WOO-HOO

I made the list again - or rather Tea and Cigarettes did - and so did some of my favouite bloggers including Obnoxio and the Angry Exile, and as I predicted Dick Puddlecote made the top five.

Leg Iron - who should make blogger of the year for the times he's appeared high up in every list - was also in there.

Well done you lot! (and me) and thanks for your votes.

WOW and THANKS!

I'm chuffed to bits at making it into the top 50 Total Politics Awards list at No 27. It's the first time Tea and Cigarettes has ever been in.

I'm especially delighted because I beat distinguished main stream Channel Four journos Jon Snow and Cathy Newman. Thanks to everyone who voted for this blog. I am over the moon.

When and if I get a badge to mark this achievement I'll post it up with much pride.

Meanwhile, congratulations must also go to Leg Iron who came in at number 3, Frank Davis at No 17, Capt Ranty at No 18 and Simon Clark who came in at No 20.

Gutted that I can't see Dick Puddlecote on the list but I'm guessing that his blog will come up in the top five of either Right Wing Blogs or Libertarian Blogs.

I expect we'll have to wait until all the results are in and counted.

TOTAL POLITICS AWARD 2011

I've never been nominated before, as far as I'm aware, and maybe my blog has been a bit temperamental at times, but if you think this cafe where tea, cigarettes and a good chat can be found, is worth it then please do drop your vote in for this blog in the Total Politics Blog Awards for 2011.



A link can be found on the side bar on the left. The deadline is 12 midnight tomorrow, Friday August 19th. Even if you don't vote for me, then please do vote for someone and show the main stream media and politicians that blogs do have a voice and a following and for them to completely ignore our rantings would be wrong.



Meanwhile I am off to Festival in the rolling Louth Wolds and living a very basic life in a - probably very wet - tent in the middle of a field for the next four days.



No doubt I'll have plenty to say when I get back but I hope nothing drastic happens to smokers while my back is turned and my mind is switched off from all communications.



Fingers crossed that the sun does at least shine a little bit.