“Total Politics”: a boycott that makes sense
. Shiraz Socialist has received the following – and signed up:
If you’ve come here because you’ve seen an incoming link on your blog, then you’ve probably come to the right place.
Yesterday, we made an initial call to Labour and leftie bloggers to consider a boycott of this year’s ‘Total Politics Blog Awards ’, in the event that this magazine chooses to publish as planned an extended interview with Nick Griffin, the racist leader of the BNP.
The initial call was greeted favourably by some bloggers who saw it, and we are therefore seeking to extend the call by the simple expedient of copying blog links for all those who came in the top 100 Left of Centre or Labour categories in 2009. Obviously there’s a fair bit of duplication between the lists, and the previous judgment on what is a ‘left of centre’ blog has also been open to doubt.
If you are convinced by the arguments we set forth in our main post (and see comments also), then please do consider announcing your proposed boycott of the 2010 awards (if the interview is published) on your own blog.
If you’re not, then we’re sorry to have disturbed you.
If you do want to join the boycott in the event that the interview is pulished, simply email Total Politics when the competition is announced and say you do not want your blog to appear in any of the listings.
Finally, if we’ve missed a blog link that you think we should have, please let us know or simply pass this call on to that blog. This list is far from complete and currently omits many local blogs that may wish to join the boycott, though we will be trying to fill those gaps.
From: ‘Though Cowards Flinch.’
