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A coalition post
26th April 2010 | 5 comments | 1 person likes this
Three articles have caught my eye this morning, partly because I was logging on here to write largely the same kind of piece only without the same level of detail, historical analysis or wordsmithsmanship. So instead, what with the wonders of the internet and everything, I will simply link to them and spare you 600 words on why the three party system is anathema to a well maintained and regularly serviced political system.
Telegraph.co.uk: Boris... -
Labour’s manifesto met by headscratching and crowdsourcing
12th April 2010 | 3 comments | 1 person likes this
Labour launched their manifesto today. There's no point in me repeating much of what's already been said, but I would recommend these analyses: Guido Fawkes, Nick Robinson, Adam Boulton. Also, have a look at the real thing, especially the video, which is... er, well, let me hand over to Sky's Glen Oglaza for a moment.
I am trying to be less partisan on this blog for various reasons, but today presents... -
Twitter claims its first scalp of the election
9th April 2010 | 1 comments | 3 people like this
It was always going to happen. Today Stuart MacLennan, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for Moray (it's in Scotland), was sacked because of tweets he posted before he was selected. Quite brilliantly he is quoted as saying in the past, ""Iain Dale reckons the biggest gaffes will likely be made by candidates on Twitter - what are the odds it'll be me?"
Obviously you'll be wondering what he said, so if you're... -
Have BBC bosses mislaid their manifesto?
2nd March 2010 | 3 comments | 1 person likes this
Let's get one thing straight before I launch into something that is inevitably going to be quite diatribey. I am not a BBC-loving lefty who thinks you can't touch the national institutions that made this country great, etc. I am a Tory-voting borderline market fundamentalist who, in principle, would not agree with the idea of distorting the entertainment market by demanding money from people in order to ensure a company...
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Iran: the New Media Revolution?
17th June 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Many countries have been in Iran's current situation: joke elections, electoral fraud that would make Mugabe think twice and a leader that thinks that ignoring the protestations of his electorate is the solution to retaining power. Once upon a time this might have worked - doubtless it has before - but not now. Whether or not this is the first new media (actual) revolution of course depends on the outcome, but...
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