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David Miliband might write Foreign Office blog
There is a chance that David Miliband might write a Foreign Office blog once he has settled into his new post as Foreign Secretary. It has not been ruled out, according to Ross Ferguson, Director of the Hansard Society’s eDemocracy programme, who I met...
The missing – Eve Askew
Eve Askew ran away from home aged 14 after being grounded for smoking. No contact has been mad by Eve to her family or friends since her disappearance in Fitzgerald, Tasmania in 1991. She is now 30. Tragically, Eve is unaware that both her parents have...
My missed phone call
I was deeply engrossed listening to Austin Mitchell tell me how the whips were hot on his tail if they felt he was being indiscreet on his blog when my phone rang. I thought I had switched it off beforehand, and immediately did so, without giving it a second...
A day in London with MPs and their blogs
Who was the first MP to write a blog? And which party has the most parliamentary bloggers, can you guess the ratio? These are some of the recent findings from my research project into MPs who write a blog. I will tell you the answer when I return...
The missing – Bernard Cook
Bernard Cook is the first mature adult I have highlighted in my posts about missing people. The link was sent to me by the charity missing people, Bernard's family are desperate for news of him. He disappeared in November 2005 aged 54 after going to work at the Mersey...
A good Labour blog
I came across Labour MP Paul Flynn's blog during the course of my research project into MPs who write blogs and two-way communication. And I really think it is a good read. Paul is not afraid to speak his mind, he understands the essence of political blogging -...
Could the lesson in happiness please follow the one on debt management?
It's a sad reflection of life today that teenagers need to be taught how to manage their debt as part of the school curriculum. Isn't school meant to be the happiest days of your life? While it makes good sense to prepare our young people...
The missing – Eddie Gibson
The helplessness must be multiplied thousands of times when a child goes missing in the Far East, somewhere like Cambodia. Eddie Gibson has not been heard from since 24th October 2004 when he emailed his mother to say he was planning to return to UK from...
My survey on MPs and their blogs
When I asked readers last month to estimate how many MPs wrote a blog, those key people at the forefront of our democracy, the answers revealed a total lack of awareness. There were estimates as high as 300, when the truth is closer to 40. I would now...