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UK cabinet minister: Blogs don’t allow “new voices”
Friday, November 7th, 2008Hazel Blears, “communities secretary” in Britain’s Labour government, says something monumentally stupid about political blogs.
“Until political blogging ‘adds value’ to our political culture, by allowing new voices, ideas and legitimate protest and challenge, and until the mainstream media reports politics in a calmer, more responsible manner, it will continue to fuel a culture of cynicism [...]