These graphs show the posting rates of some of the “top” US political blogs, as defined by their Wikio rankings. These are counted by Wikio (US version). There is some interesting, and major, variation.
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How many posts does the Huffington Post publish? Factoid of the Day
Read it allThis article is by Jason Alvey, who writes the Cosmodaddy blog (”Bringing your passion back to politics!”). Jason comments on the Progressive London 2010 conference.
So I went to former London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s Progressive London 2010 conference – a gathering very similar to last year’s Convention on Modern Liberty, only it was overwhelmingly geared towards the Left.
By Left, of course, I mean the Labour Party – not New Labour or the Labour government, and it was the schism between the party and the government which made the conference interesting.
Why isn’t the Labour government listening to progressive voters, activists or party members? It’s a good question, and one which was thrown into sharp relief by Harriet Harman, who gave one of the keynote speeches, but refused to answer any direct question posed to her, and instead preferred to Tory bash.
Why not slap down the surveillance state? Why not apologise for Iraq (again)? Why not offer a progressive agenda for a fourth term in office?
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So Why Isn’t the Labour Government Listening? – Progressive London 2010 Conference
Read it allA new study of MPs on Facebook shows widespread use of the social network by Parliamentarians, but also a range of curious choices about how to use the medium which may in part reflect a failure to change default settings.
The study, carried out by Woodnewton Associates and based on evidence gathered in May this year, [...]
These graphs show the posting rates of some of the “top” US political blogs, as defined by their Wikio rankings. These are counted by Wikio (US version). There is some interesting, and major, variation.
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How many posts does the Huffington Post publish? Factoid of the Day
Read it allI’ve added three Local Blogs from the East of England to the Nutshell ultralocal directory.
Bridge Ward News, Bridge Ward, Ipswich
News from Bridge Ward, Ipswich.
Areas covers include the Hayes, Old Stoke, Prince of Wales Drive, Maidenhall Estate and Wherstead Road
Ely Online – The Other Side of Ely, Ely, Cambridgeshire
News, views, reviews, and events in Ely. 500 entries over 5 years.
Cambridge by Richard Taylor, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Excellent site with regular articles about Cambridge. Arranged with an additional location based presentation via Google Maps.
Special focus on planning applications and scrutiny of the local authority.
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Local Websites: Bridge Ward News, Ely Online, Richard Taylor’s Cambridge
Read it allThe Britblog Roundup from Jackart is out.
Good morning and welcome to the two hundred and thirty-third edition of the roundup of all that is good and wholesome in the British Blogosphere. Because we’re all just navel Gazers, let’s start with the great debate: Which is best?
Here’s a Taster.
Newspapers, Blogs or Books?
The Bracknell blog enters the debate about which is better, newspapers or blogs. He still maintains an optimism that the newspaper
“…Columnist are respected professionals who have a background in their subjects and the newspapers they work for have the power of investigative journalism and resource they can bring to bear on a story plus…”
He obviously doesn’t read la Toynbee. Meanwhile Himmelgarden Cafe lays into the Daily Mail and other tabloids for hypocrisy, which is a bit like saying “That crack… It’s a bit moreish”, but it is nevertheless a thoughtful post on the New Atheists, and one which demonstrates the superiority of the Blogosphere to the Newspaper columnist. So while Bracknell blogger is unsure, most readers here will have already decided that Blogs are best. Whilst we’re on the subject of new vs old technology, Max Atkinson explains why, for some leaders, the teleprompter is a mixed blessing.
Papers, blogs, teleprompters… they’re ephemera. Books as a medium are here to stay, and Elizabeth Chadwick gives us the low-down on some of her favourite historical bodice ripprers.
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Britblog Roundup #233 : The British Summertime Edition
Read it allLong-term readers will know that I have been working on the campaign to scrutinise the mismanagement, asset-stripping and rundown of the former SPCK Chain of Bookshops since August 2008, with others including Phil Groom.
Today we have a victory: the last bookshop in the country to remain in control of J Mark and Philip Brewer, the Shyster-Charlatans who have taken hundreds of thousands of pounds from the chain, while abusing and exploiting staff, has been closed. It was in Durham Cathedral, and will soon be re-opened under proper control.
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Final Former-SPCK Bookshop Expels Philip Brewer: Durham Cathedral
Read it allWhy I feel betrayed and why I would only ever offer a tactical vote for Labour
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Only tactical votes for Labour
Read it allQuite good. Nothing to do with any political bloggers. Really.
Journalist Sam Delaney has a hunch that we are living in a ‘Big Brother state’. He believes since New Labour came to power, over 3000 new offences have been created that can get you ‘nicked’; the police have greater powers of arrest and every day there is a new initiative to monitor ordinary people.
