Some of his subsequent speeches were not well received. In 2006, he was one of three new MPs specifically mentioned in an article in "The Times" about manipulating the performance figures for the Theyworkforyou website. The article claimed new MPs boosted "their ratings on the internet by saying very little, very often". Whilst Hollobone's frequent "speeches" might give the appearance of "Churchill or Gladstone", many were interventions of only two or three sentences. In response, Hollobone said that as a new MP he tried to speak as often as possible on behalf of constituents and take part in many different debates.