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Week on the web
Andrew Alexander
Did online campaigning take a great leap forward this week?
The Conservatives would have us think so, with their cheery new Facebook site and Matthew Vaughn directed-video aimed at boosting the party's profile among the under-25s.
Every group on Facebook spawns a site arguing the exact opposite, and this one if no different.
Alex Barker at the FT's recently rejuvenated Westminster blog wonders about the Tory leader's use of Jimmy Cliff's reggae soundtrack to the 'Harder they come' asking: Why is Cameron so keen to associate himself with a Jamaican gangster flick?
Barker was also one of the few non-Lib Dem bloggers defending Ed Davey's EU protest (or "caper") in the chamber on Tuesday. Lib Dem voice is running a poll asking: Was it a proud moment or juvenile gesture politics?
Chicken Yoghurt shares his view on the new set of Tory adverts: "Can Dave please all of the people all of the time? It certainly looks like he's giving it a go."
And the Western Mail's politics blog, A Change of Trouble... is as good as a vacation in Cardiff (a reference to Lloyd George) says the Tories' attempts to be trendy have fallen flat in the past.
There was some confusion over Cameron's strategy at PMQs on Wednesday, when many commentators thought Brown scored a win.
Kevin Maguire dubs him Dave the Dunce and says you could "feel Cameron's credibility taking a little knock".
But Guido made what many were describing as a must-read post, suggesting that Cameron has a new strategy to appeal to those who are fed up with politics.
CentreRight agrees, and points to Taxpayer's Alliance polling about the opportunities for a politician from "outside the beltway".
Platform 10 also thinks this was all part of a new Tory strategy, as does the Mail's Ben Brogan.
100 politicians, academics and artists signed a Compass statement backing Ken Livingstone for mayor this week - read the full statement here.
The New Statesman's Martin Bright makes another controversial post about Ken on his blog, while Harry's Place says: "I don't want Boris Johnson to become mayor. I also don't want Ken Livingstone to remain mayor. I am in a win-win and lose-lose situation, simultaneously."
Essential blog reading this week must include a new post from the must-read Civil Serf, as she compares Whitehall meetings to Guantanamo Bay.
If you didn't feel it, you may have read about another seismic event other than PMQs on Wednesday as the biggest earthquake for nearly 25 years had newsrooms across the country in a flutter.
BBC News 24 seemed to be a little slow off the mark, as this excellent YouTube video shows.
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Published: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:01:52 GMT+00
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