Lords of the Blog, the cross parliamentary blog from the House of Lords has posted on Red Alert. Interesting little discussion about us. More about our parliamentary system, rather than what we Labour MPs actually talk about. Feels a bit like being interesting specimens under the microscope.
Kiwiblog has got all excited about Lords of the Blog. I think that’s because DPF would seriously like those on the other side of the House to be expressing themselves more via cyberspace. Fair enough. Challenge!
Interesting, the House of Lords makes the point that New Zealand doesn’t have an upper house… well at least all of our Parliamentarians are elected
A cross party blog here
When would ministers get the time to do that?
“I think that’s because DPF would seriously like those on the other side of the House to be expressing themselves more via cyberspace. Fair enough. Challenge!”
Another platform for tory crappola?, they already own the majority of mass media and Kiwiblog, why encourage them I say.
Agree, plus I think it would be blog overload.
Translation: The left are scared of getting yet another hiding in a new forum….diddums.
@James LOL
I doubt it, I mean they were more than willing to start this place weren’t they.
@James hey you read this blog don’t you? And you get to comment. Do you think that’s a good thing that you, as a citizen, can interact with MPs on issues?
The whole point of politics is combat and opposition.
David would like you all to get along, hold hands and hum around trees because more than being a Tory, he loves politics.
Considering there is little difference between National and Labour I imagine in the future this will be a strong possibility.
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Sorry Kate , politics will all ways be the middle ground. Remember ‘yes we can’ before the election was something different afterwards.
The other way is called bolshevism, meaning minority rule
Boring pedantic note;
Bolshevki means the majority
Mensheviki the minority
(of course not what it turned out in practice…)
“David would like you all to get along, hold hands and hum around trees….” – Shudder, I feel queasy.
ghost – but to get that supposed “middle” ground you need a bloody good fight. I will post tonight on the quintessential difference between say ACT and the Maori Party….even the pinkos on this site will appreciate it.
Looking forward to that Kate. Might even comment. Especially about the differences between Labour and National. Coz I know you didn’t really mean it when you said there was little difference.
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