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Category: Politics

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Courtesy of the British Library

Creative Industries – Digital or Traditional

After a visit to the British library in London I was forced to ponder the digital creative industries. It appears to me that there is a key area missing in the headlong drive to grow digital Britain / Scotland / whatever.
The missing thing is the underlying cultural strength in depth and width in the rest [...]

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Social Media and Democracy

Social Media and Democracy

We are delighted to be hosting a visit from Angus Robertson, MP for Moray, Scottish Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Westminster SNP spokesman on Defence and Europe.
Before his election in 2001, he worked as a foreign and diplomatic correspondent in central Europe for the BBC, Austrian Radio and other leading broadcasters.
Today we’re going to [...]

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BBC Politics Show Highlights Social Media

BBC Politics Show Highlights Social Media

The BBC Politics Show, shown across the UK, today highlighted the use of social media in politics and one rather surprising early adopter: John Prescott. 

“If your website doesn’t give a platform to all reasonable opinions… people will go to a website that is discussing the issues”. 
You can watch the show on the BBC web site [...]