Britblog Roundup #185: Redempton Blues
Is over at Redemption Blues.
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere. Three items for your attention.
First, an article I like that didn’t get in, about how bloggers may be the new think-tanks :
Ideas have to originate somewhere. Individuals now have a mechanism, via the internet, for publicizing our ideas, however outlandish, and I’m sure we all hope that one day party policy will spring spontaneously from one of our “good” ideas.
A lot on YABCA (yet another blog censorship attempt) and civil liberties this week, which I like:
I find it truly dismal that ISPs can be so utterly craven, although I realise that ideals are not an essential when turning a profit, and that the relationship between the owner of the server and the blogger is impersonal, its basis a purely commercial transaction. Nevertheless, instant capitulation to the slightest pressure before verifying the truth of the charges levelled strikes me as pathetic, all the more so when you consider that all a determined blogger needs to do is create a back-up version out of the reach of the long arm of British law that cannot be forcibly shut down
As usual, The Chameleon’s review is lengthy, thoughtful and provocative - and contains plenty that don’t agree with to boot - so go and read it .
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Once again a thousand apologies about the omissions. My endurance is a finite, sadly and yes, I would have liked to have included the piece you mention here, as it is a perfect candidate for the Roundup.
As a keen reader of the round up I must confess I can never get into the relevant page when hosted at Redemption Blues. I simply get the following:
“Abstract: Autobiography or confessional? The title is not plagiarised from the literary offering by a certain Mr. Tim Griggs, but that of a short story that has been languishing in my archives for over ten years, an ironic comment on the requirement in modern Western society for a female to be attached and the difficulties in attaining this state of “blissâ€.
Monday, 1 September 2008
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and clicking on the link for the round up doesn’t let me see anything. Do you have any possible explanation for that or is the round up mirrored anywhere (and if not, perhaps a round up homepage like the Scottish Round up might be a good idea).
Cheers
Scott
Scott’s last blog post..Fake television
>Once again a thousand apologies about the omissions. My endurance is a finite, sadly and yes, I would have liked to have included the piece you mention here, as it is a perfect candidate for the Roundup.
No problem at all - my fault for sending it in on Sunday afternoon !
Matt
@Scott: Scroll down.
The blog has quite a deep header.
(Or get a huge screen !).
Matt