I have been writing this website for over two years now and it’s pretty fair to say my secret identity isn’t particulary secret - at least within the Wesminster village.
As of the local elections last Thursday, I am no longer a Councillor, which gives me a little more latitude in certain matters - and so I have been musing about whether or not to reveal my identity to Recess Monkey readers.
If you have views on this, please let me know. It shall be the subject of my next poll (after the local election poll). If readers give a toss who I am, then I shall publish my name and photo after the result of the poll. Please don’t mention my name in the comments or chat box in the meantime. By the way, the picture above isn’t me - neither is the man holding the monkey.
I should reassure readers that I shall continue to protect the identities of my monkey team, with violence if need be. Someone suggested to me recently that they thought the other monkies were just me and that I had some form of multiple personality disorder.
This is not the case
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I think you should remain our very own International Man of Mystery…
Womble said this on May 8th, 2006 at 9:23 am
er - -how to put this - nobody cares.
janestheone said this on May 8th, 2006 at 9:38 am
and another thing, the Tories didn’t lose Wokingham, why do you say they did, in fact they gained seats from the LibDems, which gladdened my heart.
janestheone said this on May 8th, 2006 at 9:40 am
i don’t need your name
quarsan said this on May 8th, 2006 at 10:05 am
Jane, it should really be noted that your blog is the very definition of “nobody cares”.
dynamite said this on May 8th, 2006 at 10:30 am
And there was you thinking everyone would care Gordon!
Dr. Freling said this on May 8th, 2006 at 11:42 am
Who cares who you are
bad egg said this on May 9th, 2006 at 12:33 am
and another thing jane - you already know who I am (and that such information isn’t particularly interesting) But those people under the impression that I’m the alterego of some rebellious but outwardly-loyal minister might be gagging to know.
Incidentally, is it true you used to be a spy?
Did you ever have to “eliminate” anyone?
Recess Monkey said this on May 9th, 2006 at 12:40 am
I think your real name is much less fun… And you’ve given up the ghost on holding elected office? Keep it quiet, exploit the mystique, keep drinking the whisky and see what turns up next. The country is crying out for politicians with sensible names.
dutch said this on May 9th, 2006 at 1:01 am
hmmm dynamite thanks for reading my blog you should see some of the comments I get by email, some people care enough all right, the one who doesn’t (much) is me, it’s what we call having a laugh. Yes I was a spy, intelligence gathering not target elimination, in fact you can check out of that business any time you want but you can never really leave. Monkey might want to have a look at who in parliament, government etc etc is a spook and who not, there is at least one in every organisation and all political parties at a high level.
janestheone said this on May 9th, 2006 at 7:42 am
Dammit! I KNEW Prescott was a spook! - It’s his way with the laydeez - he’s just like James Bond in that regard.
Recess Monkey said this on May 9th, 2006 at 8:36 am
Newbies to Westminster (like myself) would lose out on that ‘insider’ feeling if you make it public. Run Silent.
JD said this on May 10th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Various monkeys here have a wide range of talents. I would think that the skills base of those in this jungle would indeed be very formidabl. In such fields as Foreign affairs, Political analysis, Military analysis, and Intelligence work. We all may enjoy swing through the trees, but our Alter egos do-do real work…That thought is scary.
Howler Monkey said this on May 11th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
How did you come up with your pseudonym?
Confused Cucumber said this on May 17th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
A crap idea that kind of stuck for lack of a better one.
Basically, MPs’ staff “monkey” around during parliamentary “recess”.
…and it’s a pointless pun on Rhesus Monkey
Recess Monkey said this on May 17th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
Ah, of course, the rhesus monkey! I thought it might have something to do with parliamentary recess - an excellent name, in my opinion
Confused Cucumber said this on May 18th, 2006 at 10:48 pm