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Making elections local again: The national politician with sound advice for all
In the hours which followed the recent local elections, the pattern of the political responses was typical. Labour tried to hype up its addition of 290 seats, claiming it was down to a dis-satisfied public fed up with the state … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, labour, lib dem, local elections, tim farron, ukip
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FOI FRIDAY: Council lunches, old drug mules, doctor spending and the smoking ban legacy
What’s on the menu for councillors? < < < Sunday Mail SCOTLAND’S biggest council have increased their spending on gourmet dinners – while hiking the price of meals for OAPs and the vulnerable. Glasgow City councillors slashed the subsidies for … Continue reading
Why we should all worry about national media and politicians dropping the local from local elections
In the days before the death of Baroness Thatcher, the Labour Party unveiled its campaign poster for the local elections (above). Only you’d be hard-pushed to know it was about the local elections. It wouldn’t look out of place in … Continue reading
The regional press’s digital publishing challenge: The eight ‘rights’
On Monday, I spoke – with Sarah Hartley – at the Society of Editors conference in Warwickshire on all things digital. My presentation was looking at the challenge facing regional newsrooms to make sure they were focusing on the right aspects … Continue reading
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Thatcher front pages: How did the 68 regional newspapers treat the death of a prime minister? (gallery)
So where were you when you heard Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s first – and to date, only – female prime minister had died? I was on a conference call and brought proceedings to an abrupt end by shouting out ‘Margaret Thatcher’s … Continue reading
FOI FRIDAY: Shop burglaries, looked after children a long way from home, army redundancies and homeless in B&Bs
‘Looked after’ children housed in different counties < < < Bury Free Press More than 130 looked after children in Suffolk are being placed outside the county as the demand for placements increases. Following a Freedom of Information request, the … Continue reading
The vox pop which keeps it real
Most reporters I know have a problem with vox pops: They hate doing them. A lot of news editors and editors I know like them because, done properly, they can add valuable public opinion to a particular issue or story. … Continue reading
Could the great commenting free for all actually make it harder for journalists to do their jobs?
Did you hear the one about the parish council which wants to hold its meetings under Chatham House Rules … because councillors are fed up of the abuse they get online? Really. So much for freedom of speech online being … Continue reading
Doing Facebook right: 15 quick tips to improve your Facebook fan page
If I had a pound for every time I’d been told that Twitter was for work, and Facebook was for ‘private’, I’d have about 10% as much money as if I’d received a pound for every time I’ve been told … Continue reading
10 great stand up comedians you might never of heard of – but really should look out for (with video)
Everyone likes a laugh, right? The only problem is that the laughs – as far as TV is concerned – tend to come from too few comedians. It’s not that they’re unfunny – some of the are, most aren’t – … Continue reading →