Five Most Popular Posts in July

It might be silly doing this as there were only, um, five posts last month. But your host is a stickler for tradition, especially those I've invented.

1. The Case for Cautious Optimism
2. The Real Electoral Reform Threat to the Right
3. Circling the Drain
4. What I've Been Reading Recently
5. Five Most Popular Posts in June

Okay, that number five is the very definition of barrel scraping. But the rule that ruled last month was the more recent the post, the more reads it got. Which is a reversal of what normally happens. I wasn't surprised that a few thoughts on the new left party would come out top. All being well, an avalanche of words are wobbling on the precipice ready to thunder down onto the discourse between now and party founding day so it will be good blogging fodder. In at two was the threat none of the right appear to have noticed about Labour's electoral reform plans. While it's good that the Tories, Reform, and their supporters are alienating themselves from the next generation of voters, they're keeping mum on automatic registration - the measure that could make a difference between them getting the most seats in 2029. And not. At three is the return of Tory woe, need I say more? And then there are some musings about a book pile.

It's worth noting that, according to the stats, despite posting next to nothing this has by far been the second most successful month in this blog's history. Almost 400,000 page views! This followed June where, wait for it, there were almost 2.4 million. Nothing to do with burgeoning popularity, except apart from AIs crawling all over these pages and shamelessly ripping off my content. That means Google Stats, which monitor this blog, has become entirely worthless. What a joke.

Anyway, no telling what August might bring. My mojo may return, but if it doesn't the blog will tick over with a few postings here and there. How can I start the new month in the customary way of no posts appear?

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