Comments on: The state of the Lib Dem blogosphere http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/ Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top Lib Dem blogs « Bridget’s Blog http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12688 Top Lib Dem blogs « Bridget’s Blog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:04:09 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12688 [...] Liberal Democrats, politics There has been a flurry of excitement in the Lib Dem blogosphere and beyond about this year’s Total Politics listing of the top Lib Dem [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12688','Top Lib Dem blogs « Bridget’s Blog'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12688','Top Lib Dem blogs « Bridget’s Blog','[...] Liberal Democrats, politics There has been a flurry of excitement in the Lib Dem blogosphere and beyond about this year’s Total Politics listing of the top Lib Dem [...]'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> [...] Liberal Democrats, politics There has been a flurry of excitement in the Lib Dem blogosphere and beyond about this year’s Total Politics listing of the top Lib Dem [...]
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]]> By: The Return of the Daley Dozen: Thursday  http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12668 The Return of the Daley Dozen: Thursday  Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:43:28 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12668 [...] or benefits.10. Dizzy thinks he can fix the NHS.11. Cranmer has the latest Wikio rankings.12. Letters from a Tory on the state of the LibDem [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12668','The Return of the Daley Dozen: Thursday '); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12668','The Return of the Daley Dozen: Thursday ','[...] or benefits.10. Dizzy thinks he can fix the NHS.11. Cranmer has the latest Wikio rankings.12. Letters from a Tory on the state of the LibDem [...]'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> [...] or benefits.10. Dizzy thinks he can fix the NHS.11. Cranmer has the latest Wikio rankings.12. Letters from a Tory on the state of the LibDem [...]
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]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12656 LFAT Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:52:57 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12656 GK, a range of opinions is a good thing for the Lib Dem blogosphere. When the real Lib Dem party is completely rudderless then I guess it might attract a few more people to start blogging and getting angry about it - Charlotte Gore being a case in point! Thanks for the congrats, I will say a big thank you once all the poll results have been released.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12656','LFAT'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12656','LFAT','GK, a range of opinions is a good thing for the Lib Dem blogosphere. When the real Lib Dem party is completely rudderless then I guess it might attract a few more people to start blogging and getting angry about it - Charlotte Gore being a case in point! Thanks for the congrats, I will say a big thank you once all the poll results have been released.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> GK, a range of opinions is a good thing for the Lib Dem blogosphere. When the real Lib Dem party is completely rudderless then I guess it might attract a few more people to start blogging and getting angry about it – Charlotte Gore being a case in point! Thanks for the congrats, I will say a big thank you once all the poll results have been released.
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]]> By: GrassyKnollington http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12654 GrassyKnollington Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:18:35 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12654 I feel sorry for Lib Dem bloggers; at least the Tory, Libertarian, Nat, Labour and nutter-leftie bloggers have a typical default position on a majority of matters, therefore you have an idea of what to expect even before you bother reading. As much as I try, I struggle to fathom what, if anything, the Lib Dems actually stand for, or what their policies are, aside from Europhilia.

Bring back Chic Kennedy; at least we knew what he stood for- getting bevvied.

LFAT- I’ve been meaning to say, congrats on the decent rank on the Centre-Right (I think) Blog list. I’d seen it on Dale’s blog a week ago or so but haven’t yet quite had the chance to drop you a line.

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]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12653 LFAT Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:03:02 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12653 But are these new blogs going to do enough to push you out of the top five or are you and your fellow 2009 high achievers going to remain top of the pile for a long time to come, I wonder...?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12653','LFAT'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12653','LFAT','But are these new blogs going to do enough to push you out of the top five or are you and your fellow 2009 high achievers going to remain top of the pile for a long time to come, I wonder...?'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> But are these new blogs going to do enough to push you out of the top five or are you and your fellow 2009 high achievers going to remain top of the pile for a long time to come, I wonder…?
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]]> By: Mark Reckons http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12652 Mark Reckons Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:58:13 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12652 Interesting post LFAT and thanks for your kind words. You're not too bad yourself ;) Even in the short time I have been blogging (since last November) there are some good strong LD blogs coming through. I expect some of these to be challenging for the top spots by this time next year.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12652','Mark Reckons'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12652','Mark Reckons','Interesting post LFAT and thanks for your kind words. You\'re not too bad yourself ;)\r\n\r\nEven in the short time I have been blogging (since last November) there are some good strong LD blogs coming through. I expect some of these to be challenging for the top spots by this time next year.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Interesting post LFAT and thanks for your kind words. You’re not too bad yourself ;)

Even in the short time I have been blogging (since last November) there are some good strong LD blogs coming through. I expect some of these to be challenging for the top spots by this time next year.

