'I know what you're thinking . . . '

'What's with the sudden deluge of old letters to the Socialist Standard appearing on the blog?'

Yes, they have been previously posted on the blog but I'm now breaking them up into individual posts so that I can increase their visibility on the blog. In many cases it's the letters to the Standard that raises the important questions, the awkward questions and help clarify certain socialist points.

Yes, it does give off a certain false impression that there's increased [new] activity on the blog. Massaging the figures, so to speak. Cut me some slack, for christ sake. It still requires a certain degree of new activity at my end to makes these new posts, and it also serves as an aide memoire to remind me of certain debates, gives me an excuse to revisit previously completed Standards on the blog.

Yes, I am still planning on adding new pages, new features, etc to the blog. I'm just need to get it rolling.

And, yes, I am getting increasingly chatty on the blog. It's probably not a good thing but, in the words of Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart, it's my blog and I'll chat if I want to.