This video by Demos tells the story of how my neighbourhood and the people in it are doing work which fits with the governments Big Society idea. David Cameron has visited Balsall Heath a number of times and Dick Atkinson who’s in the video, was at the Downing Street launch of the Big Society. Nowrah …
The perfect mix for June’s Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery
On our way to the June Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery, I worked out that it’s been six months since our first event in the Studio – the first that I was sort-of involved in. In all that time I don’t think we’ve had a better turnout – for the type of people that have …
The blog post about the World Cup from the bloke who knows stuff all about it
Who should I cheer for helps you decide which World Cup team team to support on any given match based on their nations performance these key indicators: Life expectancy National Income per person Inequality Carbon Dioxide Emissions per person Women in government Spending on aid Spending on the military Number of people without enough to …
Government is a conversation – making friends with Git Citizen
Good government is supported by good conversations, that’s the key point I want to stress/explore after last weeks Local Government Communications Conference in Leeds. I have always enjoyed trips to LGComms events. This time I was the last speaker, in the hangover fueled want-to-get-home-now-please Friday slot. I had been asked to speak on using digital …