Comments on: A problem with ministerial blogging http://www.takingaim.co.uk/a-problem-with-ministerial-blogging/ Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:33:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://www.takingaim.co.uk/a-problem-with-ministerial-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Andy Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:26:27 +0000 http://www.takingaim.co.uk/?p=201#comment-1103 My problem isn't so much with the cost of setting up his blog (of which only £200 went on blog software, the remaining money was spent on integrating it with the ministerial website). My concern is that his decision to integrate it so closely with the ministerial site means that, every time he changes job, he will have to spend the same amount of money again. Which displays a lack of foresight, and economic wisdom when spending (my) taxpayers money. My problem isn’t so much with the cost of setting up his blog (of which only £200 went on blog software, the remaining money was spent on integrating it with the ministerial website).

My concern is that his decision to integrate it so closely with the ministerial site means that, every time he changes job, he will have to spend the same amount of money again. Which displays a lack of foresight, and economic wisdom when spending (my) taxpayers money.

]]> By: Dan http://www.takingaim.co.uk/a-problem-with-ministerial-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Dan Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:50:47 +0000 http://www.takingaim.co.uk/?p=201#comment-1102 I'd be a bit easier on him. The first of anything is expensive. I assume a lot of that cost is going to be choosing the blog software, checking it for security etc, having a techie play with it for a couple of days, making sure it can deal with the deluge of traffic on day 1, as it gets silly amounts of publicity. Yes, it is still expensive after that. But this £6000 will be rare in Westminster, in that it will bring some visible result. I’d be a bit easier on him. The first of anything is expensive. I assume a lot of that cost is going to be choosing the blog software, checking it for security etc, having a techie play with it for a couple of days, making sure it can deal with the deluge of traffic on day 1, as it gets silly amounts of publicity.

Yes, it is still expensive after that. But this £6000 will be rare in Westminster, in that it will bring some visible result.

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