Paul Linford

I started this blog in 2005 with no great ambitions for it other than to provide an outlet for my political writing which, at that time, was...

I always liked the classic Rounders 3 template, which is why I've stuck with it on this blog for the past five years. But I've want...

For anyone who might be wondering where I stand on the issue that appears to be dividing the blogosphere at the moment, click here .

Since I took over the editorship of HoldtheFrontPage just over a year ago, my work has drawn me more and more into media reporting. We'...

I don't get as much time as I would like to update this blog these days, but by and large I'm pretty happy with what I've produc...

So much for cartoonist Slob's take on "Smeargate." Do I share his sense of nausea at the Adoration of the Guido that has fol...

After initially taking the view that political bloggers had little to gain, and much to lose in terms of their independence by joining the p...

For those who are not lucky enough to be going to the conferences, the 2008 Guide to Political Blogging can be downloaded from the Total Pol...

Iain Dale has today finally published the results of his annual blog popularity poll ahead of the publication of the full 2008 Guide to Pol...

A week or so ago Bob Piper tagged me with the meme asking what were you doing when Princess Diana died, Thatcher resigned, the planes flew ...

Autumn is meant to be the time for those, but Brockley Kate has chosen high summer to hang up her laptop. A shame, as she was one of the b...

The first set of prizes in the political blogging awards season have been handed out courtesy of the Witanegemot Club , and I am pleased to ...

It's that time of the year again. Iain Dale is compiling his 2008/9 Guide to Political Blogging and is once again asking for your help...

It's that time of the year again - the blogging awards season. First up are the Anglos - better known as the Witanegemot Club Awards ,...

Forceful and Moderate was one of my very favourite blogs a couple of years back. It then went into abeyance while it's prime mover ...

The Total Politics website is now live and my "Where are they now?" contribution can be found HERE . As previously mentioned , th...

Right from the outset of the London Mayoral contest, I have had great difficulty believing in any other outcome than a victory for Ken Livin...

As most with a passing interest in political bloggery will know by now, Politics Home launched this week with the aim of creating a "B...

I am not going to take sides in the current willy waving contest serious and important debate about blog stats over at Devil's Kitchen...

Tonight's Question Time Extra on News 24 will see Tory blogfather Iain Dale going head to head with Labour Home's Alex Hilton , the...