E-democracy no panacea
Here's an article I wrote that's just been published in Usability News, reporting on the Spike debate 'E-democracy: Political solutions at the touch of a button?' that took place in London a few days ago. Debaters included Charles Leadbeater - adviser to the Downing Street Policy Unit and author of 'Up the Down Escalator' - and James Woudhuysen - forecaster and amusing-controversialist-about-town. (Hi James!)