Blogging by edict

I’m up way too late, but it’s the weekend, so here’s a wonderful bit of amusement, courtesy of Anna Raccoon – a dissection of why the left aren’t generally terribly good at blogging. Though I do find it odd that they can’t get their heads round all the free blog providers as they’re normally quite good at taking handouts. +10

Letter to Baroness Buscombe

you may or may not have heard by Baroness Buscombe the new chair of the Press Complaints Commission is pondering if it might not be a frightfully jolly idea for the PCC to also regulate blogs. Regulating blogs seeming to be an idea that governments just can’t let go of, despite the vast numbers of technical difficulties that would prevent it working for anyone with even half a technical clue. So despite this being an even sillier idea than holding ISPs liable for usenet posts made by people that aren’t their customers, it’s probably best to try and kill it … Continue reading

Well worth reading

I’m quite behind all the cool kids with this one but it’s worth linking to anyway. If you’ve got a few minutes go and read The Conservative Challenge by Sean Gabb. There’s a lot in it to think about, and articulates many of the reasons why I’m joining Old Holborn for his little walk, yes it’s only symbolic, yes it won’t achieve much – but symbols are important and exercising our legal rights to look silly in a quiet and peaceful fashion is important. It may make people think, or at least wonder what we’re up to, it may give … Continue reading