Comments on: The political power of bloggers https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Niall Connolly https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550024 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:35:57 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550024 There’s a lot more to this story than just ‘the lone blogger’. Conflicts of interest abound. The Town Council obstructs Freedom of Information enquiries and spends public money trying to find ways of not releasing public documents. The Council spend £1M+ on a ‘community hall’ located in the back of beyond on a trading estate woned by the ex-ViceChair of the Council. It sounds so juicy I can’t wait for the next chapter.

Regards and best to bloggers everywhere.

Niall

]]> By: jen https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550023 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:16:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550023 “impossible working conditions”? Seriously, one guy saying nasty things about you is not “impossible working conditions”.

Now, one guy saying publicly what the rest of the town’s been thinking for a long time, leading to an inability for you idiots to cash out at the grocery store without the cashier telling you that Muck&Brass is right about what an idiot you are…. Well, you can hardly blame all of that on the blogger, can you?

]]> By: Bill James https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550022 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:04:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550022 Website of the blogger in question: Muck & Brass

]]> By: Crudely Wrott https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550021 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:31:34 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550021 From the Beeb:

Businessman Mr Canvin, 61, said: “I’m not going to tolerate it when I’m working for the town.
“I said, ‘I’ve had enough’ and handed in my resignation.”

Tell me again, what is meant by “stiff upper lip?” I seem to be forgetting how to understand English English.

I need a movie with David Niven in it.

]]> By: Tom https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550020 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:47:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550020 My mouth waters at the sheer possibility. LOL….

More of a wish than thought from
Tom

]]> By: Kapitano https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550019 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:44:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/11/02/the-political-power-of-blogger/#comment-550019 Journalist: So why did you all resign?
Former Councilor: The nasty man said some bad things about us! It’s not fair and we can’t cope! Waaaaah!

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