- WIth Open Data, The Transparency Medium Can Matter As Much as the Message (TechPresident via @kcorrick)
- Economic nationalism will only fuel failure (FT £)
- Interview on Britain and Europe with Former Prime Minister Tony Blair – SPIEGEL ONLINE
- @campbellclaret meets the stars of #Borgen (Times, £)
- The New Face of Digital Populism (Demos)
- Participatory Budgeting in Year Two: Reinvigorating Local Democracy in NYC
- Tune in, turn on – or drop out: why the left must engage with Europe (by @ipprnickp)
- Policy Network: European Welfare States after the crisis
Governments in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are taking a position on welfare reform which is in line with public opinion, but may be the wrong strategic choice in the long-term – prioritising benefits for older people at the expense of families and children who have been hit hard by the financial crisis.
Authors Patrick Diamond and Guy Lodge argue, “The crisis looks to be shoring up the ‘old’ welfare state edifice at precisely the moment when Europe’s welfare states ought to be adapting in the light of major structural challenges.”
- Democratic Audit: "The Bradford Earthquake": how Bradford West was won
- Simon Hix makes the best (and most optimistic) case I've seen for reneg + referendum on #EU
- The Austerity Delusion? (by @jdportes)
What we’re reading- Open Government, Feedback Loops, and Semantic Extravaganza | DemocracySpot
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- WeHo Embraces Digital Revolution With WeHoDirect, InfoMap | WEHOville
- If only Britain had joined the euro | Will Hutton | Comment is free | The Guardian
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- Politicians should stop their talk of competitiveness - FT.com
- NKM : protéger les données personnelles relève des libertés fondamentales | Atlantico
- Tallinn: The Former Soviet City That Gave Birth To Skype : Parallels : NPR
- John Kay - The tyranny of the minority in the age of technology
- How the most English of poems inspired a Scot to champion European Human Rights | UK Human Rights Blog