Category: Politics
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Political leadership past, present and future
Watching the TV coverage this morning of US presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit to London this weekend, and reading much of the online media and blog commentaries, I was struck by the imagery suggested by a montage I’ve mixed together…
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New 10 Downing Street site runs WordPress
Among the many interesting points of view and commentaries spoken today at WordCamp UK came some attention-grabbing news from Simon Dickson in his presentation about blogging and developments in government. The official website for 10 Downing Street is about to…
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Gordon Brown talks innovation
I spent most of Tuesday at The Innovation Edge, a one-day conference and exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Put very simply, The Innovation Edge “aims to provoke thought and encourage debate about innovation.” It was organized by NESTA.…
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Boris no longer the joker in the pack
Who gets the last laugh? asks Nick Robinson, the BBC’s political editor, in a summary yesterday of the campaign and result of the 2008 election for London mayor. As everyone now knows, Boris Johnson won the contest and officially takes…
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A nice little earner from mobile roaming
Channel 4 broadcast a hard-hitting report on Monday by its Dispatches investigative reporting team on the UK mobile phone business. Allegations of sharp practices by mobile phone retailers (an outfit called Phones4U came under especially severe criticism), denial of responsibility…