From the blog of PeterHookNewOrder:
n.m.eCategory: LifeWell ive been sent all this forum nonsense and will now put it straight!as soon as i did the nme thing i had a feeling id been stitched up( he will get his dont worry) this came throught the new order press representative and seemed legit!It was supposed to be your ten favourite gnomes? when i saw the headline i knew i had been stitched up! i do not blame barney or steve for the split i blame my sobriety actually cos its impossible to put up with all this bullshit sober! but im very happy (apart from this bleedin lot) and dont intend to change! the headline does not refer to the content and when i say "i work a lot" it should be" "because i dj alot and do a lot of interviews i.e. Croydon evenin post Dogs weekly etc Guildford reporteretc etc > THe first question is always..........Whats happenin with new order?hence my frustration! part of my very important recovery is bein HONEST with myself and other people. i informed our management of this in november '06 February "06 repeatedly in fact.When i asked for statement informing you lot of our plans for the future? this was ignored. So san fairy bloomin anne!Condolences for mike reids family i liked him!. him and bernard manning gone! well have no comedians left soon .