“Guardian Unlimited” writes about a political revolution stirring up at the Harvard law school in Cambridge, Massachusetts :

This is a corner of America famous for the Boston tea party, which ignited America’s war of independence. And this little group of students and weblogging enthusiasts is talking about sparking what they claim will be another revolution – this time in politics and journalism, delivered by the power of the web.

The project this summer is to “seed” political weblogging in New Hampshire, urging voters to start online diaries to record the campaign. His aim? To force candidates to address issues in a more consistent and honest way.

With Winer’s plans at an advanced stage, America – and its media – is beginning to see how weblogs, and the ease with which they make it possible to reach an online audience, might change things.

For a few of today’s beleaguered politicians, a filterless medium might prove an alluring concept. A Blair blog, a Campbell confessional? Now that would be revolutionary stuff.

Interesting concept, don’t you think? I have written about this earlier, expressing my apprehension about when India will reach this stage, if it ever does.

For the past several weeks, the Prime Minister’s Office here has been concerned with only one major issue – how to introduce a Conditional Access System to enable cable television viewers to see their choice of pay channels ! This, in a country with millions unemployed and uneducated, living in an economy that is left wanting even in basic infrastructure.

Looks like it will be a long wait …