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Puffbox is a UK website consultancy with a particular fondness for news and government work, although we make occasional forays into the private sector. We’re different because we know where you’re coming from. We’ve been there too. And having been in the business since it became a business, we’re convinced that small and rapid delivery is the only way to get things done. We’re big fans of open source, especially WordPress. And we’re having more fun now than we have in ages. Let’s make some good things happen. meet SimonSimon Dickson has won national and international awards for his work in the fields of news and e-government. what we doWe help ministries, newsrooms and large organisations decide what to do online. And sometimes we even do it for them. instant portfolio |
Blears backs wider use of online petitionsWriting on Comment Is Free, Hazel Blears reckons Labour’s problem is that it has become distanced from its voters. ‘The problem is the powerlessness within the system for the majority of people,’ she writes. ‘People feel that their views disappear into a black hole, without the slightest echo.’
Hazel’s solution is ‘a healthy dose of direct [...] ‘Our NHS’ reskinnedOne of my favourite projects over the last year has been Our NHS, Our Future - the website for Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS. With the review entering its final stages, we’ve taken the opportunity to give the site a lick of paint, and reworked the homepage.
Reflecting the local focus of the review, the [...] MPs condemn lack of usage dataThe House of Commons Public Accounts Committee published its latest report on ‘Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online‘ a few weeks back. Much of it was pretty predictable: we know we don’t have an exact figure for the number of websites, we know we aren’t always brilliant on accessibility, and [...] Irrational(ised) Business LinkI’ve just received an invite to attend a Free Business Advice Open Day, hosted by HMRC with the support and active participation of Business Link. Their glossy leaflet includes a URL on the front cover: www.businessadviceday.gov.uk. You can probably guess where I’m going with this.
In November 2005, the Transformational Government strategy declared:
For customer information, self-service [...] Puffbox.com technical problemsApologies to anyone trying to access this website over the course of Thursday. Due to a slight misunderstanding with my ISP, the site was taken (briefly) offline. Thankfully, it’s all steadily resolving itself. But if you were trying to get a comment through to the website, or trying to email me since Wednesday evening, please [...] |
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