International Law

The other blogging Peter Black

I've been aware of my namesake, a UK Liberal Democrat who maintains a blog, for some time, but it was nonetheless interesting to see Andrew Bartlett review his blog, and in particular, a more recent piece of his on the impact of blogging and the internet on politics:

I?ve mused a number of times about the potential impacts of blogging on politics and politicians, and the differences between various countries.

One longstanding blogging politician is Peter Black, a Liberal Democrat member of the Welsh Assembly, who has been at it for over five years. He has written an interesting piece on the impacts of blogging and the internet on politics, focusing particularly on Wales, but also the UK more broadly. The use of blogs by politicians in the UK is far more widespread than in Australia, but also different in tone and nature to those in the USA or those I?m aware of in some south-east Asian countries. If you?re interested in the general topic, it?s definitely worth a read.

Read more Andrew's post here and check out Peter Black AM here.

Full post as published by Freedom to Differ on August 02, 2008 (boomark / email).