A great article by Bernard Crick in On Line Opinion (an Australian journal).
Civic republicanism and active citizenship
A great article by Bernard Crick in On Line Opinion (an Australian journal).
Flood Maps
A great Google Maps mashup allows you to define a sea level rise and see which bits of the world would be flooded as a result. Turns out that Brighton at least is comparatively OK, even with a rise of 14m, but some areas around Wish Road get it in the neck, even at the quite plausible 6m. Link via slacktivist.
Sigh
Always next year, I suppose. Morecambe won 2-1 after some really dire play by us for most of the first half. The new Wembley is great, as is having been there so soon after it opened, but that doesn’t make it any better just now.
Wembley!
This is the view right now from my seat at Wembley. Up the City!
Update: OK, that was meant to come with a photo. Thanks, TypePad mobile.
How far people engage online
Some interesting stats here on what levels of participation/content creation different net users reach. (via Paul Evans).
The Long Tail of Participation
Interesting blog post on the Guardian’s technology blog about how democracy can be supported online. Astonishing fact: UN resolutions can’t be searched by Google because they use session-specific URIs.
Sarkozy at the Palazzo Fribi
Nicolas Sarkozy, now the next president of France, has taken himself off to a luxury yacht to unwind from the rigours of the campaign. Not his yacht: like our own Prime Minister, M. Sarkozy seems not to be short of rich friends now he’s in office. Pictures of the luxury accommodation at Coulisses de Bruxelles.
Sussex food and drink
Off to the Taste of Sussex food fair at the Weald and Downland museum at Singleton. Among lots of lovely stuff to try, particular stars were O’Hagans Sausages (which are also stocked by Archer’s on Islingword Road); Forest of Bere ice cream from Petersfield; jam from Deerview Products; and tarts from the Picnic and Hamper Company. Also worth a mention was Hepworth breweries’ Blonde lager, an organic lager that was really tasty and refreshing.
Final result
The final ward has now been declared. The Greens took all three seats in Queen’s Park, displacing both Ken Bodfish and Simon Burgess. The Tories have just failed to get past the 27 required to control the Council, with 26 seats. The Labour party are second with 13, the Greens third with 12. The Lib Dems shed one to get to 2, and one independent is re-elected. The council remains under no overall control.