On Radio Scotland today there was a curious little item about the apparent lack of Scottish political blogs compared with the situation in Westminster. I'm not sure how true that really is, perhaps its more of a lack of influence rather than a lack of actual blogs themselves. I suspect that many folk have yet to cotton on to the potential value of blogs in helping to influence (rather than just snipe on) the Scottish political cultural context. It's a bit of a two way process, though, with a bit of give and take on either side, bloggers have to decide on who their potential audience is, as much as politicians have to decide on the value of seeking wider comment from the online community.
As one of the contributors to the piece mentions, the upcoming Holyrood election will give an excellent opportunity for us to put paid to this criticism. On this humble little blog, some behind the scenes work is being done in terms of hosting, ancillary resources, and...wait for it..audio/video materials. An announcement about all of that will be posted here soon, with a launch date for the extended small nation in January 2007.
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