Listen: National Archives' Digital Services Director on the UK's New Leg Site
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, August 19 2010
Here's a bit more on the UK's new legislative website I noted yesterday: O'Reilly Radar's Alex Howard has a 19-minute audio interview with John Sheridan, the National Archives' (UK) head of e-services in which Sheridan ... Read More
The UK Gets Its Law Dot Gov
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, August 18 2010
The United Kingdom's National Archives has launched Legislation.gov.uk, an online home for legislation from 1267 to the present day. That's not a typo. That's just an old, old country. Read More
Thank You for Not Emailing
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, August 10 2010
British MP Dominic Raab; photo by Miki Yamanouchi Read More
Britain's Cameron and Facebook's Zuckerberg Talk Deficit Reduction
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, July 9 2010
Apps for the (American, Not British) People
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, July 8 2010
Sunlight Foundation designer Ali Felski grades the revamped USA.gov, your portal unto the United States government, in light of the suggestions her org had previously made for the site. She raises a point that I'm ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Twitter as Joy Reactor
BY Nancy Scola | Monday, May 24 2010
Add one quantum to the sum of human happiness. Read More
Quote of the Day: Dean's Props to Lib Dems
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, April 23 2010
There are people in the Liberal Democratic Party who really understand the internet... It's very subtle -- there's a community out there -- they are one of the only parties in Europe who really understand how to use it. ... Read More
From Killer App to Killed App? UK Debate Interest Swamps Facebook "Dial Test"
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, April 16 2010
Britain was primed and ready for last night's historic, first-ever televised prime ministerial debates. The debates, however, didn't seem to be quite so ready for Britain. Read More
British Politics Tip Toe into the TV Era
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, April 15 2010
It's worth keeping in mind the idea that "technology is changing politics" is all relative. Read More