Matt I'd be interested. I've just started my own blog http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk which gives some indication of my writing. Previously, I worked at ippr on democratic engagement and led the research on the funding of political parties. I regularly canvass for Labour but have stopped going to party meetings (I was CLP chair at 17 and on the National Policy Forum but have since lost interest in the machine side of things). I used to work for John Denham. I'd like to write about: * my political experience of trying to persuade people on the doorstep that politics is important * the possibilities of democratic engagement thanks to web 2.0 and the where that's compromised disappointing realities of running a country * the growing separation between the political class and the public at large * the absurdities of political activism Best, Matthew ___ Matthew Cain Chief Executive www.newscounter.com
Visit my blog: http://bacatu.blogspot.com T: 020 7812 6629 M: 07764 747 858 53 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HS Newscounter - protect and promote your online reputation ________________________________ From: developers-public-boun...@lists.mysociety.org on behalf of Matt Wardman Sent: Thu 12/02/2009 03:19 To: mySociety:Public Subject: [mySociety:public] Looking for Contributors on Political Engagement I'm trying to build a theme (you could call it a column or a channel) on my blog to cover the political engagement / empowerment / political process area, and start bridging the gap between political discussion and the apolitical talk that goes on mong E-Gov people / tools builders / freelance initiatives. It's meant to do a bit to help build bottom-up politics. One of the challenges is to find a vocabulary that wouldn't turn off a starving camel. My working title is "Micropolis", and I'm looking for a few people to contribute from different backgrounds. If there was anybody who would be interested in contributing to that area of writing on a multi-partisan (i.e., writers from all parties and none, and disagreement is welcome) political site, I'd be interested to hear from you. Rgds Matt Wardman www.mattwardman.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list developers-public@lists.mysociety.org Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
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