blairry vision.

I threw a pebble into the ocean and it created waves.

Yesterday, a dossier which I helped the Liberal Democrats research and put together was released to the press. It contained examples of unofficial briefings from Whitehall and Westminster related to anti-terror cases which were premature or inaccurate and potentially compromised investigations. (okay, so I may have copied that line from the press release) When we released it, we weren’t really sure how much attention it would get. Luckily … it caught.

Sky News showed one of their broadcast journalists waving around my dossier in front of Parliament. A while later, Ming Campbell, the LibDem party leader called upon the Government to conduct a formal investigation into the matter. Tony Blair, of course, had to respond – saying no, naturally. Oh well. But all because of my little dossier!

It is really easy to become jaded in a field like political journalism. It is a field awash with sceptics who have been in the business for far too long. They will break your heart by telling you that nothing you write will ever mean anything—either the government is too corrupt, or the public too disinterested. I may be too optimistic—or just too naïveté—but I have faith that neither is the case.

Though I can’t claim to have made a surmountable impact yet, causing a blip in the news cycle somehow gives me hope. With some polishing, a few years experience, a smarter wardrobe and sharper mind … maybe then I could really cause a ruckus.

One can only dream. But until then, I'll gladly take what I can get.

*Photograph taken in Brighton, England. Spying on children isn't creepy - it's fun!