Comments on: Tom, Tories and Timing http://puffbox.com/2009/10/05/tom-steinberg-conservatives/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Francis Davey http://puffbox.com/2009/10/05/tom-steinberg-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Francis Davey Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:58:19 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1129#comment-1148 Knowing a lot of My Society people including key developers, I can tell you that Tom Steinberg is not exaggerating when he says he'll be burnt at the stake if he tries to make the project political. Not a chance. Easier (in my view) to get cats to form marching bands. Knowing a lot of My Society people including key developers, I can tell you that Tom Steinberg is not exaggerating when he says he'll be burnt at the stake if he tries to make the project political. Not a chance. Easier (in my view) to get cats to form marching bands.

]]> By: Whitehall Webby http://puffbox.com/2009/10/05/tom-steinberg-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Whitehall Webby Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:27:00 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1129#comment-1147 I think his instinct is right, and its probably the Tories that are making more than this than they need to. As @hubmum tweeted this morning. "Not entirely sure that I understand the @steiny fuss. Are we thinking the winner/loser at election will be decided on their IT policy? Hmmm". I think I go along with that. I don't always agree with Tom (in fact, not often) but I do respect his persistence at pushing an agenda of open democracy via the internet, and am glad that someone is taking him seriously. I think you've nailed it to, its too tempting to be offered an opportunity to effect change when its most likely to happen. Personally this doesn't change my opinion of MySociety or Tom and those who think so are barking up the wrong tree so to speak. Tom isn't a political animal, he's a democracy animal. I think his instinct is right, and its probably the Tories that are making more than this than they need to.

As @hubmum tweeted this morning. "Not entirely sure that I understand the @steiny fuss. Are we thinking the winner/loser at election will be decided on their IT policy? Hmmm". I think I go along with that.

I don't always agree with Tom (in fact, not often) but I do respect his persistence at pushing an agenda of open democracy via the internet, and am glad that someone is taking him seriously.

I think you've nailed it to, its too tempting to be offered an opportunity to effect change when its most likely to happen. Personally this doesn't change my opinion of MySociety or Tom and those who think so are barking up the wrong tree so to speak. Tom isn't a political animal, he's a democracy animal.

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