone else might set the agenda, or you might be by-passed by politicians seeking 'direct access' is a worry. Do you think that's it?

I reckon the unfortunate Mrs Tweedie has to spend a lot of her time bolstering the ego, and soothing his prickles don't you? Perhaps that's why she has less time for MN? Because there's his ego maintenance to see to, not to mention cleaning the house etc. She probably doesn't have time to work

[Katz]

prof - have added your post above in comments under katz Twix - in response to Wayne kitcat!

[ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave]

If Mrs Tweedie wants there to be more threads giving advice I'd be happy to suggest exactly what she could do with a mango in the Tweedie household. Although it would be better with a pineapple...

[ahundredtimes]

Mr Tweedie is very busy and clever and important you see

[brimfull]

what a misogynistic wanker

[TheOldestCat]

Not really on the Einstein-Bohr-level

[morningpaper]

poor mrs tweedie!

[epithet]

Is a sneering tone compulsory for all these kinds of articles? There must be some rule: 'Make it absolutely clear at all times that you consider yourself SO MUCH better and cleverer than your subject matter. People will love you for it. Oh, they really will.'

Not so clever, Neil, imo.

[Swedes2Turnips0]

How depressing. What a strange article. Someone needs to write to him and tell him GB wasn't in fact asked the biscuit question.

[ahundredtimes]

Ah yes, now it falls into place with the Ashes to Ashes article. The guy's a THROW BACK. How sweet.

That's why he spends his time in bed reading motorway service menus, dreaming of days gone by, disturbed by the modern world, startled by change, thinking of times when men were men and drove fast, and women were - erm, well, his mother.

[Swedes2Turnips0]

ahundredtimes

[Merrylegs]

Arf. I reckon there is no 'Mrs Tweedie'.

Except IN HIS DREAMS!

[whoisasking]

Bitter much Mr Tweedie? I wish I were Mrs Tweedie, the evening must just fly by

[morningpaper]

I would love to know if Mr Tweedie does his own cleaning

And if he is 8 months pregnant and has a full time job

I suspect the answer is NOT to all three questions

[SkipToMyLou]

Bugger, I just posted a sarky comment about editing Kew's comment and now it's been restored. Going to look stupid now .

[MrsNeilTweedie]

I can't stop long. I have cleaning and ironing to do and must get Neil's hotpot on the slow cooker. I have to be very careful to serve his hotpot in the brown dish that belonged to his mother and leave the spoon just to the left of the dish, at a jaunty angle.

[TheCrackFox]

Thank you Mrs Neil Tweedie for coming back to us. Mumsnet has really gone down the pan since you stopped dipping in. Perhaps when Mr Tweedie has his afternoon nap (IIRC he likes to snooze in the study with his favourite blanket that Mama knitted) you could come back and treat us to one of your infamous Einstein Bohr discussions? Assuming you have time.

[whoisasking]

Oh dear MrsTweedie, you're going to be in TERRIBLE trouble when daddy gets home.

You're on a website that has an ovulation calandar. WORK OF THE DEVIL! Periods? DISGUSTING THINGS! Bloody WOMEN and their PUSHCHAIRS and spelling mistakes and LADIES THINGS.

You should be ashamed.

[WineBeforePearls]

Don't worry Skip. We know The Truth

[ahundredtimes]

LOL CF and Mrs Tweedie.

[MmeLindt]

We really should invite The Tweedies in for a Web Chat.

I am sure they would enjoy it.

[franke]

I've just read the comments at the bottom - I'm a little confused by Gareth - is he Neil Tweedie's alter ego? Is Neil Tweedie a nom de plume? It really is all rather snidey isn't it?