Blog awards: Campaign for Gender Balance announces short-list
Written by James Graham on 20th February 2008 – 9:05 amThe Campaign for Gender Balance has announced the shortlists for its Blog Awards, with the winners to be announced at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Liverpool (7th-9th March).
The shortlists are as follows:
BEST BLOG BY A FEMALE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT:
* Charlotte Gore
* Linda Jack’s Lindyloo’s Muze
* Lynne Featherstone’s Parliament and Haringey diary
* Meral Ece’s Meral Musings
* Alix Mortimer’s People’s Republic of Mortimer
This shortlist will form the basis of two awards - the Judge’s Choice and the Peoples’ Choice. To vote in the People’s Choice category, follow this link: http://cgbblog.notlong.com.
BEST BLOG POST BY A FEMALE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
* Labour’s plans to ‘force’ single mothers back to work (Meral Ece)
* Campaign for Gender Balance, Jo Swinson & female bloggers (Jo Anglezarke)
* Three Tory Parties walk into a Bar… (Charlotte Gore)
* What should MPs look like? (Jo Christie Smith)
* Clever Cleggs (Mary Reid)
BEST BLOG BY A FEMALE NON-LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
* Bethan Jenkins AC/AM
* dulwichmum
* Betsan’s Blog
* Rachel from north London
* Rose Hacker
We are sad to report that Rose Hacker died on 4th February, one month before her 102nd birthday. Her remaining columns are continuing to be published by the Camden New Journal.
Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted and commiserations to everyone who was not. The final results will be announced at the Campaign for Gender Balance Blog Awards’ Drinks Reception, taking place on Saturday 8th March 2008, between 8.00 pm and 9.30 pm, at Canada Suite, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool.
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20th February 2008 at 9:46 am
I think there aren’t anything like enough women in the blogosphere. But this kind of “shortlist” is surely not the answer?
20th February 2008 at 10:46 am
Ooo… I don’t think you realise the can of worms that kind of statement can open.
20th February 2008 at 10:54 am
Haha, I read that post first time around and took my cue from it (and from my own liberal instincts, of course).
20th February 2008 at 11:52 am
OHMYGOD!
I must go and book a facial immediately, and it is straigh back onto the Atkins diet for me! I think I may need to lie down, with a glass of wine… I could be gone for some time.
Thank you so much.
Bx
20th February 2008 at 12:28 pm
I was going to get my knickers in a twist (sorry very un-feminist statement there) but mustn’t be precious about this :@)
My blog has only been up less than 15 weeks so it’s a great honour to be a rival to Lynne and Alix.
Best of luck to everyone and thanks to everyone who voted for me! :@)
20th February 2008 at 12:43 pm
Yes, you’ll note that I lamented the lack of women in the blogosphere. We would all benefit from good female writers. Even if we disagree on how to achieve it, we have the same end
20th February 2008 at 1:09 pm
Thank you very much!
I had better write something sensible and political today…
20th February 2008 at 2:09 pm
The Republic’s grateful thanks to all who nominated me and also the bloggers who made me go all gruff and embarrassed and pink with their posts on the subject - I hope I thanked everyone individually, but this is in case I didn’t.
20th February 2008 at 2:31 pm
PRM is one of the best blogs around (of either gender) and everyone should read it.
FACT
20th February 2008 at 2:52 pm
Alix Mortimer - the Lib Dem answer to Domestos.
20th February 2008 at 3:05 pm
Grrrrfffff, shnurrrk, bah, oh hang it all!, ‘nks sanbik. I also kill 99% of all known puns. Just look at this old penny before and after being dipped in my blog.
20th February 2008 at 3:08 pm
What do you do during the day Alix?!
20th February 2008 at 3:12 pm
I am, er, “working from home”.