I made an ‘Ignite’ timed 5 minute presentation yesterday at Netroots UK about Liquid Democracy and the German Pirate Party, and what UK political parties can learn from them. My slides are below, and the recording of the live stream is below that. Press play on the live stream and […]
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So #NetrootsUK wasn’t gender balanced enough, Luke Akehurst enough, African or Caribbean enough… I think we’re missing the point
So 2 days after #NetrootsUK, and a load of recriminations rumble on, mostly on Twitter. Sigh. Here’s a selection. [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/lukeakehurst/statuses/23780655234023424″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/yonmei/statuses/24514916333395969″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/LeeJasper/statuses/23771093433065472″] Look folks, events can always be more representative, more diverse, more gender balanced. But look at #NetrootsUK and compare it to almost any Labour event […]
Too much politics on the web, and not enough politics (and consequences) of the web
In as far as I can work it out, the problem – in essence – with Netroots UK is that it’s too much about politics on the web, and not enough about the politics and consequences of the web. What do I mean? Essentially the speakers (even those on the […]
What’s the point of #NetrootsUK?
We’re half way through Netroots UK, and I am struggling with this event a bit. Here are a few tweets that raise some of the important questions: [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/davebriggs/status/23697235304775680″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/anthonypainter/status/23696610999402497″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/TalSz/status/23711278425972736″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/MarinaPepper/statuses/23704197320937472″] With the exception of Clifford Singer (he’s behind the ace MyDavidCameron and False Economy), the […]
Netroots UK, 8th January – the starting point for progressive grassroots online activism
What does online activism mean for the left in British politics? How should relationships between bloggers, NGOs, political parties, journalists work? How do you build genuine online activism, as opposed to slacktivism? Those are some of the issues that arte going to be looked at during the inaugural Netroots UK, […]