Blogging MPs

On today's The Week in Westminster (BBC Radio 4), blogging MP Tom Watson discussed with Tony Benn the ways technology may help MPs and their constituents communicate and take action. Both emphasied the importance of bottom-up or grass-roots activism in the democratic process. Tom also referred to e-voting, saying he had first learned of the problems with US e-voting systems from fellow bloggers.

This Tuesday, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for e-Democracy will be hosting a public meeting on MPs and blogging at the House of Commons, organised by The Hansard Society. The meeting is open to all.