Martin Bright

Is it Possible to Have a Twit-Scoop?

I was interested to see the Observer story at the weekend about Lord Ashcroft accompanying William Hague to Washington. 

I tweeted this on October 23rd. I even teased Iain Dale and Tim Montgomerie about Ashcroft now dominating Tory foreign policy as well as domestic policy. 

Does this count as a micro-scoop? 

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