On Monday afternoon I met with Sarah Teather in her constituency office on Willesden Lane. We spoke about a number of things: blogging (needless to say), engaging with constituents, getting voice for unreported activities, technology as a barrier (for BELD!) and as an enabler (for local people) and also a little project I’ve been working on. How Sarah engages with her constituents The BELDs maintain an office on the Willesden High Road....

On September 12th, comwifinet will be demonstrating Wireless Broadband Internet access at the Queens Park Open Day. Come and experience wirefree!

Join them. Commuter plans own train service saying “I’m just an ordinary man in the street with a desire to see things work better. There’s no consideration for the traveller at the moment. We might as well be meat. Even if all this comes to nothing more than waking First Great Western up to the fact that there’s a demand for earlier trains, then I will have achieved something.”...

A Wireless Broadband Network for Queen’s Park. A local community group are forming a club to create a wireless broadband network in Queen’s Park. The Queen’s Park Wireless Club aims to facilitate non-profit-making digital media and sharing of common services by subscribing members at very high (broadband) speeds to a wireless network. We need your input! If you are a local individual, business, school, centre, group, or charity, [A Wireless Broadband Network for Queen’s Park....

The House to Home exhibition organised by the Hansard Society at Westminster Hall yeilded some interesting - although hardly suprising given voter turnout figures - feedback from its 45,000 visitors. More than 80% of respondents felt excluded by Westminster politics. I had a poke around the online version of the exhibition. From the site you can create your own banner and send it someone as an e-card. Here’s one from me....