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Accepted by the Beeb’s
online discussion group… I’ve often mentioned the BBC website in my articles, usually praising it. However, there’s one part of the website that infuriates me and that’s the "Have your Say" section located at: HERE. I’ve submitted my comments on many occasions and they’ve never, ever been approved - until last week! That’s when the furore erupted over Ruth Kelly’s decision to send her son to a private school instead of a state school. Now I don’t actually care what she does and in her shoes I probably would’ve done exactly the same thing, but my comments regarding the whole scenario focused on the dreadful state of our education system and I was somewhat surprised that the moderators accepted my comments. In fact the BBC promptly contacted me and asked whether I’d like to participate in one of their online articles discussing education; of course I agreed. So after six years of trying I’ve finally succeeded in getting my views aired by the BBC, even if it is only on their website.
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Sending online petitions to the PM… Staying on the political topic, last November a beta website was launched by 10 Downing Street. We all know about the Prime Minister’s website at http://www.number10.gov.uk/, however the new website located at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ is specifically for submitting petitions directly to the PM online! I thought this was a great idea; the PM can gauge public opinion immediately regards any possible legislation and of course it’s being used actively by the British public. The first petition I’ve taken part in is the "Scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy" petition located at HERE. What a great start! In fact as I write this, 354,818 people have taken part in the petition and it’s rising sharply. This specific |
petition ends on the 20 February 2007, so by the time you
receive this edition of Call Sign, you’ll still
have time to participate. Anyone can create a petition and the available subjects include Business & industry, Economics & Finance, Education & Skills, Employment Jobs and Careers, Transport & Infrastructure etc. Basically, any topic and of course as is usual with the Internet, some really stupid petitions have been created. This is definitely what the Internet is about and I hope it’s a success. Will the PM actually pay any attention to public opinion from the petitions? Of course he will - just like he did regards the Iraq war… Be lucky and see you next month…
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One of the hobbies of Dial-a-Cab driver Bill Kibble (K86) is "now and then" photography. In this series, Bill has taken photos of places and buildings that have an original version somewhere in the public domain… This month: The church of St Clement Danes, Strand |
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 The Church at the end of the 19th Century |
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 And St Clement Dane as it is now... |
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