Archive for tom harris
Why commission a report if you’re determined to ignore its conclusions?
Last August, the then Labour government commissioned a KPMG report into the future of NHS Direct (along with some other related NHS services). The report has been submitted to the current government, though not published. So if Labour MPs and members were saying how the government must publish the KPMG report right away to see [...]
Twitter etc and the election: Is it worth the risk?
That’s the headline on a BBC report today, which also features myself: Former Liberal Democrat web chief Mark Pack believes the internet will spell the end of indentikit candidates, all repeating the same election message crafted for them by party HQ. “It will encourage individuality and creativity,” he says. He even argues that round-the-clock scrutiny [...]
Labour MP admits he didn't tell the truth – and I think the better of him for it
There’s a very insightful interview with Labour MP and blogger Tom Harris over on Tory Rascal. In amongst the questions, this one particular caught my eye. Although Tom Harris admits he didn’t previously write the truth, I think he comes out rather well from this answer: About a year ago, you lost your ministerial post. [...]
Save general election night!
Yesterday’s Sunday Times reported how our traditional general election night is under threat from more and more councils wanting to move their count to a Friday.
Although there are some understandable reasons for this (principally the extra logistical burden of new checks against postal vote fraud), overall losing the drama of Thursday night through to the [...]
Blogging in adversity
Here is the piece I wrote for the Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging about what bloggers should do when bad news about themselves breaks. When things go wrong or bad news breaks, it can be tempting to hunker down and say nothing. If you’re a blogger, particularly one who allows comments, the idea of [...]
