One of the interesting topics to emerge from 2gether08 , specifically the sessions on whether UK politics is ‘big enough’ for the web , and ‘ egov to wegov ‘, was where we stand on campaigning online, especially in comparison with the US.
This ties in neatly with a speech made by the Skills Minister, David Lammy , last week:
The danger, in a world where Westminster has created its own industry of think-tanks, lobbying firms, PR agencies and media outlets, is that we lose the rich diversity to a generation of politicians who have emerged not from the professions, the business community or the unions but from within Westminster itself.
It’s dangerous because people struggle to find the connections with this political class that seems to operate in a different world.
This has been picked up by a few commentators, such as Simon Dickson :
But he’s absolutely right: the [online] tools are cheap, often free, and easy. It’s not whether you can...
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