Archive for 'douglascarswell'

Douglas Carswell's open politics

20 May 2009 0
Conservative MP Douglas Carswell has been a key player in the historic Parliamentary events of the last few days, but his view of its implications goes far beyond the Speaker's handling of expenses claims. I wrote before about his challenging views at a recent Hansard Society event; he talks, very convincingly, about the need - [...] read on »

Creative Commons: 3 MPs on blogging

A shock conclusion emerges from the Hansard Society's latest research into MPs' use of new-fangled technology: they are normal people. Well, 'kind of normal-ish', Labour's Tom Harris clarifies. We're here at Microsoft's relatively new London offices to hear from three MPs, one from each of the main parties, on what they put in, and what [...] read on »