Lib Dem members’ favourite political blogs ranked
by Stephen Tall on August 18, 2013
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. More than 600 party members have responded, and we’re publishing the full results.
Guardian’s CiF tops poll: almost half Lib Dem members read it
LDV asked: Which non-Lib Dem politics blogs (if any) do you read? Please tick all that apply.
Figures compared with last time we asked this question, in September 2012.)
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Guardian Comment is Free 44% (-2%)
Huffington Post 29% (-2%)
ConservativeHome 29% (-1%)
UK Polling Report 27% (-1%)
Guido Fawkes 26% (+1%)
PoliticalBetting 26% (+2%)
New Statesman ‘The Staggers’ 18% (+3%)
Economist blogs 18% (+1%)
Nick Robinson’s blog 17% (-7%)
Liberal Conspiracy 13% (-4%)
Iain Dale 13% (+7% cf Dale & Co.)
Spectator Coffee House 13% (-1%)
Telegraph blogs 12% (+2%)
LabourList 12% (+3%)
Left Foot Forward 10% (+2%)
Political Scrapbook 9% (=)
Labour Uncut 8% (+3%)
FullFact 8% (+3%)
Paul Waugh 7% (-2%)
John Rentoul 6% (+1%)
LSE British politics and policy 5% (=)
Stumbling and Mumbling 3% (=)
Alastair Campbell 3% (-1%)
The F-Word Blog 2% (+1%)
Tim Worstall 2% (-1%)
John Redwood’s Diary 2% (-1%)
Slugger O’Toole 1% (=)
Harry’s Place 1% (=)
Left Futures 1% (=)
Pride’s Purge 1% (NE)
Other (please specify) 3% (-5%)
None of them 22% (=)
Four points worth noting:
- There’s not been much change in Lib Dem members’ blog-reading tastes. The dominant market position of the Guardian’s Comment is Free continues, with 44% of Lib Dem members in our survey reading it;
- Almost four-in-five (78%) Lib Dem members read at least one political blog — that’s the same figure as last September;
- Group blogs dominate the blogosphere — UK Polling Report, Nick Robinson and Iain Dale are the only one-man-band blogs read by more than one-in-10 of you;
- Of the 3% who specified ‘Others’ only Indy Voices was mentioned more than once (along with some Lib Dem bloggers). Mea culpa, I should have included it.
* Stephen Tall is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, a Research Associate for the liberal think-tank CentreForum, and also writes at his own site, The Collected Stephen Tall.
Lib Dem members’ favourite political blogs ranked
by Stephen Tall on August 18, 2013
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. More than 600 party members have responded, and we’re publishing the full results.
Guardian’s CiF tops poll: almost half Lib Dem members read it
LDV asked: Which non-Lib Dem politics blogs (if any) do you read? Please tick all that apply.
Figures compared with last time we asked this question, in September 2012.)
-
Guardian Comment is Free 44% (-2%)
Huffington Post 29% (-2%)
ConservativeHome 29% (-1%)
UK Polling Report 27% (-1%)
Guido Fawkes 26% (+1%)
PoliticalBetting 26% (+2%)
New Statesman ‘The Staggers’ 18% (+3%)
Economist blogs 18% (+1%)
Nick Robinson’s blog 17% (-7%)
Liberal Conspiracy 13% (-4%)
Iain Dale 13% (+7% cf Dale & Co.)
Spectator Coffee House 13% (-1%)
Telegraph blogs 12% (+2%)
LabourList 12% (+3%)
Left Foot Forward 10% (+2%)
Political Scrapbook 9% (=)
Labour Uncut 8% (+3%)
FullFact 8% (+3%)
Paul Waugh 7% (-2%)
John Rentoul 6% (+1%)
LSE British politics and policy 5% (=)
Stumbling and Mumbling 3% (=)
Alastair Campbell 3% (-1%)
The F-Word Blog 2% (+1%)
Tim Worstall 2% (-1%)
John Redwood’s Diary 2% (-1%)
Slugger O’Toole 1% (=)
Harry’s Place 1% (=)
Left Futures 1% (=)
Pride’s Purge 1% (NE)
Other (please specify) 3% (-5%)
None of them 22% (=)
Four points worth noting:
- There’s not been much change in Lib Dem members’ blog-reading tastes. The dominant market position of the Guardian’s Comment is Free continues, with 44% of Lib Dem members in our survey reading it;
- Almost four-in-five (78%) Lib Dem members read at least one political blog — that’s the same figure as last September;
- Group blogs dominate the blogosphere — UK Polling Report, Nick Robinson and Iain Dale are the only one-man-band blogs read by more than one-in-10 of you;
- Of the 3% who specified ‘Others’ only Indy Voices was mentioned more than once (along with some Lib Dem bloggers). Mea culpa, I should have included it.
* Stephen Tall is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, a Research Associate for the liberal think-tank CentreForum, and also writes at his own site, The Collected Stephen Tall.
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