Coincidence?
Those monitoring Iain Dale’s blog can hardly escape noticing that he’s starting “Total Politics” soon, a publication aiming to bring a wind of change to political magazines. It will have, “no editorial slant,” and be, “aimed at politicians and those hooked on political process.”
Those monitoring the dealings of Michael Ashcroft, of Belize, will note that he is bankrolling this venture. Whether this brings into question Total Politic’s claims of editorial objectivity is, I feel, for the individual to decide for themselves.
They might be interested to know, however, that for some short while now, Dale’s blog has been headed by an advertisement for Ashcroft’s books.
I do wonder if this is entirely coincidental.
I watch with interest, at any rate. This year seems to be a bad one for the political magazine: several have shut down or lost staff recently. Will the combination of eternal self-promotion, an over-rich bastard and airy promises on the content save this? We’ll see…
Oh, and I’m back now. Glad to see posting has picked up again.
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