The Peterson Institute for International Economics recently covered our research paper “Fostering Democracy in North Korea” written by North Korean dissident Kin Joo-il: North Korean refugee on fostering democracy in North Korea Kim Joo-il is a former captain in the Korean People’s Army. He is an activist residing in the UK. This week Parliament Street, a British think-tank, issued Kim’s […]

The Burton Mail has covered our new research paper @Parliament: the failure of MPs to connect on Twitter and our finding that their local MP, Andrew Griffiths, is a top tweeter: Social networking is the ‘perfect tool’ for town’s MP BURTON’S MP has been named a top tweeter and has proclaimed that social networking is a ‘perfect tool to engage […]

The Telegraph and Argus, daily newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, has reported on our new research paper @Parliament: the failure of MPs to connect on Twitter: Not all Bradford politicians are totally convinced social media is the best way to get across their political message Four of the five Bradford MPs are using Twitter to communicate with constituents with one […]

6 November 2012 Parliament Street’s campaign for greater use of social media as a tool for MPs to improve relationships with their constituents has been picked up by yet another newspaper – The Daily Post, the daily newspaper covering North Wales:   “Steven George-Hilley of Parliament Street said: “Breaking down barriers between the Westminster bubble and the electorate should be […]

The Argus, newspaper for Brighton and Hove Albion, have covered Parliament Street’s research paper, @Parliament: the failure of MPs to connect on Twitter: MPs urged to use Twitter MPs need to brush up on their Twitter skills to build stronger connections with their constituents. That’s according to think tank Parliament Street which has produced a new report urging MPs to […]

The Marketing Blog has done an extensive piece into our new research paper, @Parliament: the failure of MPs to connect on Twitter: Leading politicians, including Tessa Jowell, tweet 40 times per day on average Report urges out of touch MPs to brush up on Twitter skills Research from UK think tank Parliament Street urges elected representatives to be smarter on social […]