One of the blogs on the blogroll is a contradiction in terms. A Tory atheist with a sense of humour. She’s done some nifty wallpapers that amused, I especially liked the Cameron one, and the Brown one will probably be good for many years to come. Go download, before the puppy gets it.
When I started writing at NLE, I wasn’t a member of any particular party; I was fairly disillusioned with the whole process of party politics generally and partizan sniping as a specific. Far too often, politics and politicians seemed to be about what you were opposed to, not what you were in favour of. The more I wrote, and read the thoughts and opinions of others, the more my views and opinions were refined.
I’ve never liked negative campaigns. The demonisation of the opponents, the personal attacks, etc. I prefer to see debates on the issues, genuine engagement, open discussion. Of course, that’s not to say that negative posters, etc don’t have a place, but the over-emphasis of them in recent years has, to my mind, been part of the degradation of political discourse that has lead to the widespread apathy that we’re all aware of.
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