I wholeheartedly support the idea that politicians should blog more, communicate more, discuss things directly, etc. Ergo, when a Govt Minister sets up a blog, I think that’s, on balance, a good idea. For the record, I’m working on my employers to give me space for a newsblog at work, it’ll be a good way to communicate with the people I work with. Whether they’ll buy it or not I don’t know, but I don’t think work blogs are a waste of time, nor of taxpayers money.

Note the corrolary though. When it’s done right. (more…)