I have watched my readership figures on this blog over the last few weeks with interest. Until May 8 traffic on the blog had been running at record levels - at an annualised rate of more than 1.8 million reads a year.
That has fallen back over the last couple of weeks, and not just because I have been in holiday (although that never helps). It is clear that after the election some of the fever has gone out of debate.
That's hardly surprising, of course. The prospect of imminent change has gone away and with it some of the passion, and the retweets (unless the issue is money creation: when all campaigning has ended money reformers will still be going) (I jest).
This is a shame though. Now is the time for debate.
Can I make a plea then? If you are on other social media and you do think a blog I have written is worth sharing might you hit the relevant share button at the bottom and pass it on? That way the argument reaches new participants and if change is going to happen that is essential.
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Fever?
To be honest, I think some form of depression has set in after the result. What to do now with 5 more years of self inflicted economic pain to come? The neo-lib types are triumphant so they have nothing to say and stay away because they ‘told you so’.
As for those who do not realise just how right-wing this Government is, give the policies enough time to kick in and I can see your readership starting to climb again, inexorably.
And you are entitled to a break Richard.
I don’t alert you to the activity but posts from this blog are regularly reposted to the Equality North West Facebook page for the readership there to enjoy. A number of the individuals who read there are members of The Equality Trust and other associated groups around the country who may choose to do what I did with the posts. You may get them tweeted (or retweeted) after this week when the new integrated website, FB feed and Twitter feed are launched.
Don’t let it go to your head 🙂
It won’t!
But thanks
I agree with your points on how banks should be expected to take responsibility for their financial stability. But corporations now quietly receive billions upon billions in subsidies. And since 2008, banks have control over weak governments so much so, that most, if not all, have inserted bailouts, bail-ins and safe harbors to use customers and taxpayers money, if caught playing derivatives and losing again. Few in Canada know but 114 billion in interest-free money was given to 6 of our too-big-to-fail banks. Provisions have been made to do the same, without any indications of need or justification. This is the situation globally. The public should also research trade agreements to see exactly what is being done with ISDS investor-state dispute settlement clauses in all trade deals…see bilaterals.org.
I agree
I just don’t think abolishing banking as we know it is the solution
More fundamental understanding and reform
Richard, I tend to agree with Mark, it (hopefully) won’t be long before people realise precisely what this Govt are really about