Another Offensive Blog in Trouble

Check out this tale from Tory Landlord

Apparently it wasn't very pretty. It seems that Chris Mounsey was interviewed on the Daily Politics and was taken to task by Andrew Neil over his leadership of the Libetarian Party, an organisation which has less members than the amount of pupils in a Secondary Modern, as well as the content of his blog, inc his comments concerning a Union leader where he said he wanted her to "Bleed to death!" Mounsey was not his usual combative self for once and squirmed in his seat. Since then it appears that Devil's Kitchen was taken off-line and then came back in a more sanitised form.

This is not the first time that a blog with a nasty and unpleasant reputation has run into trouble. A few weeks ago Donal Blaney shut down his blog from public view following a Guardian report on the activities of his Young Britons Foundation, which only days before had Eric Pickles addressing one of their meetings. Blaney's blog was known for it's general unpleasant attitude and personal attacks on opponents.

Both men are talented individuals and could have gone far in politics. As it is both seem to let their emotions and anger cloud their judgement and seem to show a vicious disdain for those who they see as a threat. I think that's rather sad to be honest and a reminder to us all of how a blog can shoot to the stratosphere and yet crash down in flames. An infamous style may work in the short term, but in the long-run it alienates the majority who want to see a more gentlemanly return to political debates.