I have become addicted to political blogging (of the Tory kind). Most of it is well written, well informed and well intentioned. What i don't know is .. does anybody out there actually care???
They all pontificate about this and that and how it will affect the election and perceptions of Cameron and his government (potential) on a day to day basis. But apart from the chattering classes and the nerds such as myself... who actaully takes any notice? The two million or so voters who actually do decide the outcome of an election? Are they aware of the reams of discussions and and rantings and ravings of a very tiny minority of political activists? In all probability .. no. These important people make their minds up during an election campaign. All these blogs just preach to the converted.
So why do blogs exist at all?? Because they are self perpetuating, the more there are the more people read them, the more the bloggers feel empowered, the more crop up. Some make a fair bit of money out of their blogs (er not this one he he!!) , some are funded by benefactors, such as Conservative Home and 18 Doughty Street. Now Doughty Street has a TV station! It broadcasts for 5 hours every night. What does it show? Bloggers talking to each other about blogging!! It also has policy wonks and apparatchiks discussing politics in its most boring mundane form. Occasionally there is something of interest, such as potential Mayoral Candidate self destructing under some extremely benign questioning.
What is the point of it all??
I don't know ... but I quite enjoy it!!
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Madness isn't it? Last night's 18DS show with Steve Richards and some top guy from the Guardian was excellent. I think they would have persuaded a newcomer that blogs actually do have an impact as they effectively said that it was a prime source for newspaper stories and to gauge grass-root mood. I think that the right-wing blogosphere is (just about) succeeding in keeping the Tory party on the right.
Blogs influence influential people so I think the fact that righties are winning all the intellectual arguments bodes well.
Madness isn't it? Last night's 18DS show with Steve Richards and some top guy from the Guardian was excellent. I think they would have persuaded a newcomer that blogs actually do have an impact as they effectively said that it was a prime source for newspaper stories and to gauge grass-root mood. I think that the right-wing blogosphere is (just about) succeeding in keeping the Tory party on the right.
Blogs influence influential people so I think the fact that righties are winning all the intellectual arguments bodes well.
Praguetory..
interesting point - Con Home have just produced a video agreeing with you!!
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