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The Conservative party is not "Conservative&q...

2009-08-08T23:03:53.837+01:00

The Conservative party is not "Conservative", nor is it a "party" in any sense of the word..
And yes my comments should be allowed..
Or is free speech dead?

They can be downloaded from conservatives.com anyw...

2009-07-31T16:26:57.873+01:00

They can be downloaded from conservatives.com anyway

In many respects, this exchange demonstrates one o...

2009-07-30T21:06:55.646+01:00

In many respects, this exchange demonstrates one of the problems with the bloggersphere at the moment.

Back in the early days, political blogs were great as they offered the chance to get an alternative view to that pumped out by the mainstream. This is of course still the case. However, the political blogging world now itself has a mainstream. The likes of Iain Dale and Guido Fawkes are no longer your little men with a keyboard putting their view across. They are as part of the mainstream media establishment as the Daily Telegraph or the BBC.

The best stuff on the bloggersphere these days is to be found where it is the armchair hack with just a basic blog and his or her thoughts.

Er, just get it from the news section of the party...

2009-07-30T12:08:52.413+01:00

Er, just get it from the news section of the party website..?

Why arent press releases not readily available to ...

2009-07-30T11:07:34.652+01:00

Why arent press releases not readily available to everyone?

My employers are.
The sole purpose of a press release is to inform people of something.
Why the hell would you give it "exclusivity"?

What a crock.

2009-07-30T10:44:29.871+01:00

What a crock.

Bizarre! Even if a press officer doesn't want...

2009-07-30T09:03:15.858+01:00

Bizarre!

Even if a press officer doesn't want to offer accreditation (access to insider info) to every tom, dick and harry who sets up a blog - to refuse to send public press releases to someone is just weird.

Having said that, there is an email subscription form on the Conservatives website in the "news" section, so there isn't actually a need to phone up the press office and ask to be added to the mailing list.

Personally, I use the websites own RSS feeds to keep up to date with Tory press office statements.

Much easier ;)

This is a disgrace. The Tories rely on these sort ...

2009-07-30T08:43:45.110+01:00

This is a disgrace. The Tories rely on these sort of people for support. Cutting off the hand to spite the face comes to mind....

He could directly email Eric Pickles... bet Mr Pic...

2009-07-30T08:37:57.612+01:00

He could directly email Eric Pickles... bet Mr Pickles won't be happy with that exchange.

Au contraire, mon ami. The fact that I (and every...

2009-07-30T00:18:34.824+01:00

Au contraire, mon ami. The fact that I (and every other Green) are online would seem to make a nonsense of your jest, and I rather fail to see how ensuring our electricity supply is sustainable far into the future is taking us backward!

Anyway, I only was referring to Mr/Mrs Tory Press Officer's opinion that blogs aren't suitable media, so cool your jets. :P

Keane, the suggestion that you are "not"...

2009-07-29T23:03:05.678+01:00

Keane, the suggestion that you are "not" making would, in fact, put TP into a party trying to take humanity back to the stone age.

If anyone knows who the "Press Officer" ...

2009-07-29T22:54:52.544+01:00

If anyone knows who the "Press Officer" is (and can offer a plausible explanation as to how they can be so certain), I might be tempted to offer a prize.

Email morus1516 [AT] hotmail [dot] com or leave a comment with my name on PoliticalBetting.com

Or, y'know, he could join a party that lives i...

2009-07-29T22:25:36.012+01:00

Or, y'know, he could join a party that lives in the 21st century, not making any specific suggestions. :P