Monthly Archives: September 2009

De-moderating the public

Posted on 29 September 2009 by Fiona Melville

Thanks to Jack Perschke, who is standing against Margaret Beckett in Derby, for this one! Have a look at Google Moderator.  It does all sorts of things – it’s a communal suggestion box, it allows people to submit questions and … Continue reading →

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Marr’s Question Shows That the Blogosphere Can Dictate The News Agenda

Posted on 28 September 2009 by David Skelton

There’s a fascinating piece in Joe Trippi’s must-read ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, where he talks about the power of the internet in forcing the resignation of Trent Lott as Senate Majority Leader.  Lott made some comments at Strom … Continue reading →

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Not moving the goalposts

Posted on 28 September 2009 by Fiona Melville

I don’t want to spend all my time talking about Gordon Brown but I think his announcement this weekend of a binding Fiscal Responsibility Act is very instructive about the problems he is facing. His first problem is that no-one … Continue reading →

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Should it be a two-way street?

Posted on 27 September 2009 by Fiona Melville

I went to the Lib Dem conference in 2004. It was in Bournemouth and it was my first ever political conference. I hasten to add that I was sent there officially by the Tory party – but I came back … Continue reading →

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Ongoing democracy

Posted on 26 September 2009 by Fiona Melville

I’m reading Zac Goldsmith’s book, The Constant Economy, at the moment. In it, he proposes “a political programme: a tool for voters, and a challenge to the political classes; a gauntlet thrown down at their feet”. As I haven’t finished … Continue reading →

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