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Are Social Media the Future of Local Government?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Social media have already transformed how the private sector conducts commerce. And they are rapidly altering the way local governments do business as well. Last week, an enterprising government in the English city of Walsall undertook an interesting experiment. For 24 hours, a local council (county) posted all of its activities on Twitter. The tweets ranged from information on pothole repairs to efforts to combat racism in public housing to calls for cleaning up dog excrement. The idea was to give the community a sense of the problems its government confronts -- and tackles -- in ...
David Cameron Promises End to Big Government in U.K.
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyBritish Prime Minister David Cameron was the talk of the town Wednesday as he held his first face to face meeting with President Obama at the White House. But while foreign policy and the oil spill dominated the discussion between the two leaders in Washington, back in the U.K., Cameron was in the news for his domestic policy agenda. Shortly before leaving for Washington, the new prime minister unveiled a plan to dramatically redistribute power in Britain from the central government to local community organizations. In what is being billed as his most meaty policy speech since taking office ...
Volunteerism and Cash-Strapped Britain: Are U.S.-Style PTAs on the Way?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyWhile reading the New York Times Motherlode blog the other day, I was struck by a piece about current trends in American education. Apparently, many public school districts in the United States are increasingly turning to parents in order to cover budgetary shortfalls. In some cases, it's the parent-teacher associations that are spearheading the movement to make up for things like teacher's salaries and supplies when school boards can't. In other cases, schools are making direct appeals to parents for monetary contributions, sometimes making them mandatory. There's a lot to say about this ...
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