An online notebook
Good article by Bill Thompson on the BBC Technology News Site. The political classes will be surprised indeed if the next General Election doesn’t take place on 5 May. In fact Tony Blair might even lose votes if he disappoints us and goes for another date. Apart from the date, the other thing that is … Keep reading
I can’t tell you how pleased I am to have said something bordering on the truly reactionary. Is Boris trying to get back in Michael Howard’s good books? Still, a lengthy and serious post from Boris which shows that he is at least trying to use his blog constructively!
Melanie Phillips has picked up on Iain Duncan Smith’s article in The Guardian. Phillips, I shoud point out, is someone I read for the same reason people pick scabs. It irritating, slightly painful, but nevertheless weirdly addictive. Anyway, her point is that: blogging democratises the national conversation by providing an alternative discourse to the world … Keep reading
Iain Duncan Smith thinks blogging can help the Tories win the election! For decades the national conversation in most western countries has been directed by a few talking heads. Newspapers play important roles but all the evidence suggests that broadcasters have possessed the greatest potential to frame public debate. British politicians have known that communicating … Keep reading
Read this over the weekend. Here’s my review for Palimpsest. So Now Who Do We Vote For? is a 160 odd page ‘book’ from John Harris, erstwhile editor of the excellent but now sadly defunct indie magazine Select and occasional Newsnight Review-er. It details his discontent with the current Labour government, and asks the question … Keep reading