Posts Tagged “Liberal Conspiracy”
Bloggers unite to oppose “botched late-night drafting” that proposes new press/web regulation
by Stephen Tall on March 24, 2013
I’m one of 17 signatories (on behalf of LibDemVoice) to a letter published in Saturday’s Guardian, reproduced below, which opposes the “fundamental threat” of the draft legislation approved this week by MPs of all parties which would regulate blogs and other small independent news websites. It’s not often you’ll see us, ConservativeHome, LabourList, Guido Fawkes, [...]
Reasons for Lib Dem cheer — as told by Labour and Tory supporters
by Stephen Tall on November 24, 2012
Just two things from me: 1) Anyone trying to forecast how the Lib Dems will do in 2015 based on extrapolating mid-term opinion polls on the basis of uniform national swing is likely to be as wrong as they would have been at every general election in modern history. 2) My confident forecast for 2015 [...]
Another endorsement for the Lib Dems – this time from Liberal Conspiracy
by Stephen Tall on April 30, 2010
Sunny Hundal, founding editor of the most influential left-of-centre blog Liberal Conspiracy, has just blogged his endorsement of the Lib Dems for the coming election:
After last night’s debate one thing really struck me. We on the left and many Labourites who are also on the left, fight against discrimination and marginalised people. This is why [...]
YouGov ‘push-polling’ mystery deepens
by Stephen Tall on April 19, 2010
Earlier today Lib Dem Voice published a post asking the question, Are YouGov and Murdoch ‘push-polling’ for the Tories? This followed internet reports that the online pollster had been posing deliberately leading questions designed not simply to test public opinion, but to lead it.
Liberal Conspiracy picked up the story and put the question direct [...]
What's the right way to respond to #MichaelJackson's death?
by Stephen Tall on June 26, 2009
Why is it okay to laugh at the death of celebrities? Genuine question. As news of Michael Jackson’s death swept the world last night, causing the Internet to grind to a standstill, two things about our new cyber-age stood out (…)
What do you make of LabourList.org?
by Stephen Tall on January 12, 2009
LabourList – self-consciously branded by its founder, Derek Draper, as Labour’s answer to ConservativeHome – officially went live today, earning generous press coverage (in terms of column inches, if not warmth of reception). So, what do we make of it (…)
Blears on blogging: bad timing and bad analysis?
by Stephen Tall on November 6, 2008
Hazel Blears’ speech to the Hansard Society is attracting a fair amount of attention in the blogosphere today, perhaps not surprisingly given the inclusion of this paragraph: This brings me to the role of political bloggers. Perhaps because of the (…)
The Iain Dale Total Politics top blogs list
by Stephen Tall on July 22, 2008
I have a confession to make, dear reader. There’s an email I’ve been, erm, sitting on while I try to work out what to do with it. And it’s from Iain Dale. If you read his blog (what do I (…)
