tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post7281288421518714480..comments2023-12-24T13:03:35.696+00:00Comments on Miserable Old Fart: YouGov: How important do you think political blogs are?Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-77812941377359255102008-09-03T21:41:00.000+01:002008-09-03T21:41:00.000+01:00Hmm, that's surprising results. Apathetic as well ...Hmm, that's surprising results. Apathetic as well maybe? <BR/><BR/>But isn't all this heavy reliance and trust in IT 'solutions' indicative of this gvt, which seems to imagine that we live only online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-18265332227517018552008-08-24T12:19:00.000+01:002008-08-24T12:19:00.000+01:00Lets face it, political blogs are little better th...Lets face it, political blogs are little better than standing in the corner of a pub shouting at the wall hoping someone will wander within earshot.<BR/><BR/>Not surprisingly most that do only comment... "you alright mate?"Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-82212934156082766892008-08-21T14:32:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:32:00.000+01:00I love the line "YouGov is probably the most relia...I love the line "YouGov is probably the most reliable of pollster"<BR/><BR/>Is that what they are referred to as "Anything you want gov ?".Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-26593951329620607332008-08-16T12:54:00.000+01:002008-08-16T12:54:00.000+01:00This an interesting topic, Alwyn. It doesn't surpr...This an interesting topic, Alwyn. It doesn't surprise me that so few 'normal' people read poliblogs. Surprisingly it squares with a recent study done in the US on the influence of the Internet on the political process. People generally have better things to do online -like shopping.<BR/>However, if you asked politicians (and their minders) about the importance or otherwise of blogs then a much Welshwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804902125721027884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-30707477543290551302008-08-16T03:33:00.000+01:002008-08-16T03:33:00.000+01:00Few readers would doubt that this blog is a Welsh ...Few readers would doubt that this blog is a Welsh blog. In 1955, Her Majesty the Queen declared Cardiff to be the capital of our country. Being a loyal subject I wouldn't dare disagree with Her Majesty's declaration - so no I haven't been to London recently I have been in Cardiff.<BR/><BR/>I agree, aileni, that the poll probably is a reflection of how people view all of us who do politics.<BR/><Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-16208976269144060432008-08-15T12:56:00.000+01:002008-08-15T12:56:00.000+01:00There are no decent welsh blogs, all smug and self...There are no decent welsh blogs, all smug and self-satisfied with the occasional bouts of nastiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-7206902382678066452008-08-15T10:28:00.000+01:002008-08-15T10:28:00.000+01:00London must have been very busy compared to rural ...London must have been very busy compared to rural walesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-59277982235174374282008-08-15T10:16:00.000+01:002008-08-15T10:16:00.000+01:00The polls seem to reflect the general belief that ...The polls seem to reflect the general belief that politics can damage your health.<BR/>Politcal blogs drive me scatty - frankly I am unsure how I came to be involved with Bh.<BR/>I suppose thirty/forty years ago I might have got into it if the means had been available but age has changed me. You think you are a 'miserable old Fart' - get your knees brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-12647069007796119032008-08-15T08:37:00.000+01:002008-08-15T08:37:00.000+01:00did you enjoy London?did you enjoy London?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com