Some thoughts on ‘The Change We Need’ and inspiration from Barack Obama

March 21, 2009 in UK Politics, US Politics
Tags: barack obama, campaigning, david cameron, fanian society, gordon brown, labour, labour party, nick anstead, nick clegg, obama, political campaigning, the change we need, will straw, yes we can

The thrust of the final chapter of Nick Anstead and Will Straw’s ‘The Change We Need‘ is ostensibly about the need to open up the political process – but what this really means is that the Labour Party need to relax their controlling instincts.
They show how technological advances and the resulting social changes were utilised [...]

Rats In A Sack Contd…

October 9, 2008 in Journalism
Tags: blogs, campaigning, city, dale, Journalism, new media

Trying to reflect the wider points that were brought up at last night’s debate I have written another article.  This one concentrates more specifically on new media and the benefits it has brought to our journalistic endeavours.
Iain Dale, the Conservative blogger, has dismissed the merits of political reporting and emphasised the role new media is [...]

Rats In A Sack

October 8, 2008 in Journalism, UK Politics
Tags: campaigning, city, dale, iraq, Journalism, politics, robinson, spin, tatchell

I attended a debate on political campaigners and reporters this evening, and among others it featured Nick Robinson, Iain Dale and Peter Tatchell. I was lucky enough to be asked to cover the event for journalism.co.uk. This is the version I am going to turn in tomorrow, it’s a little longer than [...]