Mark Pack

This post expands on my earlier What sort of internet election was it then? piece. Particular thanks to Nick Anstead for the idea I've expanded on and to Mick Fealty for offering me the guest post slot on Slugger O'Toole which made me sit down and write this piece. You can read it in its [...] »

Welcome to the concluding part of a two-part series about the real impact social media (or social networking) is having on politics in Britain. Last week I looked at the groups which face extinction; today it’s why pundits searching for the impact of social media on politics in 2010 are looking in the wrong place. For [...] »

Here’s your starter for ten as we experiment with a Saturday slot posing a view for debate: For the last hundred years the big organizational question has been whether any given task was best taken on by the state, directing the effort in a planned way, or by businesses competing in a market. This debate was [...] »

Welcome to a two-part series about the real impact social media (or social networking) is having on politics in Britain. In part one I look at the groups which face extinction, whilst in part two I will look at why pundits searching for the impact of social media on politics in 2010 are looking in [...] »