Well, I’m a Councillor 2006 has now finished. It’s been our best year yet and we’ve had an absolute ball. A list of our winning councillors is up on the site here. Congratulations to all our worthy winners, commiserations to the evicted councillors and a big thank you to everyone Read more…
Well it’s been a gruelling couple of weeks for the councillors (and those of us working behind the scenes too! No, no, it’s fine, we don’t want sympathy, we do it for the love of democracy. I seem to remember). But hopefully an interesting, entertaining and inspiring one for the Read more…
Students in Coleraine were first to hear about progress in the NI Devolution talks today. During a Live Chat session Cllr John Dallat who was attending the talks in St.Andrews broke into the conversation to say: Cllr John Dallat: Peter – Good News Peter as we speak a settlement has Read more…
I often tell people, when I’m talking about I’m a Councillor, that it’s definitely a two way thing. It’s not just about young people learning more about local democracy (as if they are empty vessels that just need filling up by clever grown-up). It’s also about local democracy (in the Read more…
"Once elected, the job of an MP is to represent the people of his or her constituency (constituents) in Parliament, whether or not they voted for him or her."Factsheet M1 Members Series Revised October 2005 "My job as an Labour MP is to support the Labour Government and work for Read more…
Well, that was the busiest day we’ve ever had on IAC, and it was the first day! It’s only going to get busier. The energy of young people faced with a forum like this is a joy to behold, but a bugger to keep up with. The moderators and councillors Read more…
It’s now Saturday afternoon and on Monday morning I’m a Councillor kicks off in 33 councils across the country (Dumfries and Galloway finished yesterday as it is now half term in most of Scotland). All is quiet now, a few councillors are still to post their manifestos and Sophia is Read more…
Stephen Hilton writes that Campaign Creator will be given some recognition but an international organisation. Campaign Creator has been selected as one of six International "Good Practice in Citizen Participation" projects by the International Observatory of Participative Democracy (OIDP). The project was chosen from 40 International Case Studies. And the the Read more…
Lovely idea of placing polling booths in pubs. As Tom Watson points out they’ve been pretty much the same in the House of Commons for a while so why not.
On Saturday I was (almost) gobsmacked when I saw "WebCameron". Not the site itself, just the fact that the Guardian decided to run with the story as it’s front page lead. Then tonight we saw the launch and electoral success of the Purple Alliance led by The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard Read more…