Hello again! Haven't I been light on the ground with my blogging? For shame, much as certain other bloggers have said they've been experiencing a weariness in the current political climate I too have to say I am and it's affecting my motivation. Are we really moving forward in this country, is there any chance for a positive future in the next decade, or are we powerless to see authoritarianism take hold at the expense of liberty regardless of who gets in to power? It's all enough to just make someone get a bit fed up.

I will try and dig myself out of the rut though, and as we're starting to move towards another political season I hope there will be more I feel like discussing. On now though to the meat of this posting.

Here's the list as it appears over at Liberal Conspiracy.

CiF/Lara posts about her experience in the sex industry, by and large the comments are supportive and/or constructive and well worth a read.
Septicisle, and myself, think the paralympic effort this year was great on behalf of the athletes, but on behalf of the media it's been woefully lacking.
UK Liberty reports on yet more instances of people being subjected to layer after layer of scrutiny to keep the children safe. God forbid you ever get accused of something but never trialled for it though.

Forceful and Moderate has a three part explanation of our economic situation. Parts 2 and 3 are also up.
CiF/James Graham reports on the Lib Dem Conference.
CiF/Libby Brooks looks at the film "Eden Lake" and how it reflects on our societies inability to engage with youth.
CiF/Naomi Alderman wants you to know that there are lives to be lived outside of the City.
As usual, see my extended list

My extended list is as follows...

Your friend in the north defends the BBC license fee...just.
LibCync wonders if being too optimistic can be a bad thing.
Political betting.com states that Vince, Vince, he's our man, and if he can't do it no-one can!
CiF/Tim Footman joins the ranks of people thinking that Tim Berners-Lee is perhaps being a little too precious about how information is disseminated around the web, and just how "useful" such information is.
Decline of the Logos gives a unique account of their experience at the Lib Dem conference.
Kerry McCarthy MP asks who is going to shoulder the blame for the current economic crisis?
Olly's Onions decrypts the real feelings of Nick Clegg by the end of the Lib Dem conference.