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]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12651 LFAT Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:48:17 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12651 Stu, interesting points. The party leadership isn't going liberal, trust me. Blair tried to drag a party membership full of union members, socialists and a lot of other lefties and look what happened. If Clegg tries to do the same, he'll meet the same fate. The Lib Dems currently stand for absolutely nothing at all so any change would be an improvement, though. James, I'm not a big fan and judging by her ranking slip it seems as though she isn't really making waves.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12651','LFAT'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12651','LFAT','Stu, interesting points. The party leadership isn\'t going liberal, trust me. Blair tried to drag a party membership full of union members, socialists and a lot of other lefties and look what happened. If Clegg tries to do the same, he\'ll meet the same fate. The Lib Dems currently stand for absolutely nothing at all so any change would be an improvement, though.\n\nJames, I\'m not a big fan and judging by her ranking slip it seems as though she isn\'t really making waves.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Stu, interesting points. The party leadership isn’t going liberal, trust me. Blair tried to drag a party membership full of union members, socialists and a lot of other lefties and look what happened. If Clegg tries to do the same, he’ll meet the same fate. The Lib Dems currently stand for absolutely nothing at all so any change would be an improvement, though.

James, I’m not a big fan and judging by her ranking slip it seems as though she isn’t really making waves.

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]]> By: jameshigham http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12650 jameshigham Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:59:56 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12650 I find Lynne Featherstone a good writer.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12650','jameshigham'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12650','jameshigham','I find Lynne Featherstone a good writer.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> I find Lynne Featherstone a good writer.
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]]> By: Stu http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12649 Stu Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:00:50 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12649 Good analysis, but I think you miss the ideological change that's occurred this year for the Lib Dems. There's this vast ideological split through the middle of the Lib Dems between the Liberals and the Social Democrats. Charlotte, Costigan and Mark all come from the liberal side. All three of them are 'classic liberals' - as JuliaM says their first instincts go against the 'ban it' sensibility elsewhere in the Lib Dems. People like James Graham are the democrats. Judging by these results (and we should, of course, not judge solely by these results), it seems the classic liberals are winning 'the internet'. I mean, compare the brand new Liberal Vision blog to the Social Liberal Forum - LV came SIXTH, SLF isn't in the top 20. Heeresiarch said yesterday that people like Charlotte could turn him toward the Lib Dems, if the party leadership started to move in that direction. I agree. If those guys can continue this movement they're trying to start within the party towards becoming the 'Liberal Liberals', they'll find an awful lot of support on the internet that they won't get if they continue with their nannying approach. So yeah, I think those guys are really making waves within their party and it's incredibly impressive to watch. It'll be interesting to see if they can actually make a difference to the party as a whole.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12649','Stu'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12649','Stu','Good analysis, but I think you miss the ideological change that\'s occurred this year for the Lib Dems.\r\n\r\nThere\'s this vast ideological split through the middle of the Lib Dems between the Liberals and the Social Democrats. Charlotte, Costigan and Mark all come from the liberal side. All three of them are \'classic liberals\' - as JuliaM says their first instincts go against the \'ban it\' sensibility elsewhere in the Lib Dems. People like James Graham are the democrats.\r\n\r\nJudging by these results (and we should, of course, not judge solely by these results), it seems the classic liberals are winning \'the internet\'. I mean, compare the brand new Liberal Vision blog to the Social Liberal Forum - LV came SIXTH, SLF isn\'t in the top 20.\r\n\r\nHeeresiarch said yesterday that people like Charlotte could turn him toward the Lib Dems, if the party leadership started to move in that direction. I agree. If those guys can continue this movement they\'re trying to start within the party towards becoming the \'Liberal Liberals\', they\'ll find an awful lot of support on the internet that they won\'t get if they continue with their nannying approach.\r\n\r\nSo yeah, I think those guys are really making waves within their party and it\'s incredibly impressive to watch. It\'ll be interesting to see if they can actually make a difference to the party as a whole.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Good analysis, but I think you miss the ideological change that’s occurred this year for the Lib Dems.

There’s this vast ideological split through the middle of the Lib Dems between the Liberals and the Social Democrats. Charlotte, Costigan and Mark all come from the liberal side. All three of them are ‘classic liberals’ – as JuliaM says their first instincts go against the ‘ban it’ sensibility elsewhere in the Lib Dems. People like James Graham are the democrats.

Judging by these results (and we should, of course, not judge solely by these results), it seems the classic liberals are winning ‘the internet’. I mean, compare the brand new Liberal Vision blog to the Social Liberal Forum – LV came SIXTH, SLF isn’t in the top 20.

Heeresiarch said yesterday that people like Charlotte could turn him toward the Lib Dems, if the party leadership started to move in that direction. I agree. If those guys can continue this movement they’re trying to start within the party towards becoming the ‘Liberal Liberals’, they’ll find an awful lot of support on the internet that they won’t get if they continue with their nannying approach.

So yeah, I think those guys are really making waves within their party and it’s incredibly impressive to watch. It’ll be interesting to see if they can actually make a difference to the party as a whole.

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]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/09/03/the-state-of-the-lib-dem-blogosphere/#comment-12648 LFAT Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:23:53 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=4220#comment-12648 Julia, novelty value might sound like a good explanation, but compare this to the impact of novelty value in the Conservative blogosphere in 2008/9 (which is almost zero) when it comes to the top ten blogs in particular.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12648','LFAT'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12648','LFAT','Julia, novelty value might sound like a good explanation, but compare this to the impact of novelty value in the Conservative blogosphere in 2008\/9 (which is almost zero) when it comes to the top ten blogs in particular.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Julia, novelty value might sound like a good explanation, but compare this to the impact of novelty value in the Conservative blogosphere in 2008/9 (which is almost zero) when it comes to the top ten blogs in particular.
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