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Noted…- Government policy – a spotter’s guide by @neilyneil
- Much too much ado about Greece #FT £
- Merkel proposes EU federalism #ft
- Morality & the left by @cjfdillow
- Niall Ferguson "opinionated, ‘provocative’ and amusing, all things that seem to be more cherished in Britain’s intellectual culture than in any other." (LRB review of Civilization)
- The ice is cracking under Putin
- Stumbling and Mumbling: On QE
- How should Germans respond to being called Nazis, asks Die Zeit [EN]
- Steve Jobs, the Third Way and the Future of Social Democracy
- A telling tale of two Mitterrands #ft
- Neighbourhood Forums, are they democratic? (Harringay online)
- La Sociedad de la Información en España 2011
- Gauging the time lags in Whitehall’s responses to modern digital processes suggests an enduring problem with organizational culture in the civil service
- End of project report for Transition Network web project via @pdbrewer
- Nowhereisland (@nowhere_island) is a fun (and potentially democratic) Cultural Olympiad project. #fb
Tweeted...
- “@BBCNormanS: Scot Secretary Michael Moore publishes preferred timetable for referendum on Scot independence - vote in Sept 2013 #scotland”
- Re last @DeborahJaneOrr/@sturdyalex rt, it is also a very good piece of argument and analysis.
- “@DeborahJaneOrr: Fabulous blog by @sturdyAlex. Workfare ~ Unexpected Intern in Bagging Area. ” < rt for the title alone
http://t.co/1ZKRA2lF - We follow lots of councillors so there's a whole lot of blaming going on in our stream. #budgetsettingtime
- Re: previous tweet. As #bigsociety fades from political discussion in UK, is it just getting fashionable in the rest of Europe?
- “@johnheaven: Registered for event abt #bigsociety ...in Hamburg. ” <I've been asked to spk to Polish thinktank abt it.
http://t.co/lSAJmL5P - Keep up to date with developments as the budget is voted on tomorrow using #BHBudget via @BrightonHoveCC
http://t.co/o5BE6Zt4 - Is Peter Bone using "goodie" as "someone who doesn't accept the primacy of democratically-passed laws over the will of politicians"?
- “@Scriptonite: Judge has dismissed @occupylsx appeal on all counts. That's all folks.”
- “@ChrisAdamsMKTS: RT @michaelhewson New all time high for Brent crude in sterling terms at £77.20 #oil” < downside of devaluation
Media Regulation: Case for a Press Ombudsman
I resume this post on press regulation warily [the first part is here]. After all, no less an authority than the editor of the Daily Mirror informed Lord Leveson’s enquiry that bloggers are cowboys. Perhaps, instead of sharing ideas we … Continue reading →