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The Libertine: a new Liberal Democrat blog

24 January 2012 ,
Great to see a new Liberal Democrat blog launched: The Libertine - the online blogging platform for young Liberal Democrats. As the blog puts it: This is the place to discuss the issues that matter most to our generation. Whether it be local, national or international politics or if there’s an experience with Liberal Youth or [...]

Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, January 2012

6 January 2012 , , ,
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio. Farewell this month to Stephen Glenn, Spiderplant Land, Miss S B and Lynne Featherstone and hello again to Richard Morris. 1 (7) Liberal Democrat Voice No change 2 (22) Mark Pack Up 24 3 (23) Caron’s Musings Up 5 [...]
Woman blogging at window

Campaign Corner: Is it better for a candidate to have a website or a blog?

2 January 2012 , , ,
Today’s Campaign Corner question: I'm standing in May and not sure what matters most - my website, having a blog or both?

Ten most read posts on this blog in 2011

1 January 2012
Given the amount of blogging I do on Lib Dem Voice and elsewhere, my ten most read posts on this site is not a synonym for my ten most read blog posts. It’s still an interesting snapshot of 2011 however and highlights some useful tips if you are wanting to build up your own traffic. [...]

Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, December 2011

6 December 2011 , , ,
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio. Welcome back to the Top 100 to Mark Valladares. 1 (7) Liberal Democrat Voice   Down 1 2 (25) Jack of Kent Down 9 3 (28) Caron’s Musings Down 3 4 (43) Liberal England No change 5 (46) Mark Pack [...]
Stephen Tall (the serious look)

Blogging, the Socratic way: what do you think?

4 December 2011 , ,
This week my Lib Dem Voice Co-Editor Stephen Tall and I tried out a slightly different approach to blogging. Rather than running into the usual problem of not enough time in the day to write a proper post solo, we did a short email exchange which we then published. Writing a post this way both [...]

Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, November 2011

20 November 2011 , , ,
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio, with thanks to Stephen Glenn for posting the list more promptly this month whilst I was away. Ming Campbell, new in last month then dropped out this month, as did Stephen Tall. I’ve also dropped Craig Murray from the [...]

Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, October 2011

Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio. New in this month – Ming Campbell and George Potter, plus a welcome return for the two Stephens. Mark’s Liberal Bureaucracy is the one to fall out of the top 100. 1 (6) Liberal Democrat Voice   Up 4 2 [...]

Total Politics: top blogs and bloggers

Following its list of top Liberal Democrat blogs and bloggers, Total Politics has now also published its overall list of top blogs and bloggers – two lists in which many Liberal Democrats feature. In the top 50 of the blogs list, Lib Dem Voice is in at number 12 (up from 27 last year), Caron [...]

Total Politics: top Liberal Democrat blogs and bloggers

17 September 2011 , , ,
Out with a little less fanfare than usual this week have been various categories in the Total Politics Blogger League Tables, including the top Liberal Democrat blogs: 1 Lib Dem Voice 2 Caron’s Musings 3 Liberal England 4 Andrew Reeves’ Running Blog 5 Stephen’s Liberal Journal 6 Mark Pack =7 Liberal Vision =7 A Scottish [...]