A couple of interesting ideas in the proposals from Jack Strawโs Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, published today. They reckon they can โrevitaliseโ the Commons by, among other measures, having โa new weekly 90 minute debate in prime time on a big issue of the dayโ, and allowing MPs to โuse handheld devices in the Chamber to keep up to date with e-mails, provided that it causes no disturbance.โ More info in the press release.
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Whilst in news elsewhere:
France fears the BlackBerry is a threat to its secrets
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/business/berry.php
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Why donโt they just set up a Twitter or Jaiku feed? How much fun would that be!