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Northern Ireland's Number 2. Thanks for your votes.

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Total Politics has published its list of Northern Ireland’s top twenty weblogs . The chart has been collated from the votes of readers, who are asked to submit a list of their ten favourite sites. Many of you will know this, because you voted ‘Three Thousand Versts’ into second position. Again! Thanks to everyone who took time out to participate in the poll and include this blog in their list. When the UK chart is revealed, it would be nice if local sites were well represented. Slugger O’Toole bestrides the world of Northern Irish weblogs like a colossus and it takes the number one position (presumably comfortably). I must confess a love hate relationship with Mick Fealty’s site. The quality of writing varies considerably between team members, it has lost one of its most astute unionist commentators, who contributed under the name ‘Fair Deal’, and it carries a degree of blogging ballast. However it is much the most vibrant forum for political debate in the province (albeit th...

Conceit and trumpet tooting

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Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness has been named as 18th best political blog in Ireland thanks to Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole. The blog will be included in the book Iain Dale's Guide to Political Blogging 2007-2008 .