Comments on: Bloggers and transparency http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/30/bloggers-and-transparency/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Promoting innovation and a conversational local politics Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guido Fawkes http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/30/bloggers-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Guido Fawkes Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:58:53 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1481#comment-487 "the near-total demoralisaton of the political class with MPs openly saying that they hate their job" Still more for me to do. Won't be satisfied with less than total demoralisation. “the near-total demoralisaton of the political class with MPs openly saying that they hate their job”

Still more for me to do. Won’t be satisfied with less than total demoralisation.

]]> By: Rog T http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/30/bloggers-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Rog T Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:32:15 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1481#comment-462 oh, by the way thanks for link to Ben Goldacre article, as with most of Bens articles, top notch. oh, by the way thanks for link to Ben Goldacre article, as with most of Bens articles, top notch.

]]> By: Rog T http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/30/bloggers-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Rog T Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:28:42 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1481#comment-461 Paul, you blame bloggers for the demoralisation of the political classes. I thought it was old media - The Telegraph - which lead the campaign against MP's expenses. I discussed this at the height of the Telegraphs campaign with Andrew Dismore MP. Sure he was demoralised by the experience, enough to later advise Tory PPC for Battersea, Jane Ellison to make sure she really wanted this, before standing. Andrew Dismore didn't blame the bloggers. He blamed people who used the media for their own ends (in this case the owners of the Telegraph). You should have a chat with Andrew and ask him who he blames. If it really is as bad as you claim, why are there no shortage of candidates to be MP's? Paul, you blame bloggers for the demoralisation of the political classes. I thought it was old media – The Telegraph – which lead the campaign against MP’s expenses. I discussed this at the height of the Telegraphs campaign with Andrew Dismore MP. Sure he was demoralised by the experience, enough to later advise Tory PPC for Battersea, Jane Ellison to make sure she really wanted this, before standing. Andrew Dismore didn’t blame the bloggers. He blamed people who used the media for their own ends (in this case the owners of the Telegraph).

You should have a chat with Andrew and ask him who he blames. If it really is as bad as you claim, why are there no shortage of candidates to be MP’s?

]]> By: Bob Bell http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/30/bloggers-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Bob Bell Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:35:50 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1481#comment-400 You're completely overestimating the influence of bloggers, right- or left-wing. Less than 1% of the population have even heard of the blogs in question, and those that do read them do so only to confirm their existing prejudices. You’re completely overestimating the influence of bloggers, right- or left-wing. Less than 1% of the population have even heard of the blogs in question, and those that do read them do so only to confirm their existing prejudices.

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