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The buying of the President – Jim Margolis
Trying to get into Parliament that day after a new speaker had been elected might not have been the best of ideas, but I certainly wasn’t alone in trying and that was the problem. So by the time I managed to walk all the way to the rather grand committee Read more…
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Young People and Politics on Radio One
Last night on The Surgery, Radio One dedicated an hour to talking about young people and politics. Much of what was said reflects the experience we have through I'm Councillor in that young people do care about issues but not party politics. A lack of clear information and good communication Read more…
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Lord Drayson engages with the masses on twitter
Cross-posted from our I'm a Scientist blog: Is this the first time that a serving government minister has debated his role and the organisation of government, with random interested parties, on twitter? Some people love twitter, some think it's a load of pointless old nonsense. I confess, I've got into Read more…
Democracy
Democratic Renewal Council – where are the people?
Gordon Brown has announced a National Democratic Renewal Council. According to this Guardian report it seemingly consists of a sub-committee of the cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister that will invite expert witnesses from outside. Others have said that Westminster cannot change itself. I blogged about Etienne Chouard, a French Read more…
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Twitter in the Classroom
Nice video about a history professor in the States using Twitter as a way of holding class discussions with 90 students. They found out a lot of the same things that we've discovered with I'm a Councillor, I'm a Scientist and ConferenceXtra – being able to contribute digitally suits some Read more…