Comments on: Did Harriet Harman blog her way to victory?

By: peter

peter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:32:11 +0000

blogging has become a growing force in politics these years and I believe that the power of blogging will continue to increase. I like the perspective presented here and I appreciate the discussion.

By: Ellee Seymour - MCIPR, PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. » My Woman’s Hour plug

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:58:35 +0000

[...] which Hazel did – very badly – during the Labour Party deputy leadership in 2007. At the time, I described it as thus: "Hazel Blears’ blog was quite dreary and did not allow comments to be [...]

By: Harriet Harman on Data Security: Do as I say. | The Wardman Wire

Harriet Harman on Data Security: Do as I say. | The Wardman Wire — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:13:32 +0000

[...] while Ellee Seymour commented: [...]

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:05:19 +0000

As someone who follows Harriet’s blog avidly, I can only wonder how the other candidates managed even worse. Sadly, the lovely Harriet backtracked on most of her commitments almost the moment she had been elected, and seems to be in total denial when it comes to her remarks about Iraq.
Still, she does seem to enjoy herself wandering round Britain meeting members of the public who sing Gordon Brown’s praises without reservation (where does she find them all?), it’s like a political blog equivalent of ‘Coast’.
There’s a video of paint drying on YouTube. That’s pretty interesting too, I’m told.

By: Ellee Seymour - MCIPR, PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. » Can Labour run an effective social media campaign?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:04:17 +0000

[...] I seem to remember five of the six Labour Party deputy leadership candidates using blogs for their campaign, and the one I judged to be best became the winner. [...]

By: FlipC

FlipC — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:56:58 +0000

Well to quote a non-techie voter I know “I got all these promotional flyers and I only really recognised one person’s name”.

As for being side-stepped for deputy PM, as many commentators have asked “What’s the point of a deputy prime-minister?” If I recall correctly it’s not an official cabinet position so there’s nothing stopping HH from getting a different position without needing to feel slighted.

By: Helena, Left in London » Blog Archive » Bra med interna personvalskampanjer

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:23:40 +0000

[...] I går firades Harriet Harmans oväntade, men fantastiskt välförtjänta seger i valet till vice partiledare. Jag och Jon började jobba med Harriets hemsida i slutet av förra året och eftersom det är ganska många timmars arbete som har lagts ner (framför allt från Jons sida) är det förstås väldigt kul att läsa såna här kommentarer. [...]

By: Jeremy Jacobs

Jeremy Jacobs — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:09:11 +0000

Ms Smack. Are you mad Electro-Kevin?

By: One Man & His Blog

One Man & His Blog — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:07:33 +0000

Harriet Harman: Former Blogger?…

“Did Harriet Harman blog her way to victory?” asks Ellee, as part of a nice round-up of the Labour Deputy Leadership blogs. Maybe. But it’s a shame she hasn’t blogged since her victory…….

By: electro-kevin

electro-kevin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:02:36 +0000

For your blog to win people have to be interested in you first. By this reckonning The Hitch will be running our country with Ms Smack as his deputy.