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Comment on Birmingham- a Tory Council in absolute chaos by anthonypainter

anthonypainter — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:18:09 +0000

Good point about the Lib Dems and thank you for your comment Mike.

I was on the longlist and I’m not on the shortlist. I wish all the shortlisted candidates the very best of luck in the selection and, of course, the election afterwards.

Comment on Birmingham- a Tory Council in absolute chaos by Mike Olley

Mike Olley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:10 +0000

Let’s not lose sight that Birmingham is a Tory Lib Dem administered authority and as “the Government’s most trenchant economic critic” I don’t hear him shouting too loudly about the loss of 2,000 jobs in Birmingham. That must be the best part of a car factory his Lid Dem chums are closing down.

Anthony did I not see you down in London on Valentine ’s Day next to Labour HQ, I thought you was on the Long list for Erdington, what happened to you?

Comment on The internet, US and UK politics by The media, the internet and the 2010 British election

The media, the internet and the 2010 British election — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:54:34 +0000

[...] bottom up, grass-roots campaigning, and as British political analyst Anthony Painter pointed out, Obama’s campaign was a highly integrated mix of traditional campaigning, internet campaigning and mobile. (Little coverage focused on [...]

Comment on The internet, US and UK politics by Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:56:01 +0000

Anthony,

Thanks for sharing this presentation. Having covered the 2008 election in the US, I’m often struck at how over-simplified coverage of the Obama campaign. As you point out, it was result of years of party building and Howard Dean’s (at the time) controversial 50 state strategy. The Obama campaign was integrated in a way that the US has never seen: Email, direct mail, virtual phone banking, mobile, social networking, meetups, traditional advertising and organising.

The thing that seems so odd looking at the UK campaigns and parties is their inability to adapt, not just strategically but politically. However, thinking as I write this comment, that might have to do not with political change in the US than changes in the media. Blogging has had a far greater impact in the US and opened up the debate to a far greater extent than in the UK.

Again, thanks for sharing the presentation.

Comment on The internet, US and UK politics by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:25:24 +0000

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Comment on Safeguarding community and security by Michael

Michael — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:32:56 +0000

How very kind – thank you!

Comment on Safeguarding community and security by anthonypainter

anthonypainter — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:52 +0000

No problem at all.

For others- I highly recommend Michael’s blog always for a different but important take on community, values and the left.

Comment on Safeguarding community and security by Michael

Michael — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:34:58 +0000

I must admit, it’s a source of constant confusion to me why an administration with a fondness for the strong arm of the state should become so weak-kneed when it comes to the state/market debate. Markets should be for the good of society, not the other way round – to my mind it all boils down to that now dreadfully unfashionable phrase, ‘the common good’.

Sorry to self-promote, but if it is at all of interest then I have blogged on broadly this topic here (no doubt a little naively – I’m no economist!) – http://wp.me/pJiP0-4D

Comment on The web and politics- ideas, ideas, ideas by Val

Val — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:04 +0000

Can you send me your email, please, and I’ll reply with a case study. Thanks.

Comment on David Goodhart on immigration by anthonypainter

anthonypainter — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:41:25 +0000

Sorry for the very brief response…but I can’t really disagree with your broad point here. The spectre of America from the 1960s is haunting this debate. Fortunately, we know this so whether we are liberals with Burkean sensibilities or Burkeans with liberal sensibilities, we can avoid that fate I hope.

Cruddas and Purnell (who is a colleague….) are central to this re-engineering of the left. They get it.