We’ve now had a sort of apology from Derek Draper of LabourList blog (see below) so now the people of Wales should get a similar apology from the scurrilous perpetrators of the Aneurin Glyndwr blog for their gross mis-representations of senior Welsh political figures and bringing politics into further disrepute (if that were possible).
Since the beginning of this year we have worked hard to build a Labour supporting presence online. 99.9% of that time was taken up by setting up LabourList and trying to build it into our version of ConservativeHome. I am proud of what we have achieved in those three months. But of course I regret the 0.1% of my time that I spent thinking about how we might set up a separate left wing “gossipy” site. We had been looking at the success of the right across the blogosphere and seen how effective their more scurrilous elements were. To be honest I think we were a bit dazzled by what they get up to.
In these troubled times, we need 100% of our politicians’ time to be devoted to serving the people rather than infighting on the blogosphere. Leave this to the modern versions of Jonathon Swift who do it so much better.
Since the beginning of this year we have worked hard to build a Labour supporting presence online. 99.9% of that time was taken up by setting up LabourList and trying to build it into our version of ConservativeHome.
Fascinating. Particularly as it took me a whole afternoon to do something similar for Plaid.
Is it possible to …..
“…….. gross misrepresent senior Welsh political figures ……”
…… somehow I don’t think so.
What I can’t understand is why the BBC has shut down all political blogging sites so no one is able to discuss this story.
I am begining to believe they are, as is being said the mouthpiece of the Government or they have become so afraid of them that they will not discuss anything that goes against the Government.
Why doesn’t Cambria do an investigative article on Natwatch, that Welsh Labour outfit designed to smear Plaid, and tell us exactly who ran it and which politicians – if any – they work for?
That would be interesting. Go on Mr Betts, use your contacts in the Senedd and get the story out there!
I think Stonemason is an old tease … there’s a lot more to him than strikes the optic nerve …
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