links for 2010-11-12

This is just the type of thing this government wants to get people doing. Just last month the Prime Minister David Cameron said he intends: ‘to build a nation of doers and go-getters, where people step forward not sit back, where people come together to make life better”. The government, Cameron continued, wants to empower people, particularly at a local level, ‘breaking apart the old system with a massive transfer for power, from the state to citizens, politicians to people, government to society.”

Local media is a great first step on the ladder of community involvement. You can start with a very low level of commitment – participating in a local online forum, posting pictures to a local flickr site – and then progress organically towards a deeper and more substantial commitment – organising local events and writing up reviews, reporting on discussions at the local school’s open meeting.