Social Media and government. A note on communications.

Monday, 15 February 2010, 9:45 | Category : Public Affairs, Social Media
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We had this discussion the other day with Stavros Kontaksis (blog in Greek) -  @stakon on Twitter – the fact that parties in government seem to be a lot less quick on the Social Media front.
I have blogged in the past about the differences between the two main parties in Greece. PASOK – then the [...]

David Cameron & Twitter

Thursday, 30 July 2009, 9:43 | Category : Communications
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David Cameron speaking at NESTA
Originally uploaded by conservativepartyuk

Did you hear? David Cameron – the Leader of the Opposition in the UK (Conservative) – went on the O’Connell radio show and managed to swear twice. I’m sorry that I don’t find this exciting or important.
What I do find important is Cameron’s view on Twitter.
“The trouble with [...]

My top 5 wishes for Dora online

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 12:22 | Category : Communications, Public Affairs, Social Media
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Foreign Minister, David Miliband with Greek Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyanni
Originally uploaded by UK in Greece (British Embassy, Athens)
Dora Bakoyannis is the Greek Foreign Minister – serving under the current Conservative government – and I would really like to see her do better with online presence and engagement. So here goes my intro and wish list.
Being [...]

Bad lobbying just irritates MPs (what else is new?)

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 16:45 | Category : Public Affairs
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The public policy campaign is a strange beast. On one end of the spectrum it can be run by big corporations with huge budgets and expensive public affairs consultants and on the other end it can be run by a small group of citizens or a voluntary organisation on a very tight budget. This usually [...]