They say Bloggers can be very influential people, especially Political bloggers.

May I first say I do not see myself as a ‘blogger’, I see myself as a very small fish in a very big sea! I rant, my words are few. I don’t see the point in writing 1000 words when I can say what I want to in a 100. That takes nothing away from the serious Bloggers who manage to draw us in on a daily basis. They are the gifted ones, I am not!!

My thoughts are my own and if perchance I am able to pass on some information, good.

So, back to the big beasts, the ones that genuinely pass on the messages we need to hear, the Independent ones and by that I mean those not tied to any Political Party, they may also do Podcasts with a variety of guests across the divide.

We look to them for impartial comment.

Comment not to be found on mainstream blogs or podcasts like the BBC which have become the political arm of the Tory Party.

But what happens if any of those bloggers get swept up by a Political Party, even elevated to a position on the Board?

Can they still call themselves Independent?

Political Parties are on manoeuvres all the time, planning for the next event, so they build their arsenal. What better person can you have in your army than a well-known blogger? A person with perceived influence. So you reel them in like a fish on a hook! Once caught and given a position they are now owned!

No more broad–based articles, no more interviews with those with other ideas if you also have a Podcast.

Their new job would be to reel you in, yes you! At first reading or listening to the blogger may seem no different than before, only the keen ear will notice the difference between then and now.

There is only one agenda now and it’s the Party agenda.

Could that happen in Scotland? Would any of our bloggers even contemplate giving up their autonomy?

Politics is a funny old game where people never think twice about giving up their integrity for ego!

I pray our bloggers are above that in Scotland.