Political Scrapbook
Type of site | Blog |
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Created by | Laurence Durnan |
Website | http://politicalscrapbook.net/ |
Commercial | No |
Launched | 2009 |
Current status | Active |
Political Scrapbook is a left wing political blog. The site was described as "influential" by The Independent[1] as and is viewed, along with outlets such as Left Foot Forward, as part of a cohort of British left-wing blogs which have attracted significant interest from the media.[2] The site has been likened to Paul Staines' anti-establishment Guido Fawkes blog,[3] although Staines has claimed "It's hard to create a leftwing version of me because of political correctness."[4] In 2011 the site was ranked by Wikio as the 7th most influential political blog in the UK[5] and was voted as Total Politics' 2nd best left-wing blog in 2011.[6]
Political Scrapbook is edited by Laurence Durnan,[7] who stated he set the site up "to make life difficult for the right".[8]
See also
References
- ↑ The Independent Voter's Handbook. The Independent. 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Iain, Dale (13 May 2011). "A second life for UK political blogging?". The Guardian.
- ↑ Iain, Dale (19 August 2010). "Lord Prezza and me against the Blairite tsars". New Statesman.
- ↑ Adrian, Sherwin (31 January 2011). "Paul Staines: 'I pummel them until they beg for mercy'". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Top Blogs - Politics - May 2011". Wikio. 2011-02-16.
- ↑ "Top 75 left-wing blogs". London: Total Politics. 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Online news: Breitbart, Political Scrapbook and vice.com". BBC. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Asa, Bennett (18 August 2010). "Blogger profile: Laurence Durnan of Political Scrapbook". Total Politics.