Open government, data and transparency
While working on Siôn Simon’s push for there to be a directly elected Mayor for Birmingham I contributed an ideas paper around the possibilities for a more open system of government inRead More…
Tag Archives: consultation
Ask a stupid question…
If there was one central point to remember to make online consultation successful it would be that if the question isn’t a good one the best response you’ll get is none. If the object ofRead More…
Subject: Act now to get the best communication from your Elected Representatives
Dear Sir or Madam, I’m writing to you to ask for your support in helping work out how our elected officials can deal with online campaigners. If we don’t act soon thenRead More…
Where consultation and campaigning break
We’re in need of new era in how people consult with authority — campaigning and lobby groups have gotten so good at getting people to use e-mail or other messaging systems thatRead More…
Chaos
When chaos runs slowly enough it can look like calm. But it’s still chaos. There has been chaos within the methods of communication used between authority and those it claims authority overRead More…
Jon Bounds is not impressed by Nick Clegg’s Your Freedom « Labour Uncut
There are blog posts pulling apart the new Your Freedom website, but this is mine. [link]