Monthly Archives: September 2009

Quick Response: Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 #oxsmc09

By Craig | Published: September 21, 2009

(Transcript below if you can’t follow my polemical prose; and sorry but the synchronisation in this clip has a mind of its own). I attended the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on Friday (18 September) at the Said Business School. The theme of the Convention was ‘assessing the evolution, impact and potential of social media’; [...]

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Last day at King’s College London…

By Craig | Published: September 16, 2009

It crept up a lot quicker than I expected, but it is my last day at King’s College London tomorrow.  It was a enriching and worldly experience, full of dramas and triumphs and highs and lows and new experiences. The world got a hell of a lot bigger and through King’s, I discovered something special [...]

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Progressive state reformers v ideological state retrenchers: framing the electoral choice between Labour and Conservative

By Craig | Published: September 15, 2009

(The LSE have a number of public events with high-profile academics and public figures. The recording of these events are available as PodCasts Online). Speaker: Lord Mandelson This event was recorded on 14 September 2009 in Old Theatre, Old Building With less than a year to go before the next general election there is an [...]

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Headsup

By Craig | Published: September 15, 2009

(Another online political engagement innovation from the Hansard Society). HeadsUp is a moderated, online space for under 18s to debate the political issues important to them. Young people share viewpoints with their peers and decision-makers up and down the country (link).

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Ask The Leyland Brothers!

By Craig | Published: September 14, 2009

I was sad to hear that Mike, one of the legends of ’70s Australian television, died recently. Fantastic to see all the condolences on YouTube.

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Number 10: Turning story Number 1

By Craig | Published: September 13, 2009

Treatment of Alan Turing was “appalling” – PM The Prime Minister has released a statement on the Second World War code-breaker, Alan Turing, recognising the “appalling” way he was treated for being gay.

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TheyWorkForYou.com

By Craig | Published: September 13, 2009

On of the best online political engagement sites in the UK is the TheyWorkForYou.com which is a system that monitors your local Member of Parliament’s voting patterns/speeches (in my case Meg Hillier in Hackney South/ Shoreditch).

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