When I mentioned the council’s code of conduct, it got me thinking about how what is written in a blog could be subject to that. If a councillor writes a blog, as more and more do now, I expect they have to be a bit careful not to be disrespectful to their colleagues, officers or […]
Entries from June 3rd, 2005
Ethics of blogs for councillors
June 3rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Ethics of blogs for councillors · Politics
Tags: Blogging·Internet·Local Government
Busy Week
June 3rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Busy Week · Politics
This has been a really busy week for extra-curricular activities. When I lost my seat on the council I was looking forward to a quiet life, spending the evenings with my books, computer, and music, except when going out to see bands, but just lately it has not been working out that way. Its true […]
Tags: Broadfield·BYCC·CAB·Crawley Council·Elections·Labour Party·Police
Feeling smug about Ismail Kadare
June 3rd, 2005 · 1 Comment · Life
I have spent a great part of today feeling intellectually smug after reading the news that Ismail Kadare has won the inaugural international Booker prize. The reason I am feeling smug is that the newspaper stories were full of how the list of nominations was full of international giants of literature like John Updike, Gabriel […]
Tags: Books
Distractions
June 3rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Distractions · Technology
I have loads of stuff I want to write, but I got sidetracked by redesigning the site into West Ham colours. Its a lot trickier than I imagined, but I think I am now starting to find my way round this template a lot better than before. The worst bit was that all the rounded […]
Tags: Blogging
