Archive for April, 2005
Lew on League
Posted by: | CommentsPreview of Wigan v Leeds RL
(An occasional rugby league blog by my dad)
The game is tonight, Friday evening, eight o clock GMT which makes it an afternoon game for those unfortunates who will not be able to see it in the U.S.ofA. It should be a cracking game. Read More→
Seda Club
Posted by: | CommentsAt last. A scoop for Englishman in New York! Ben Baruch has posted a Shabot Passover special animation!
For the uninitiated here’s the background to Shabot6000:
ShaBot 6000 is the continuing cartoon saga of a pious Jew who purchases a robot to work as Shabbos Goy for his household. The inquisitive robot, ShaBot, decides that he is Jewish, and is therefore unable to fulfill his duties as servant. ShaBot spends his days asking questions about Judaism, trying to find logic in a religion that sometimes DOES NOT COMPUTE.
Here is a taster:
If you liked that, and you’re still reading, here is the link to the main event…the Shabot Pesach Special. Below are some exclusive screenshots. (Remember, you heard it here first, and are unlikely to read anything so spectacular on this site again for some time to come.)
Howard’s End?
Posted by: | CommentsThe Tories are not at all happy to find out that a list of websites using Michael Howard’s name have been registered by the Labour Party.
From the BBC via journalism.co.uk. I’m looking forward to seeing what Labour has in store for the Prince of Darkness.
Norm in New York
Posted by: | CommentsNormblog is visiting New York. And he seems to like it:
Walking the streets of Downtown Manhattan at night… I can’t do it justice. But what a city! The movement, the intensity, the variety, the pieces of conversation, the faces, the hurry, the great melting and melted democracy of this unique gathering place of modernity.
Lib Dems Online
Posted by: | CommentsNice to see the Lib Dems enter the blogosphere. And even nicer to see that they have tastefully opted for my favorite blogging platform WordPress! (Link to kennedycampaign.org is here.) It will be extremely interesting to see what effect, if any, the blog has on their campaign. I just wish that they had joined the fray a little earlier to give themselves more time to build momentum.
I interviewed Joe Trippi, the man behind Democratic Presidential nominee Howard Dean’s Internet campaign, a few months ago. I really can’t stress enough how much weblogs and the Internet transformed the Dean campaign. They galanized grass roots support and helped the team reach out to an army of young, idealistic voters.
Of course, a UK general election is very different from a Democratic nomination race. But if there is one thing blogs can do for politicians, it is to give voters a real sense that the candidate is listening and is willing to discuss issues of importance. Therefore, I was a little disappointed when I read the About section of kennedycampaign.org:
This weblog has been set up to provide an inside view of the General Election campaign in the UK in 2005. It is being written by members of the team who will be working with Charles Kennedy, Leader of the Liberal Democrats. We hope to cover all the events of the campaign up to polling day with some insights that might not come through the main news media.
That is a good start. But what it needs, and what is crucial if it is to be a real success, is for Charles Kennedy himself to blog on the site, unhindered by press officers and spokesman. He could talk about what he sees as he tours the country, about the people he meets and the problems that he hears. He could share his experiences of what it is like to lead a party in a general election: the stresses and strains, the joys and disappointments. And he could start a dialogue with voters in the comments section of the blog.
Let’s face it, the Lib Dems have got nothing to lose and everything to gain in this general election with the public so disillusioned with Labour and in-fighting still racking the Tories. What better time for the Lib Dems to shake up British politics a little by doing something revolutionary: having a real discussion with the electorate unfiltered by the newspapers and television. Plus, the damn site is called kennedycampaign.org. It’s not much value for money if Mr Kennedy isn’t blogging on it.
