James is heading off to Reading today in an effort to obtain a festival ticket at the gate. Douglas is also going there tomorrow, having somehow manged to land himself a job in a socialist beer tent. This means that Ali is, once again, holding the fort.
Normal posting shall resume some time next week but (given how wasted two of our contributers are likely to get over the weekend) no promises as to when. 
July Statistics
Breakdown
By far our best month since starting the blog in December 2007. Liberal Conspiracy was the highest referrer, beating Google for the first time. The most popular pieces of the month were James’ reviews of Marxism 2008.
Note on new design
A few days ago, we changed the design of the website. The new build includes certain features that readers have requested (such as the option to be e-mailed if a comment thread is updated). It also load much quicker, and is clearer to read. The theme was designed and built specifically for Scribo Ergo Sum by our resident webmaster, Ali. By simple absent-mindedness, the Google Analytics software was not loaded onto the new design for several days. In other words, our best month ever was actually rather better than it seems.
Note on Stat Porn
Debates rage over the nature and motives of publishing stat porn on a monthly basis. We have published four bullet-pointed key statistics each month, along with comment on the general running of the blog, each month since we started. It lets our (growing ;)) readership know where we are, and allows us to take stock in a single “housekeeping” message once a month instead of drip-feeding belly-fluff inspection throughout the year.
As you are (most likely temporarily) all here and reading thanks to the kind (if wrathful) linking from Jennie you might as well read my Critique of British Feminism to give you something to properly rage about.
If you could stomach that then please do stick around. 
We bring good news and bad news. First, the bad news, as it actually matters; James’ internet connection has ceased to function. His output may therefore be sporadic for an undetirminate period.
In better news, Douglas has his first Green Party Recruiting Propaganda proper piece up on Liberal Conspiracy. Do read, if you haven’t already because you reached this site from there…
Hello to all from Chennai, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Mahape, Iwade, Kaizuka, Osaka, Higashiosaka, Sakai, Izumisano, Naniwa & Yuasa. We hope you enjoyed the blog.
Also: hello to our lone reader in St. Helier.
June Statistics
Breakdown
The most popular post this month was Doug’s comment on the economic disparity between Johnson and Livingstone voters. We have benefited somewhat from links through from Liberal Conspiracy and Tory Troll. We are confident such things are mutual
From henceforth I’ve scrapped the pseudonym “R.E. Vamp”. Largely because I was sick of not having a proper first name that people could address me by.
According to Google Analytics somebody found us through a search for ‘were where the ergo clocks made’, ’sexy unrestricted sites for small boys’, ‘why was Sir Keith Park in the news lately’, ‘eat your own shit’ and, a personal favourite, ‘”work harder for” cock’.
I don’t know whether to be more worried about our readership or our site’s content. Regardless, welcome to the website. SES is a broad church.
We’ve all been at BlogNation this evening. So, unfortunately, no posts today. Sorry!
It is clear that the Tory blogosphere is leading the way in the UK. Sites like ConservativeHome provide a brilliant service, and blogs like Iain Dale’s are popular (although I have never quite understood why I check in every day). The most-read blogs are those which eternally snipe in each direction, or at the establishment in general (Guido Fawkes, anyone?). Meanwhile LabourHome is pretty feeble. Are the right better bloggers?
The liberal/left blogs are beginning to find their feet. This site’s blogroll used to refer to Liberal Conspiracy as “a good idea, but not really getting off the ground”. Not, of course, that this website is making any such pretentions. The description recently changed, though, acknowledging that LibCon has improved vastly in the past couple of months and is now firmly secure as one of the must-reads of the British blogging world. Websites such as Boris Watch are carefully critiquing the new Mayor of London, not straying into petty slurs but rather keeping him in check.
I firmly believe that these blogs are thriving because the liberal/left blogosphere is coming of age, not because of Tory political ascendancy. Take LiberalConspiracy as the most obvious example: nothing quite like it exists on the right. ConservativeHome’s CentreRight.com is the closest equivalent in terms of ethos, but is unrecognisable in production. LibCon is genuinely a forum for non-party affiliated individuals of the liberal/left. This kind of innovation is a timely development, and totally unrelated to Labour’s hemorrhaging support. It is not an opposition blog, but a political forum. This kind of innovation is lacking in the right-wing blogosphere.
I like to think that the liberal/left blogoshere is coming of age. Blogging is now so democratised that someone can construct a very good website for absolutely no cost. More professional sites still can be made with very little cost if you know someone who knows about websites. This website costs less than £3 per year, for the domain name, because it is generously hosted on the webmaster’s server. The design and functional support is offered without cost, meaning that a handful of 6th Form students from London can produce a reasonably professional-looking multi-authored blog without any cost. With the onset of free blogging software, everyone can have their own website.
Where the liberal/left blogosphere is growing best, though, is when it embraces multi-authored websites: a pooling of resources and knowledge produces a better brand. LiberalConspiracy is constructive - in aim, outlook, and content - and it is a better website for it. Is the right going to continue to dominate the blogosphere? I suspect not…
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PS: Doug did not edit this article!
