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Twitter doesn’t end careers; bad judgement does
Gosh! How exciting! Twitter has claimed its first scalp in the internet election! But it wasn't Twitter that got Stuart MacLennan sacked, it was his own poor judgement. Read more ...
The ‘internet election’ begins
We’re being told this will be our first ‘internet election’. While we may not see the levels of sophistication in social media use that we did in Obama’s campaign, we’re certainly in a very different digital media landscape than we were in 2005. It's going to be fascinating to watch the parties learn as they go along. Read more ...
Glimmer of hope in Manchester gloom
The mood at Communicate 09, the national NHS comms conference, was pretty gloomy this week. Outside the old Victorian Palace Hotel in Manchester it was grey and damp; inside cold and dingy. What really brought the mood down was the collective awareness of the massive financial challenge facing public services in the coming year. But is there an opportunity for some good to come out of the challenges ahead? Read more ...
The wisdom of crowds
Politicians are queuing up at the party conferences to pledge which bits of the public sector they’ll axe in the race to cut government spending. But the cuts that are likely to win the most votes aren’t necessarily going to be the ones that will bring the greatest savings. Read more ...
Reports of the grid’s demise greatly exaggerated
There have been recent reports that Labour will be scrapping the news management ‘grid’ in the forthcoming election. This seems unlikely with both main parties battling harder than ever to set the day’s news agenda. So how can the grid approach, so successful in 1997, be updated to reflect a more 24 hour and online media landscape?
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Is the NHS Cameron’s Clause 4?
As David Cameron tries to reassure the electorate that the NHS is safe in his hands, should he be worried that he seems to be finding his own party harder to win over than the public? Could it be the chance to prove that his is a truly ‘caring’ brand of conservatism? Read more ...
Are the public ready for honesty on cuts?
There's no doubt that tough action will be needed to balance the government's books in the coming years. But with recent polling throwing up some interesting considerations, how will politicians handle this divisive - and often decisive - issue? Read more ...
NHS needs new approach to consultation