I receive our MP’s newsletter as do many residents of the city. It happened that today I didn’t get chance to look at it straight away, that was until I…
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Gloucestershire County CouncilPolitics
LGA Annual Conference – Digital Councillor session
by Barryby BarryThis week I went up to Manchester to attend the Local Government Association annual conference. I had been invited up to be part of a panel to talk about “Digital…
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I believe the biggest challenge I face as a new councillor, is engaging with my residents. Given how many people have lost faith with the current “political machine”, as shown…
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I have been to a number of conferences in the past, but this is the first time I have been to an Unconference. It was also the first time that…
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GloucesterKingsway
When Twitter moves you to tears, dig deep – #Cosmo #FF @Gtrafford
by Barryby BarryMany people who don’t use social media, don’t see the point, see it as silly or a waste of time. Personally I use it as an oppotunity to communicate with people,…
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When the Alarm went off at 5am this morning, it was with a great deal of enthusiasm and some nervousness that I got ready for the first ever Breakfast show…
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GloucesterPoliticsQuedgeley - Fieldcourt
How should Councillors communicate? Do they need to?
by Barryby BarryI was in the City Council the other week and while waiting, I was looking at all the literature which advertised all the good things that the City Council was…
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Politics
Should Sally Bercow expose the secret that people involved in Parliament are Human?
by Barryby BarrySally Bercow, the Speakers Wife, has got herself a reputation for speaking her mind, particularly on Twitter (@SallyBercow) and, lately, posing in a bedsheet for a newspaper. Amanda Platell in…
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PoliticsQuedgeley - Fieldcourt
How should Quedgeley Parish Council communicate with residents?
by Barryby BarryOne of the biggest complaints I see about Quedgeley Parish council is that few people knows what it does, both in mandate or on a daily basis. This was again…
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Im a fan of the blog as a communications medium. In this day and age where many people feel like they can not get to know politicians (or anyone) the…