Chad Noble. Mark Fulford. Ted. Rob Largan. William Norton. John Hustings. Frank Young. a-tracy. Malcolm Dunn. Daniel Vince-Archer.
If you are a regular visitor to ConservativeHome these names will be familar to you. They are some of the site's most regular commentators. This 'Community' blog has been launched to give you a little insight into the people behind the names. Profiles for five more regulars will be posted tomorrow.
If you would like to add your own profile please send it to [email protected]. You can then choose to link to your profile when ConservativeHome asks for your URL when you are posting.
Thank you.
Posted by: Daniel Vince-Archer | February 14, 2006 at 10:20 AM
John Husting, you're slightly less Gothic than I though you would be.
Posted by: Chris Palmer | February 14, 2006 at 10:36 AM
Do we now get to see a bio on Barbara Villiers???
Posted by: Alexander Drake | February 14, 2006 at 11:39 AM
"John Husting, you're slightly less Gothic than I though you would be."
lol, only slightly though.
Posted by: John Hustings | February 14, 2006 at 04:19 PM
I like all the pink!
Is this the broken community then(sorry Editors those new signposts just look damaged to me).
I'd love to know more about Barbara too and where's Rick gone? He was always great in a debate.
Posted by: a-tracy | February 14, 2006 at 04:23 PM
I was a little surprised that Jameses Hellyer and Maskell weren't included in the first tranche, although I know in the former case he's a little busy because it's tax return season.
Posted by: Daniel Vince-Archer | February 14, 2006 at 06:12 PM
I have sent my profile in etc. but I expect they can't all be put up at once.
Posted by: Chris Palmer | February 14, 2006 at 09:14 PM
Of course - I see 5 more are being posted tomorrow.
It's nice being able to put faces to names - Mark and John are both a lot different to how I imagined!
Posted by: Daniel Vince-Archer | February 14, 2006 at 09:30 PM
We thought it'd all be a bit too much to handle, so rolling them out a bit.
A spoof one of Villiers would be a good laugh!
I suspect you're right DVA, James Hellyer was asked twice to no reply. James Maskell's is pending.
Not all the regulars were asked so don't be offended if you didn't know about it, we just needed a few to get started with!
P.S. Feel free to edit your profiles to add photo's, beef up the answers etc - just email me.
P.P.S. We're thinking about making several ideological categories which you can ask your profile to be labelled under - do you think this is a good idea, if so suggestions are welcome.
Posted by: Sam Coates | February 15, 2006 at 12:34 AM
Categorising sounds interesting. What did you have in mind?
Posted by: A H Matlock | February 15, 2006 at 12:39 AM
You could subscribe to more than one, they wouldn't have to be one-word exclusive descriptions.
Thatcherite - One Nation - Individualist - Social Conservative - Nationalist, etc.. whatever there is a demand for.
Posted by: Sam Coates | February 15, 2006 at 12:57 AM
Region of Britain might also be a useful category...
Posted by: Editor | February 15, 2006 at 01:07 AM
Seems a good idea to me, though I think you and Tim would have to narrow it down to the more common three or four ideological groupings within the party, otherwise there will be too many for it to be meaningful/useful.
Posted by: A H Matlock | February 15, 2006 at 01:12 AM
How about asking everyone (who wants to be categorised) to say whether they are...
Social conservatives or social liberals...?
Hawks or 'realists' in the war on terror...?
Euro-sceptics or Euro-enthusiasts...?
Tax cutters or Economic cautious...? (This category is least satisfactory)
Posted by: Editor | February 15, 2006 at 08:56 AM
This new community is fab, there are real implications for politics here when groups organise themselves.
Don't forget google started as a simple means of two friends keeping track of their favourite websites and look at it now.
I wonder if political activism will look very different in ten years time. Wither canvassing?
Posted by: Frank Young | February 15, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Sorry to sound like the modernising obsessive at this thoroughly worthwhile dinner party but it's worth asking why there's such a chronic gender imbablance.
I have my own theories.
Posted by: Tory T | February 15, 2006 at 11:08 AM
Ill send my profile through later on today.
Posted by: James Maskell | February 15, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Tax cutters or Economic cautious...? (This category is least satisfactory)
How about "tax cutter or Socialist sell out"?
Posted by: James Hellyer | February 15, 2006 at 12:57 PM
Good one Tory T, indeed it's very interesting.
Posted by: Frank Young | February 15, 2006 at 03:41 PM
The community is an exellent idea, havent been able to make as many comments as I would have liked recently. Coursework and all that. Will try and do more to justify my place in here.
Is the pink anything to do with it being on valentines day? Trust everybody had a good one?
Posted by: Rob Largan | February 15, 2006 at 05:08 PM
... Is the pink anything to do with it being on valentines day?
Perhaps it's a satirical comment on Cameronism.
Posted by: James Hellyer | February 15, 2006 at 06:22 PM
Rob
Isympathise with not being able to post as much as you would like, I sometimes struggle to find the time to sit down and think through some posts and then keep afoot of the debate.
I do however read the site and comments every day.
Posted by: Frank Young | February 16, 2006 at 10:42 AM
Another idea, perhaps as well as listing favourite blog sites, we could also put up our favourite conservativehome contributer.
Possible?
Posted by: Rob Largan | February 20, 2006 at 05:20 PM