Comments on: Who’s left blogging? http://davepress.net/2008/06/26/whos-left-blogging/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://davepress.net/2008/06/26/whos-left-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Dave Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:29:24 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=453#comment-1041 I think, though, that it is fair to say that a conservative blog like Conservative Home is more influential than it's labour equivalent. You're right about campaigning - though Alan Johnson's Labour deputy leadership campaign was pretty good social media wise - but it's about comment and policy too. I think, though, that it is fair to say that a conservative blog like Conservative Home is more influential than it’s labour equivalent. You’re right about campaigning – though Alan Johnson’s Labour deputy leadership campaign was pretty good social media wise – but it’s about comment and policy too.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2008/06/26/whos-left-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 MJ Ray Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:28:01 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=453#comment-1039 No, right-wing aren't better at online than left-wing. Efforts of both groups at online campaigning so far stink and I suspect that most of the population haven't seen either. However, I'm seeing some interesting local activity from both local conservatives with blogs and local lib-dems with social media campaign sites, but it's still early days. No, right-wing aren’t better at online than left-wing. Efforts of both groups at online campaigning so far stink and I suspect that most of the population haven’t seen either.

However, I’m seeing some interesting local activity from both local conservatives with blogs and local lib-dems with social media campaign sites, but it’s still early days.

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://davepress.net/2008/06/26/whos-left-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Simon Dickson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:19:07 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=453#comment-1030 I'd definitely give an honourable mention to Sunny Hundal's <a href="http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/about-us/" rel="nofollow">Liberal Conspiracy</a> site. It could be prettier, it could be sharper, but it seems to be getting traction - and importantly, it seems to have a mission. And that's basically what made Conservative Home the force it is today. I’d definitely give an honourable mention to Sunny Hundal’s Liberal Conspiracy site. It could be prettier, it could be sharper, but it seems to be getting traction – and importantly, it seems to have a mission. And that’s basically what made Conservative Home the force it is today.

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