Journalist Sam Delaney has a hunch that we are living in a ‘Big Brother state’. He believes since New Labour came to power, over 3000 new offences have been created that can get you ‘nicked’; the police have greater powers of arrest and every day there is a new initiative to monitor ordinary people.
Sam embarks on a mission to help those worst affected by this clampdown on civil liberties to fight back — to defend long held freedoms. He decides to assemble a bunch of New Labour ‘criminals’ — ordinary people who have been arrested for heinous new ‘crimes’. With the help of a top criminal barrister, he tries to find ways in which they can do what they want without getting into trouble with the Law.
This is the new T-mobile advert which was filmed at 11am on Thursday 15th January 2009 at Liverpool Street station, London
John McDonnell MP suspended from House of Commons 15th January 2009.
A response to the Tory’s new campaign video that claims every child born in Britain today will inherit £17,000 of debt.
#!a
The new campaign video from the Conservatives highlights the £17,000 debt that every child born in Britain today will inherit.
They said:
Our dogschool’s presentation group made a surprise video for Christmas. It is our first work of this kind, but we are planning more. Enjoy and spread! 
OK.
A 2008 news story on KTUU channel 2 in Anchorage. Subject: Governor Sarah Palin is interviewed at a turkey farm while turkeys are slaughtered behind her.
I’d like to start a debate – do we need a wider range of categories for blogs on wikio.co.uk.
I’ve been having a look at Wikio categories in other countries, (Spain, Italy, Germany, France, USA – see the right hand sidebar in each case), and the UK is unusual in having a smaller number of categories (see pic on the right).
Wikio rankings are not taken that seriously by most people, but they are a useful way of finding active blogs in each sector. Where a category does not exist, it is more hit and miss to find active blogs.
Equally, this is one way to draw attention to categories which are not well known.
I’m thinking about suggesting a wider range of categories to wikio.
What do you think?
The first new categories I’m wondering about about are Law Blogs (”Blawgs”) and “Local” Blogs – where there are a large number of good sites already established.
Which other niches could be made into Wikio categories?
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Charles Crawford has the Britblog Roundup this week.
Most regular readers of this site are familiar with the immortal line from The Inimitable Jeeves: when Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primaeval swamps…
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These graphs show the posting rates of some of the “top” US political blogs, as defined by their Wikio rankings. These are counted by Wikio (US version). There is some interesting, and major, variation.
Post from: The Wardman Wire
How many posts does the Huffington Post publish? Factoid of the Day
This article is by Jason Alvey, who writes the Cosmodaddy blog (”Bringing your passion back to politics!”). Jason comments on the Progressive London 2010 conference.
So I went to former London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s Progressive London 2010 conference – a gathering very similar to last year’s Convention on Modern Liberty, only it was overwhelmingly geared towards the Left.
By Left, of course, I mean the Labour Party – not New Labour or the Labour government, and it was the schism between the party and the government which made the conference interesting.
Why isn’t the Labour government listening to progressive voters, activists or party members? It’s a good question, and one which was thrown into sharp relief by Harriet Harman, who gave one of the keynote speeches, but refused to answer any direct question posed to her, and instead preferred to Tory bash.
Why not slap down the surveillance state? Why not apologise for Iraq (again)? Why not offer a progressive agenda for a fourth term in office?
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So Why Isn’t the Labour Government Listening? – Progressive London 2010 Conference
I note that Richard Dawkins mentioned the sales figures for the God Delusion on a comment thread last week.
As it happens, I have just been sent some recent figures for sales of The God Delusion in English:-
North America 907,161
Rest of World 1,179,241
Total English language 2,086,402
Further down the thread, on German sales:
I happen to have an up-to-date figure for the German edition, Der Gotteswahn: More than 260,000.
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Sales figures for the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins: Factoids (Now with added poll)
This is a quote from Bishop Alan Marshall which caught my attention:
Reflecting with the usual five friends on the last year’s joys, follies, grunts and frustrations, ecstatic and ordinary, long term trends emerge. We’ve been doing this together in this monastery at this time of year for almost thirty years, and someone noticed the way in which our conversation is less entirely than it was driven by ideals and the impossibility of bringing them to pass. We seem to have developed far greater acceptance of human realities over the past ten years or so. Rationalising this indicates that ideals, even good ones, need to take flesh or they don’t mean a thing.
Alan also quotes DH Lawrence, but you need to visit for that.
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This is the first in an occasional series of bloggers who are vigorously scrutinising their local Councils.
NCCLOLs aims its magnifying glass at Nottingham City Council, and is notable for pursuing stories over the longer term. They also have the even more vigorous precedent of Robin Hood’s ’scrutiny’ of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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Local Bloggers putting the wind up their Local Authorities: NCC LOLs (Nottingham)
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