Iain Dale should be congratulated. Bloggers4Labour have just given him their 'Wooden Spoon Award' in their 'Blog Awards'. I'd put that down to a lot of green-eyed jealousy.
Sam Coates recently suggested that there should be an awards scheme for the best Tory blogs, too. I agree. Although Iain has already produced his own list of best Tory blogs I think we should have a more democratic assessment. Suggest some categories please in the thread below and then we'll seek some nominations and then get a future ConservativeHome Members' Panel to decide the winners.
My suggested categories would be: Best Blog, Best Blog Scoop, Best Campaigning Blog, Best Parliamentarian's Blog, Best Councillor's Blog and Funniest Blog. What do you think?
Most Thought Provoking Blog?
Best Designed Blog?
As another potential two.
Posted by: Chris Palmer | December 09, 2006 at 15:53
Highest traffic, most comments, most quoted in the msn?
Posted by: leon | December 09, 2006 at 17:14
Most diverse audience (e.g. non-politicos and from across the political range, age groups etc)
Posted by: Praguetory | December 09, 2006 at 17:24
Can we have a special award for the least well-read and most one-sided blog? I would nominate UKIPHome (-: Although a Lib Dem, Norfolk Blogger, an Orange Booker, is sometimes more Conservative than many Tories.
Posted by: Justin Hinchcliffe | December 09, 2006 at 17:52
Can we have a Poly Tonybee appreciation blog category please--- or even just a Gruinyard one--
Posted by: Huntarian | December 10, 2006 at 12:17
What do you mean, Huntarian?
Posted by: Editor | December 10, 2006 at 12:19
"Iain Dale should be congratulated. Bloggers4Labour have just given him their 'Wooden Spoon Award' in their 'Blog Awards'."
It's got a lot less interesting now that he is on the priority list. Some of the defences of the leadership are quite tortured.
Posted by: bored | December 10, 2006 at 14:01
Justin Hinchcliffe's amateurish website, with its ludicrous "looney-left" style welcome in umpteen Third World languages must class as one of the ten worst blogs on the net.
But it's probably disqualified because I'm not sure it counts as Conservative.
Posted by: Larry Green | December 10, 2006 at 14:23
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Posted by: TomTom | December 10, 2006 at 17:56
There is a lot I could say about Mitzzi Green, but I'd prefer to meet him.
Posted by: Justin Hinchcliffe | December 10, 2006 at 22:49
There is a lot I could say about Mitzzi Green, but I'd prefer to meet him.
Posted by: Justin Hinchcliffe | December 10, 2006 at 22:49
Long retired, Mitzi Green died of cancer at the age of 48 in Huntington Beach, California on May 24, 1969. She is buried at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, California.
Off you go then Justin................
Posted by: Grim Reaper | December 11, 2006 at 07:30
I can't believe the always compelling "E9 and Counting", detailing the minutiae of trips to the cinema, the difficulty of getting Waitrose to deliver to E9 etc etc, doesn't feature. Surely Jane Austen wasn't less of a Tory writer because she focused on the small, important details in the lives of the ordinary? [NB I'm joking].
Posted by: Graeme Archer | December 11, 2006 at 12:45
Again, Mitzi Green is showing her ignorance.
First our website is exactly that - a website. Not a blog!
Tottenham is The most diverse and multi-cultural constituency in the UK – that’s why we have the word "welcome" in many common languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi and Turkish. We're a modern and inclusive Association. I wouldn't describe them as "third world" languages but, if they were, his point is?
Our website is regularly kept out-to-date and has won several awards - the last being Conservative Website of the Year (The Apter Cup) awarded by the National Convention.
Posted by: Justin Hinchcliffe | December 11, 2006 at 12:56
and Stanstead Airport
known to native English-speakers as STANSTED
Posted by: TomTom | December 11, 2006 at 13:05
Would I be immodest to assume that I will be a contender for best campaigning blog. I set out my recent record in the Midas Touch, late in November? Can't think of anything of note since then, unfortunately.
Posted by: Praguetory | December 13, 2006 at 10:33