Liberal Conspiracy
I’ve been recruited into the Liberal Conspiracy.
Built by Pickled Politics‘ Sunny Hundal, the Liberal Conspiracy is more than just a group blog or talking shop. The site brings together not just bloggers but activists and think tanks.
It’s hoped that it will give liberal-left debate in the UK the kick in the pants it so badly needs right now; giving it a home and some space to stretch out. The debate will then, with luck, translate into consensus, activism and lobbying. Look for something from me over there later in the week.
As the site’s FAQs say:
We don’t define what it means to be on the liberal-left. Instead we want to challenge conventional ideas by constantly asking: ‘what should the liberal-left position be on this issue?’
I plan for my contribution to focus in the main on human rights and civil liberty issues. I’m hoping it will be a move away from largely commentary and into linking issues to specific campaigns and campaigning organisations.
(Sunny will be on Radio 4’s PM programme between 5 and 6pm today.)
Posted on November 5th, 2007 at 11:29am under Activism, Blog, bloggers and blogging, UK politics
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At last! This is the way to go. I look forward to some positive left-liberal blogging which moves beyond repeated sniping at Dale, Staines, Dorries et al about comment manipulation and sock-puppetry.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for as much negative blogging about this lot as possible but concentrate on the issues not on whether the way they conduct themselves breaches some code of blogging or, worse, threatens the very future of political blogging itself. (It doesn’t)
The biggest dangers to political blogging in the UK are – boredom, circle-jerking and the preference for personal animosities over real issues.
I wish you all well. This is an important initiative and deserves the support of every non-rightist blogger in the land.
Pretty impressive stuff, which definately fills a gap.
Hope the sweary commentary continues here though.
Never bloody fear.
fuck, you’ve got a plan. I was going to do more or less the same shit as my other half dozen blogs, but now spread even more thinly.
Well, it’s not much of a plan – just think fewer knob gags and more links to Amnesty International.