Political Scrapbook
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Political Scrapbook is a left wing political blog
. The site was described as "influential" by The Independent
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. The site has been likened to Paul Staines' anti-establishment Guido Fawkes blog, although Staines has claimed "It's hard to create a leftwing version of me because of political correctness." The site is currently ranked by Wikio
as the 7th most influential political blog in the UK and was voted as Total Politics'
8th best left-wing blog in 2010.
Political Scrapbook is edited by Laurence Durnan, who stated he set the site up "to make life difficult for the right".
Political blog
A political blog is a common type of blog that comments on politics. In liberal democracies the right to criticize the government without interference is considered an important element of free speech...
. The site was described as "influential" by The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
as and is viewed, along with outlets such as Left Foot Forward
Left Foot Forward
Left Foot Forward is a left wing political blog in the UK established in 2009 which was created and orginally edited by Will Straw, the son of Alice Perkins and Jack Straw, until December 2010. Straw was succeeded by Shamik Das, the current editor....
, as part of a cohort of British left-wing blogs which have attracted significant interest from the media. The site has been likened to Paul Staines' anti-establishment Guido Fawkes blog, although Staines has claimed "It's hard to create a leftwing version of me because of political correctness." The site is currently ranked by Wikio
Wikio
Wikio News is a European online portal for news and blogs. It was launched on June 19, 2006 in France and is also available in other countries since 2007....
as the 7th most influential political blog in the UK and was voted as Total Politics'
Total Politics
Total Politics is a British political magazine described as a "a lifestyle magazine for the political community". It was first published in June 2008 and is distributed freely to all MPs, MEPs, peers, political journalists, members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies, and all...
8th best left-wing blog in 2010.
Political Scrapbook is edited by Laurence Durnan, who stated he set the site up "to make life difficult for the right".