Coverage of Parliament Street’s report on classics teaching. Students who take the subjects at Oxford receive lessons in basic grammar and syntax because their school education has been so lacking, according to the Parliament Street report. Too often, the report argues, the school syllabus is closer to studying classical civilisation than the language. Read more
Parliament Street director Steven George-Hilley writes for Third Sector about how aid workers can use social media to meet their aims. “Organisations in the third sector should look towards a new generation of connected volunteers, many of whom start their journey on a traditional holiday to a developing country, but end up working for good causes for the long term. […]
Steven George-Hilley, director of technology at right-wing think tank Parliament Street, which obtained the figures, said organisations should train staff so that they do not publicly tweet grievances in the first place. “Misuse of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook by employees can compromise the integrity of publicly funded organisations and trigger long-term reputational damage.” Read more
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 […]
Currently, far too many barriers exist blocking the free sharing of data across borders due to out of date data protocols and procedures that have for too long been holding Europe back. The proposals for driving through very fast internet are laying the foundations for better connectivity, but unlocking valuable data is critical to stimulating the wider economy by providing […]
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 […]
Writing for Business Computing World, Steven George-Hilley writes of the potential for business intelligence (BI) to help the government tackle crime. There can be no excuses for the Government to delay fully embracing BI in the fight against crime. Thanks for the explosion of social media, a wealth of data exists to track the movements, analyse and identify potential or ongoing […]
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 […]
