Comments on: On tour with the PM http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/ Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to change a country in 12 years? Have a barcamp. « extended reach http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-995 How to change a country in 12 years? Have a barcamp. « extended reach Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:13:02 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-995 [...] with many of the ideas and suggestions. I think there were a few things that the summit organisers could have done to increase participation even further, but on balance it was well organised and aggressively [...] [...] with many of the ideas and suggestions. I think there were a few things that the summit organisers could have done to increase participation even further, but on balance it was well organised and aggressively [...]

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-957 Andrew Cooper Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:13:53 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-957 Hmmm, twitter feed isn't telling us the whole story. According to the beeb 'Earlier, a meeting with South African President Thabo Mbeki had to be cancelled due to scheduling problems.' Would that be the same Thabo Mbeki who swanned in late to the progressive heads conference and who, incredibly, thinks that the Zimbabwe election is all above board? I'd also like to know whether GB asked Tanzanian President Kikwete about this scandal - http://tinyurl.com/43h9uy - and what he's planning to do about tracking down the beneficiaries. Summary - some interactivity would be good. Hmmm, twitter feed isn't telling us the whole story. According to the beeb 'Earlier, a meeting with South African President Thabo Mbeki had to be cancelled due to scheduling problems.' Would that be the same Thabo Mbeki who swanned in late to the progressive heads conference and who, incredibly, thinks that the Zimbabwe election is all above board? I'd also like to know whether GB asked Tanzanian President Kikwete about this scandal - http://tinyurl.com/43h9uy - and what he's planning to do about tracking down the beneficiaries.

Summary - some interactivity would be good.

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-949 Andrew Cooper Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:43:46 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-949 Looks good. Not sure about the map, but presumably it'll come into its own later. Security detail can relax: based on this morning's coverage, virtually no one in the US knows who the hell GB is and those who do have their eyes on the Pope. Based on GB's popularity here, numerous Labour back benchers must be hoping security detail do cock up. Alastair Campbell must be spinning in his grave/laughing like a drain - not sure which. Looks good. Not sure about the map, but presumably it'll come into its own later. Security detail can relax: based on this morning's coverage, virtually no one in the US knows who the hell GB is and those who do have their eyes on the Pope. Based on GB's popularity here, numerous Labour back benchers must be hoping security detail do cock up. Alastair Campbell must be spinning in his grave/laughing like a drain - not sure which.

]]> By: Colin McKay http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-948 Colin McKay Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:31:47 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-948 Great stuff. I guess it's hard to get the security detail to allow up-to-the-minute geolocating from the GPS on the blackberry. :-) Great stuff. I guess it's hard to get the security detail to allow up-to-the-minute geolocating from the GPS on the blackberry.

:-)

]]> By: Neville Hobson http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-925 Neville Hobson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:48:11 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-925 The planning sounds impeccable, Simon. Nice ideas. Definitely something to note when the civil servants become cutting edge :) Following this experiment with keen interest. The planning sounds impeccable, Simon. Nice ideas. Definitely something to note when the civil servants become cutting edge :)

Following this experiment with keen interest.

]]> By: paul canning http://puffbox.com/2008/04/14/gordon-brown-us-visit/#comment-922 paul canning Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:03:22 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=124#comment-922 yes. definitely bleeding edge, simon. all hail to you and your persuasive powers ;] maps a bit pointless but the twitter? very useful. one thing i noticed was his book choice in the first twitter. catcher in the rye AND Lucky Jim. sexual repression mustave been strong in kirkcaldy ... yes. definitely bleeding edge, simon. all hail to you and your persuasive powers ;] maps a bit pointless but the twitter? very useful.

one thing i noticed was his book choice in the first twitter. catcher in the rye AND Lucky Jim. sexual repression mustave been strong in kirkcaldy ...

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