So do we need a dialogue about what kind of society we want to live in?
Here’s a thought provoking post from our friend Davy Jones’s blog. Davy wants us to think long and hard about what kind of moral crisis (if any) is gripping the nation. Perhaps it is time for a root and branches national dialogue about what kind of country we want to be? What are our guiding … Read more
#ukriots! Welcome to the Fast Moving World of Public Engagement
The last few days of rioting have provided people who work in the field of public engagement a dramatic example of how fast moving this field of expertise has become. What we have witnessed on a national scale is the convergence of off-line and on-line channels of engagement to organise criminal activity, to prevent criminal … Read more
Review of how MPs are using Twitter During Riots
Just been tweeted a really interesting post on how MPs have been turning to Twitter during the riots. Some good some bad. Word has it that Stella Creasy has been doing a sterling job. Apparently she amassed 200 tweets in three days providing advice, scotching rumours and addressing safety issues. She even used it for … Read more
Some social media things that local government should be doing now
Here’s a list of things that we think local government could start doing now to be more effective at being social Set up a Twitter (customer service) handle specifically so that people can ask you about local services and get advice Create a Facebook page that is about the place you love not about the … Read more
