Here’s New Start’s Clare Goff on the demise of the community empowerment bill (via Julian Dobson):
‘Maybe now is the time for fresh ideas to revive the collective voice and rebuild politics from the grassroots up.’
Absolutely right. Quick thoughts on the democratic turmoil, starting with three angles on those expenses:
Some people (including one who really should [...]
Posts on ‘June 4th, 2009’
Maybe now is the time
No longer a pipe dream
Here’s Will Davies on how what used to pass for blue skies thinking is now just down and dirty:
“When David Cameron declared the need for a new constitutional settlement recently, quite a bit of this was based on the capabilities of new technologies such as youtube and text messaging. Leaving aside the overall quality of [...]
A blog about representative democracy, social media and a conversational politics. How will peer-to-peer communications change local democracy? How is representation changing? 
