Red Alert entered the Internet Industry Awards in the Positive Societal Impact cateory. It’s the second time we’ve entered. And the second time we’ve been unsuccessful.
We think Red Alert might be making a bit of a difference in our country, showing that politicians are accessible, have good ideas and want to engage with people. It’s about doing politics differently.
Despite not being successful, it was still a worthwhile exercise.
As part of our entry we made a wee video clip on why we blog.
You might like to have a look.
Yeeeeee Haaaaa 14 great months!
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Red Alert is Great!
Was there a message in the ties?
LOL
I like Twford’s tie the best. I comment because I want my two cents to be put into the mix of opinions, plus I get to see everybody 
Great service, and y’all show up the dearth of clever writers (therefore thinkers) in the Rats.
Great service, and y’all show up the dearth of clever writers (therefore thinkers) in the Rats.
Puerile!
‘showing that politicians are accessible… and want to engage with people’
That’s what makes red alert so interesting. The media has always portrayed politicians like they are a higher up sector of society that are somewhat disconnected from the ordinary public because they have so much Important buisness to do etc. This blog has showed to me that they are ordinary people like you and me. I don’t actually blog anywhere else blogging itself doesn’t appeal to me. There is just something very cool about you and a few others having an ordinary conversation with a politician.
I liked Trev’s comment about winding the tories up
You were robbed
I think this blog is one of the best efforts that Labour has had this term and will hopefully change the way all politicians connect with the masses
On a negative note I was surprised at how few of the MPs I recognised, ok I tend to vote right but my vote is up for grabs, I certainly know the local hopeful
Something to ponder
R A F yeah, I’m a Labour supporter and couldn’t recognise a number of the faces. Doesn’t say anything good, that.
I recognised them all, but I can see how there would be a few unknown faces to the masses, a third of them are new and not necessarily going to be well known yet.
Dylan wrote
“I don’t actually blog anywhere else blogging itself doesn’t appeal to me. There is just something very cool about you and a few others having an ordinary conversation with a politician.”
That succinctly said it fo rme too
This sounds like an echo chamber. 8)
‘I liked Trev’s comment about winding the tories up’
I doubt that the real ‘tories’ care about Red Alert. BTW What ever happened to Rebecca?
I do sometimes wonder if the blog will survive whenever labour nexts governs, will Ministers actually blog here?
@Cnr Joe
By that rationale you must be a long time, paid up, Labour party member.
I actually think it will Tracey. OpenLabourNZ, I like that idea.
@A xe m an – she left, got an imposter in to comment for her and then got chucked into m oderation for being offensive.
@Tracey – are you kidding? (whispered: addicts like Trev will always have something to say on the blog
).
Another great thing about Red Alert is that smarties like Loota and Rebecca and parents like A Mother get to contribute
I meant Tracey – but had a freudian slip
Mate, no doubt that Reb.ecca Version I was pretty sharp in a lot of her posts, so understandable.
Haha, I liked the winding up the Tories comment too
It’s fairly easy to do I’ve noticed 
Why do we blog? For reassurance, the nice warm feeling that there are other people who think like us?
Interesting article on the BBC today, entitled ‘Are Ageing Lefties in Denial?’ It draws on research from across 48 countries based on 136,000 people, and found that the well educated were likely to misplace themselves on the political spectrum.
So perhaps many come here to salve their would-be radical consciences?
Interesting read, in any case:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10633782
@George: it’s nothing unusual there: much of the hardline neo-con movement in the States were hardline Marxists in a previous life – the only constant is their hardline-ism. Whereas moderate leftists often remain moderate leftists.
I think the “are ageing leftists in denial?’ case demonstrates again the increasing nonsense that is the left-right dichotomy. Here’s another example: http://whakahekeheke.tumblr.com/post/824188404/new-york-times-the-rise-of-the-religious-left