SPBR Weekly Roundup - 1
On behalf of Stuart and myself, I'd like to welcome you to the first ever Scottish Political Blog Review weekly roundup. It really is a pleasure to have you here. Now that I come to write this, I feel a little daunted. I'm so used to peddling my woolly-headed-liberal-leftie-wishy-washy nonsense, how will I ever manage to be objective?* I suppose I'll just have to do my best. And yes, that's a link to my blog already. I love volunteering, it's a genuinely altruistic and edifying activity. That aside, volunteers are welcome for future editions.
The aim of the roundup is to foster a spirit of community and debate among Scottish political bloggers. You're likely to find a wide range of opinions in these posts. It might be worth bearing in mind that behind each post is a real person. Lets try to remember that when commenting. I always try to keep my comments within the limits of what I would actually say to someone face to face (although I admit I occassionally fail). In other words, play nice people.
OK, enough waffle, lets get on with the posts.
First up, Jarndyce has an excellent thought provoking post on responsibility and the attacks on London. I'm still thinking about this one.
Dealing with the same issue, Shuggy tells appeasers to get off their ******* knees.
Also on the subject of terrorism, the Honourable Fiend doesn't think Tony is doing a very good job protecting our society.
Yet more on terrorism as doctorvee shines a spotlight on the Guardian shining a spotlight on the BBC. Say what?
Taking a break from terrorism, Ken MacLeod says that "If we don't blog about trivia then the terrorists have won." Indeed.
Over at Bill's Comment Page, Bill is not at all surprised to find that the Labour Party has a proven liar in their midst. What? Another one?
Peter, at Naked Blog, writes a letter of complaint to the BBC, and receives
a reply. A Georgous bit of blogging there, and it's about Galloway. What a coincidence.
David Farrer at Freedom and Whisky ponders inflation, the nations's money supply, and golf. He also does his bit to help keep a lid on the velocity of the money supply. Good work.
Bookdrunk has word on the Evening News coverage of the G8 protests. It's exciting stuff. Choas, anarchy, death, destruction, doom...
Online Parliamentarian reviews Holyrood's attitude to e-democracy (the post is from last week but since this is the first roundup I think that's ok).
The Devil's Kitchen examines the connection between Africa, the rule of law, and aid.
Dee Rimbaud is not gratified by the sight of pop stars telling us to make povery history.
The Bagged Bear manages to get close to David Milliband. I've always said bears were courageous. The bear reaches an interesting conclusion about Milliband. I'll be checking next time I see him on the telly.
Alex at the Land of the Nearly Free isn't impressed by Labour MP Brian Donohoe.
And finally, Andy Wood thinks that if you live in Fife, you are a lucky sod. Unless you're a binman with hot legs that is.
So there you have it. That's the first ever SPBR weekly roundup. I hope you've found it interesting and enjoyable and perhaps even a little informative. If you have any suggestions to improve things, feel free to let us know or offer to lend a hand.
Your recommendations for next week's edition are most welcome. Send them to us at:
spbreview [AT] gmail [DOT] com
I'd also just like to say a quick thanks to Tim Worstall. As he points out, we have quite blatantly stolen his idea. So, for the inspiration (and for the link), thanks Tim.
*in the extremely unlikely offchance that someone gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, or indeed carrot, this is a joke, or at least it's an attempt at one.
The aim of the roundup is to foster a spirit of community and debate among Scottish political bloggers. You're likely to find a wide range of opinions in these posts. It might be worth bearing in mind that behind each post is a real person. Lets try to remember that when commenting. I always try to keep my comments within the limits of what I would actually say to someone face to face (although I admit I occassionally fail). In other words, play nice people.
OK, enough waffle, lets get on with the posts.
First up, Jarndyce has an excellent thought provoking post on responsibility and the attacks on London. I'm still thinking about this one.
Dealing with the same issue, Shuggy tells appeasers to get off their ******* knees.
Also on the subject of terrorism, the Honourable Fiend doesn't think Tony is doing a very good job protecting our society.
Yet more on terrorism as doctorvee shines a spotlight on the Guardian shining a spotlight on the BBC. Say what?
Taking a break from terrorism, Ken MacLeod says that "If we don't blog about trivia then the terrorists have won." Indeed.
Over at Bill's Comment Page, Bill is not at all surprised to find that the Labour Party has a proven liar in their midst. What? Another one?
Peter, at Naked Blog, writes a letter of complaint to the BBC, and receives
a reply. A Georgous bit of blogging there, and it's about Galloway. What a coincidence.
David Farrer at Freedom and Whisky ponders inflation, the nations's money supply, and golf. He also does his bit to help keep a lid on the velocity of the money supply. Good work.
Bookdrunk has word on the Evening News coverage of the G8 protests. It's exciting stuff. Choas, anarchy, death, destruction, doom...
Online Parliamentarian reviews Holyrood's attitude to e-democracy (the post is from last week but since this is the first roundup I think that's ok).
The Devil's Kitchen examines the connection between Africa, the rule of law, and aid.
Dee Rimbaud is not gratified by the sight of pop stars telling us to make povery history.
The Bagged Bear manages to get close to David Milliband. I've always said bears were courageous. The bear reaches an interesting conclusion about Milliband. I'll be checking next time I see him on the telly.
Alex at the Land of the Nearly Free isn't impressed by Labour MP Brian Donohoe.
And finally, Andy Wood thinks that if you live in Fife, you are a lucky sod. Unless you're a binman with hot legs that is.
So there you have it. That's the first ever SPBR weekly roundup. I hope you've found it interesting and enjoyable and perhaps even a little informative. If you have any suggestions to improve things, feel free to let us know or offer to lend a hand.
Your recommendations for next week's edition are most welcome. Send them to us at:
spbreview [AT] gmail [DOT] com
I'd also just like to say a quick thanks to Tim Worstall. As he points out, we have quite blatantly stolen his idea. So, for the inspiration (and for the link), thanks Tim.
*in the extremely unlikely offchance that someone gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, or indeed carrot, this is a joke, or at least it's an attempt at one.
posted by Garry at 3:33 AM
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