Author: Craig
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Headsup
(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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TheyWorkForYou.com
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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State of the Blogosphere
Here is the annual Technorati State of the Blogosphere (2008) report: Welcome to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2008 report, which will be released in five consecutive daily segments. Since 2004, our annual study has unearthed and analyzed the trends and themes of blogging, but for the 2008 study, we resolved to go beyond the
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PM apologises to Turing (but he is already dead!)
Thank you for signing this petition. The Prime Minister has written a response. Please read below. Prime Minister: 2009 has been a year of deep reflection “ a chance for Britain, as a nation, to commemorate the profound debts we owe to those who came before. A unique combination of anniversaries and events have stirred
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Lords of the Blog: Life and Work in the House of Lords
Lords of the Blog is a collaborative blog written by Members of the House of Lords for the purposes of public engagement. The aim of the blog is to help educate, raise awareness and engage with the public on a range of issues relating to the role and business of the House of Lords. The
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World Summit of digital humanities centers directors and funders this July (2010) in London
(from US CentreNet list).We are pleased to announce that the centerNet steering committee has received a Digital Humanities Start Up Grant from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities to help it develop a robust and sustainable organizational infrastructure and to run a World Summit of digital humanities centers directors and funders this July in