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The End of an Era? 5 Jul 2013 | 12:24 am
The Beginning This is a very personal post that just had to be written. It is intended for an audience of two. I have just returned form the LGA Conference where I have been doing more of the counc...
Networked Cllrs - Some Initial Thoughts 18 Jun 2013 | 12:05 am
What better way to end my hiatus from blogging than to reflect back on a Round Table discussion I was invited to attend today to discuss The Networked Cllr research piece. The session was facilitated...
A Reflective Goodbye to a Punk Icon 29 Apr 2011 | 08:41 am
I think it was Johnny Rotten who said "I don't have any heroes" - I hope he did anyway. I unfortunately am something of a romantic who has heroes (or in this case a heroine). The heroine of which I ...
Councillor - You've Been Warned 18 Feb 2011 | 10:34 am
By chance I came across an article in the Independent yesterday with the headline - Councillor, 18, Gets Facebook Warning. OK, lets unpick this one before I let my biased views come spilling through....
Democratic Digital Engagement - A Blueprint for Local Government? 16 Feb 2011 | 09:57 am
Democracy Dude This post was born across the Twittersphere - an appropriate product of the social media age given the subject matter. Social media facilitated off-line contact between two (as it tur...
I Blame the Officers 6 Feb 2011 | 03:31 am
Last week saw the last of our social media sessions for councillors. It was a great finish in Leeds where we had a cracking group of enthusiastic and interested councillors from across the region. F...
Governance and Councillors - Some Social Media Resources and Ideas 17 Jan 2011 | 04:55 am
Last week there was a really good Twitter discussion superbly facilitated by @LouLouk as part of the #lgovsm series of Friday get togethers. If you've not checked them out I suggest you do - 1.00 p.m...
Its Your Council - Join In (A Positive Footnote) 8 Jan 2011 | 10:53 am
A few weeks ago I blogged about our webcasting / Tweeting Council meetings experience at Kirklees (Its Your Council - Join In). The reason for the post was to share our learning and generate some in...
Councillors, Meetings and Banning Technology 17 Dec 2010 | 09:32 am
I came across an article the other day that I thought added another dimension to the whole tweeting in meetings discussion. I've blogged previously about this, seeking to present another perspective ...
Case Work Keeps Coming Through Thanks to Twitter 15 Dec 2010 | 10:48 am
The other week I came across a cracking little case study. I follow Stockton councillor David Harrington on Twitter (I recommend you do the same - @cllrharrington). On that day he tweeted: “Receive...
