Dave

Dave

  • Joined: January 6, 2026
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Travelling to Sweden

I have been rather enjoying myself on my trip to Sweden today, even after a very short night’s sleep in the world’s smallest hotel room. I kind of even enjoyed waiting for a bus at 4.25am under Heathrow’s terminal 4:…

Hotel Yotel

I’m on my way to Stockholm, where I will be doing some social reporting and blog coaching at Cisco’s Public Sector Summit. I’m flying from Heathrow tomorrow (Monday) morning, at 7.25am and to save myself a bit of hassle I…

An open transition

Another Saturday evening post about how the internet can have a positive effect on the way democracy and government operates. This one is straight from the US. An Open Transition is a site set up by a coalition of folk…

Us Now

Quite a few folk have been lucky enough to see Us Now, a film made by Banyak Films in association with the RSA. Ivo Gormley directs. Here is how the film is described on its website: Us Now is a…

Bookmarks for November 26th through December 5th

Stuff I have bookmarked for November 26th through December 5th: Save the Planet and Win – Social network for carbon reduction European Citizens’ Consultations – The European Citizens’ Consultations are the first ever pan-European debate involving citizens from all 27…

Amazon MP3 is go in the UK

Amazon have been selling downloadable MP3s in the States for a while now, and finally you can get them in the UK. For those currently getting their legal digital music from the likes of iTunes, you should find the prices…

ICELE eDemocracy Guides

Alastair Smith at Newcastle City Council today brought my attention to the fact that the ICELE eDemocracy guides were no longer available. Effectively, the link to the page where they were distributed via the Lulu website no longer works. Luckily…