Tag Archives: Digitial Democracy
Why I Voted Conservative
So, that is that. After weeks of campaigning we are down to one mammoth push today. The polls are inconclusive – at the moment my reading of them suggests we may not quite get the 310 seats realistically required to … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Election, Indulgent
Getting Back The Lost Conservatives From ’97
On Monday Michael Gove gave a speech in which he hammered Labour over their links with the Unite union and savaged their mischief-maker Charlie Wheelan. The attack on what is being called ’Labour’s New Militant tendancy’ got a fair amount … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Cameron’s Vision of ‘Post-Bureaucratic Age’
Today I attended a conference hosted by the grandly titled ‘Post-Bureaucratic Age Network’. Forget the pompous sounding name, make no mistake – the ideas promoted by the PBA Network will rock our world for the better. The keynote address was … Continue reading
Filed under Center right, IT Policy, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Why ‘Cameron Direct’ Works
This evening about 100 people gathered in a School in Edgbaston for one of the ‘Cameron Direct’ events. The concept is simple. ‘Dave’ pitches up to a bare stage, yards from the crowd. There are no speeches, no notes, just questions from the audience … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Is Cameron Missing a Trick with Twitter? Is he heck!
Yesterday, David Cameron received a direct appeal from Conservative Uber-Blogger Tim Montgomerie to take up Twitter. You can watch the question and response here. Yet more pressure on the Tories to play ‘catch-up’ with this medium came with this report … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Million Pound ‘Crowd-Source’ Website: Not as Crackers as it May Sound.
Recently the Conservative Party has been trying to convince the public that it ‘gets’ the internet. The best example is Maude’s Conference announcement that much more government spending would be published on the net so an army of “armchair auditors” … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, IT Policy, UK, UK Politics
