Nine peers a-blogging.

Nine peers are blogging about their work and the House of Lords.

Lords of the Blog went live on Monday 17th March.

It's quite funny that the BBC's See Also leads to Lords bridge team "stuck in lift" and Some Lords "would like sick pay".

Not the image the blogging peers would want to project.

It's easy to navigate and the entries are detailed. There is a search bar and good links.

Given that over 60 million blogs are no longer posted to, according to research found by a colleague, I hope the Lords keep blogging.

A survey allows you to evaluate the blog.

Lord Soley on blogging:

In 2003 I started a blog as an MP. I regarded it as a success and it certainly attracted some interesting debates.

It was important for me because it enabled me to talk direct to people without first finding a media outlet. I saw it as a meeting room without walls. There are problems for an elected representative however. The more successful your blog is the more time consuming – and time matters for MP’s! You also have to decide whether to answer all the points or just those from constituents or just let the blog run itself with occasional inputs from the MP.

Over the last 12 months I have let my blog drift into gentle decline with only occasional posts. But down in the Westminster forest something was stirring. I had talked to the Hansard Society and to the House of Lords Library and Information department. The result? A new Lordsoftheblog has emerged blinking into the daylight! The Hansard Society has been a good midwife!

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