Seven Bloggers - 4 comments
In commissioning Glenn Reynolds, The Guardian appear to believe that they've entered the blogosphere at the crack of dawn, and helpfully introduce slow-witted readers to seven bloggers, out of the tens of millions, that we might like to check out.
Not necessarily the same seven bloggers we're always told about, but it's a pretty standard selection and, hey, isn't seven enough for you? How much dissent can your puny brains possibly accommodate?
"Tales of the blogosphere" in the mainstream media continue to irritate me intensely, as do blog awards, talk of elites and hierarchies, comparisons of UK and US bloggers, discussion of whether group X are more political, less techie, or whatever, than group Y. From the comments:
Technology wise Britain has been lagging behind the US by about 2 years - 18months particularly in terms of broadband adoption and that 'might' have something to do with it, i.e. we are still seeing the first stages but then there are a wide variety of topics covered by a wide variety of people.,,What a big yawn, and, of course, the roundup wouldn't be complete without a few people plugging their friends' blogs.
The reason that the US blogosphere is so active compared with ours is that they feel they are much closer to a crisis than we are. The Republican party is currently driving the US over a cliff...
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A pointlessly churlish attack on Comment is Free, which I think is a decent effort. Let's see how it develops.
Back to the real world.
The Labour Party in financial dire straits, so the PM and Levy arrange secret loans and peerages; the money generated flows into into a secret fund of possibly more than 10 million quid. The party's treasurer is not informed.
"The prime minister conceded he had made a mistake in not telling the Labour party treasurer, Jack Dromey, about the loans. He said he took personal responsibility, but was unable to explain the reason for leaving Mr Dromey out of the loop.
Tony Blair also admitted that he had not told the Lords appointments scrutiny committee that three of his candidates for working Labour peerages had given the party loans.
Corruption. But is there word about it at Bloggers4Labour? Not on your nelly.
Clear lack of financial transparency in the party, and corruption in the affairs of state.
But mum's the word.
> A pointlessly churlish attack on Comment is Free, which I think is a decent effort. Let's see how it develops.
A decent effort at what? What problem does it solve? Apart from providing oxygen for some very unpleasant comments, I can't see what its value has been so far.
As for the financial shenanigans, what do you expect me to say?
"Corruption is bad!"
"I am outraged"
Yes, it matters, but in the time I've had so far I haven't developed a sufficiently interesting and original POV, hence the lack of a specific post. Other B4L contributers have, however, posted on this matter, and hopefully this site will bring them additional attention. No, it isn't a conspiracy of silence.
But Andrew, don't you realise? If we don't blog about the loans-for-peerages scandal, we'll be able to keep it a secret and there won't be anything about it in the media. Shhhh!
Oops, I think I let it slip out - eek. No wonder Tony was looking daggers at me at Cherie's little soiree last night.
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