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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
VisitBlackpool have created a short film and published it on YouTube. Just shy of 27,000 and 200 comments it has certainly sparked some interest. The film itself hasn’t got me looking for a hotel to stay, but it does make Read more…
Sign up for more information * indicates required field Email Address:* First Name:* Last Name:* Council:* Job Title: Phone Number: Interested in information about: I’m a Councillor CivicSurf Email Format: html text mobile
I’m often advising councils that conversations happen in the community and they can’t force them to happen where they want them to happen. We’ve suffered from this in the past couple of days. Having posted a 3 minute video about Read more…
The European Parliament have released a set of posters to encourage us to vote in the European elections on June 2nd. I liked this one. Made me think about what my choice would be. One slight gripe. The posters have Read more…
“The provisions will not cover people under 18. It is right to treat children and young people differently, for example through age limits on alcohol consumption, and there is little evidence of harmful age discrimination against young people.” [my italics] Read more…