Blog @ Conference - 8 comments
In the unlikely event you haven't already seen this, Labour is offering an up-and-coming blogger access to this year's Party Conference in Manchester from 24-28 of September.They'll be given access to all the key speeches and events at Conference and will be blogging from the floor about their experiences. More details, and how to apply, are here. The "best, the most innovative and the freshest" entry will be chosen.
It sounds like a very good idea, and a great opportunity for a new, or recent, blogger to give their unique take on proceedings and to establish themselves.
However, I'd strongly discourage all references to "Official Labour Blogger", not least because it (a) isn't what's on offer, (b) implies a hierarchy of bloggers, which doesn't (or rather, shouldn't) exist, and (c) undermines the credibility and independence of the participant.
Leaving all that aside, I hope as many of you as possible apply!
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Oh it's only a bit of tongue-in-cheek humour. I hope everyone who applies lets me know so I can put them on the poll.
:)
Not really worth us lefties applying though...
Alex did kind of force me to declaring my hand, what with him including me in the poll on his site before I'd decided for definite what to do.
Cheers, mate. [/mock anger] :-)
It should be good, though. It'll raise our collective profile and show the party in a less centralised light. And, of course, whoever "wins" will be ripe for having the piss taken out of them by the rest of us.
we at blairwatch are going for it.
So I see, q, and I didn't have long to wait for the obligatory "One that fawns over their every utterance, a bit like Fourth Term or Bloggers 4 Labour" in the comments. LO, as they say, L.
Tom: why not?
Hahaha...
I might live in Manchester, so they wouldn't have to pay me any expenses... but do you seriously think they'll pick anyone that's remotely critical of the government? That (shamefully) doesn't sound like the party I know.
... but do you seriously think they'll pick anyone that's remotely critical of the government?
Not meant as a dig, but that wouldn't leave anyone, would it? Except a complete newbie. Not completely impossible, and the exercise would still have some value, but it would be a crazy thing to do. Nope, don't think so.
For some reason, Tom, I never get alerted when you (alone?) leave a comment, so apologies if I've seemingly disregarded things you've said in the past.
Blogger hates me... :o(
I reckon they'll be like 'we wanted to bring in someone with an independent perspective, so we got David Miliband in...'
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