Comments on: So many political blogs: so what? http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/ The former home of Simon's blog on news, politics and e-government. Now at puffbox.com. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:28:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: andrewkbrown http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30662 andrewkbrown Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:08:32 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30662 Nice to meet you Simon, I'm not that surprised that many people who consider themselves political don't join political parties. There are a couple of reasons I'd suggest. First (and perhaps most importantly) we in political parties have lost the confidence to ask people to join. Second, the offer from political parties isn't as good as it perhaps once was - the Tories used to be able to offer you a life partner, and we were the political wing of the labour movement. And third joining a party often means learning to compromise, something that bloggers sometimes do well but often don't. Nice to meet you Simon, I’m not that surprised that many people who consider themselves political don’t join political parties.

There are a couple of reasons I’d suggest. First (and perhaps most importantly) we in political parties have lost the confidence to ask people to join. Second, the offer from political parties isn’t as good as it perhaps once was – the Tories used to be able to offer you a life partner, and we were the political wing of the labour movement. And third joining a party often means learning to compromise, something that bloggers sometimes do well but often don’t.

]]> By: Round-up: Open house event at The Telegraph on political blogging : Journalism.co.uk editors blog http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30537 Round-up: Open house event at The Telegraph on political blogging : Journalism.co.uk editors blog Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:09:18 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30537 [...] Simon Dickson of Puffbox [...] [...] Simon Dickson of Puffbox [...]

]]> By: Matt http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30523 Matt Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:39:28 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/so-many-political-blogs-so-what/#comment-30523 > If there’s a long-term revolution on the cards, I didn’t get the sense that anyone knew what it would be, or when we’d see it. True, but maybe, really meaningful change is evolutionary, slower and harder to spot? > If there’s a long-term revolution on the cards, I didn’t get the sense that anyone knew what it would be, or when we’d see it.

True, but maybe, really meaningful change is evolutionary, slower and harder to spot?

]]>