Archive for 'drupal'

Such warmth in the snow

If there's one lesson to draw from the unveiling of Directgov's experimental School Closures site, it's the sheer goodwill of the community towards them. Quick précis for those who missed any of it: at 11.50pm on Sunday night, Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson publicly throws down a gauntlet. With the country facing snowy armageddon, could Directgov [...] read on »
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DCSF’s new Drupal site

1 December 2008 5 , , ,
Hooray for another high-profile UK government website based on an open source content management system: the new National Strategies website from DCSF, built on Drupal. It's big, bright, bold, and once you've registered - a remarkably painless process for a government site, without any apparent checks on your membership of the target audience - it offers [...] read on »
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ID card debate hijacked

11 July 2008 6 , ,
I wonder if the Home Office is regretting its MyLifeMyID website yet? The Drupal-based website, aimed at 16-25 year olds (for some reason?), isn't having trouble attracting traffic... but unfortunately, a large chunk of its traffic is using the site to actually organise an anti-ID Card campaign. This topic was always going to attract 'undesirable' use; [...] read on »