Why I love t'web

We're in Chirk on the Prescott Express for the start of a three day tour of North Wales and Cheshire marginals. Obviously, I try to respond to tweets and one asked me if I was going to Cornwall and Devon. As we're still working on the grid I mentioned the nearest date, Bristol a week on Saturday. This was picked up by a Matt Chorley, a hack on the Western Morning News - who doesn't even live in the Westcountry - trying to make out I was snubbing the area. He was being selective with my tweets as I actually responded to the original tweeter saying "Still working on the battle bus grid. We'll be there don't you worry." Matt obviously didn't want to let facts get in the way of a good story. So I've left a comment on his blog but felt I'd publish my own take as an example of why I love the web. In the old days, if I tried to correct a journalist (and Lord knows I have over the years) you'd sometimes wait days to get satisfaction. Now, I...