PI No. 8: Self-improvement for people who read newspapers (and blogs…)
In the latest Political Innovation essay, Miljenko Williams of the blog 21st Century Fix looks at what politics can learn from the likes of Last.fm
In the latest Political Innovation essay, Miljenko Williams of the blog 21st Century Fix looks at what politics can learn from the likes of Last.fm
Most political bloggers are motivated to fight what they see as bigotry, prejudice, and ill-informed, unjustifiable assertion. This is a fine and noble cause, because the spreading of false beliefs - without the evidence to support them – is bad for all of us, as is the displacement of informed argument by mere rhetoric. All the more so when the perpetrator is powerful or influential.
If you’ve faced or solved problems around interactive government, help shape the body of knowledge around each of the barriers and their solutions on the wiki.
This week, a cross-party group of bloggers have come together to launch a project called ‘Political Innovation’. It is for anyone who has ever asked themselves “why is politics still done like this?”