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Don’t get so worked up — it’s only a blog

The point of the internet is that it encourages outspoken comment, says Rod Liddle. If they want it to stay that way, blog readers must resist the temptation to call for retribution or public apologies

issue 12 December 2009

I’m not sure how many members of the London Labour party I’ve met over the last 20 years or so. A thousand? Must be something like that. Sitting in local authority buildings which smell slightly of gas, the night outside cold and damp, ploughing through an interminable agenda of candidate selections; or down the pub after canvassing.

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