This site pulls together in one place most of my online writings, social network activities and so on. I'm Associate Director, Digital at Mandate Communications and co-editor of Liberal Democrat Voice. Previously I was Head of Innovations, Liberal Democrats, but this is my personal blog. Take a look around - and do comment on what you see.
Politics
Ooops, Jack Straw gets it wrong on Parliamentary Privilege
The current fuss over whether Parliamentary Privilege will prevent three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer from conviction on charges of fiddling their expenses makes this comment from Jack Straw, made as recently as December 2008, look rather complacent: The interaction between the judicial system and parliamentary privilege is well settled. Not quite. Share with others:
- How to turn a contradictory comment into a media quote 6 February 2010
- Welcome to the new bloggers… 6 February 2010
- “BAE guilty plea a damning indictment of the Government” 6 February 2010
Technology
How to link to a specific time in a YouTube video
This feature has now been around for a little while, but it's not that well known. Also it can be hard to find information about it online as people often call it deep linking - which makes sense if you know the jargon but isn't the sort of phrase you'd otherwise guess is the one [...]
- Vodafone shows how to handle a crisis on Twitter 5 February 2010
- Public still likes its privacy according to new poll 5 February 2010
- Social media’s impact on politics, part two: where to find the big impact 4 February 2010
History
Did Lewis Carrol visit Llandudno?
I was surprised to discover this was a question people worried over. More surprised to discover someone had written a book about it. Even more surprised to discover that in fact it has been an issue of "long and plentiful" debate which "has never been entirely resolved". And then intrigued to discover, "the evidence is [...]
- What did a constituency election campaign cost in 1910? 15 January 2010
- The flawed strategy of the SDP 13 January 2010
- Sometimes, dear reader, you are wrong: the 1906 election 13 January 2010
Media & PR
Why blogging and moaning works
I've been on a bit of a roll this year, blogging about mistakes organisations have made and having senior, effective people get in touch as a result (including BT, Virgin Media and the Independent Safeguarding Authority). At one level, this is simply a reflection of how some organisations understand their reputations can be made or broken [...]
- How did the media do at reporting opinion polls in January? 5 February 2010
- The power of the press release: the British Social Attitudes survey 27 January 2010
- TV leaders’ debates: how to sort the details 25 January 2010
