It’s a publication double whammy for us this week, which is pleasing.

First of all, our contribution to the Hansard Society’s ‘Parliament for the Future’ project has been published in their final report on phase 1 of the project. We were invited to submit an idea or ideas for what parliament could be doing online in the future, and we came up with a number of different ideas in different areas.

Sadly there was only space for one of them in the final report, but we’re really looking forward to phase two of this project to see how the various ideas will be turned into action.

Second, right leaning blogger Iain Dale has published his second guide to UK political blogging, which this year features a wide range of articles and thought pieces from across the political spectrum in the field of blogging.

I submitted an article on the gap between political and activist blogging, and how blogs could be better used for more general public engagement and consultation. Unlike the Hansard report, the political blogging guide isn’t free to read on the web, but you can pick up a copy at Politicos (cheaper than Amazon), and if you want to know more about our ideas in this area, drop me a line.