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January 4th, 2009 admin

I have a new laptop and shall be posting this week's Britblog Roundup later this evening.

In the mean time...

This blog ranked 37th in the list of referrers to Iain Dale's Diary for 2008, having sent 3079 visitors his way last year. The list finds me sandwiched somewhat uncomfortably between John Redwood and Donal Blaney. Perhaps more significantly, I am not so far behind Lib Dem Voice.

Lib Dem Voice itself lists the top five referrers to the party website for last year, and Liberal England is fourth:

Jonathan Calder’s presence in the top five is a tribute once again to the popularity of his blog. He by no means is a slavish linker to party stories; his presence in the top five rather I think shows the number of readers he attracts and the interest they show in links he provides (a good sign of trust in a site’s author’s judgement!).

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Apologies for absence

January 2nd, 2009 admin

My laptop expired over the holiday, which means that blogging is likely to be light for a few days.

I shall do the Britblog Roundup somehow, but it may not be up until Monday.

Happy new year.

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Why no knighthood for Mike Brearley?

January 1st, 2009 admin

Harry Brighouse, on Crooked Timber, asks why Mike Brearley has not yet been knighted.

A good campaign for 2009.

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Wouldn’t it be easier for Jacqui Smith to move to North Korea?

December 31st, 2008 admin

The Guardian reports:

The private sector will be asked to manage and run a communications database that will keep track of everyone's calls, emails, texts and internet use under a key option contained in a consultation paper to be published next month by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary.

If that is the sort of society she wants to live in, the sooner she fucks off to Pyongyang the better.

And that's swearing.

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The next Britblog Roundup

December 31st, 2008 admin

It will be hosted here at Liberal England and should go live on Sunday evening.

If you see any British blog postings you think particularly fine this week - including ones on your own blog - just send the links to britblog [at] gmail [dot] com by Sunday lunchtime and I will do the rest.

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