tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post4215745919168058570..comments2024-03-29T10:39:10.439+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Discovering local democracy on-line, the Brent Council wayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-75593002628380808662014-12-15T10:43:08.600+00:002014-12-15T10:43:08.600+00:00If you think that Councillors were using their iPa...If you think that Councillors were using their iPads to read and annotate council documents ďuring the meeting then you are either touchingly naive or wilfully stupid. <br /><br />I suggest you attend a meeting yourself to see the level of debate and why this is is such a far-fetched suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-28610029083142007132014-12-14T15:17:37.997+00:002014-12-14T15:17:37.997+00:00What a graceless and unpunctuated comment! You do...What a graceless and unpunctuated comment! You do realise that the first sentence is an exclamation and that the second is lacking an apostrophe in one place and contains an example of 'grocer's apostrophe' in another. Perhaps you could mark it up and re-send it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-74116256882037920852014-12-14T13:27:23.890+00:002014-12-14T13:27:23.890+00:00What a dull piece. You do realise that all council...What a dull piece. You do realise that all councillors papers are on their ipad's - which you can mark up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-49140889860828985332014-12-13T20:36:59.113+00:002014-12-13T20:36:59.113+00:00Third-ed Third-ed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-11696825575580884592014-12-13T11:19:31.618+00:002014-12-13T11:19:31.618+00:00Warmly seconded.Warmly seconded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-56705656055763218602014-12-12T18:35:36.691+00:002014-12-12T18:35:36.691+00:00As the one-party state strengthens its grip in Bre...As the one-party state strengthens its grip in Brent I think it's time we said thank you to Martin Francis and Pukkah Punjabi for their regular commentary on Brent affairs. They have different styles but both are appreciated and valuable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-38197487792579477002014-12-12T17:24:26.431+00:002014-12-12T17:24:26.431+00:00Who's likely to get Lead Member for Civic Cent...Who's likely to get Lead Member for Civic Centre/Private Eye Liaison? <br />(Though it's probably not a good idea to put 'liaison', 'member' and that ancient and notorious organ all in the same sentence really). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-69317169685398639212014-12-12T14:12:15.821+00:002014-12-12T14:12:15.821+00:00Glad to see that you’ve had the mystique of social...Glad to see that you’ve had the mystique of social media shattered, Philip. From a distance it’s easy to get the impression that interesting things must be going on for so many people to be so involved in something for so much of their time. Unfortunately, the smartness of the technology has no bearing on the degree of smartness or otherwise of the owner nor of the content. Brent councillors’ use of twitter is a good example; if you gave a hundred smartphones to even the most sophisticated flock of sheep it'd still be surprising if you got anything more individual or more profound than the customary mass bleating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-79840543702359769252014-12-12T14:09:03.743+00:002014-12-12T14:09:03.743+00:00Glad to see that you’ve had the mystique of social...Glad to see that you’ve had the mystique of social media shattered, Philip. From a distance it’s easy to get the impression that interesting things must be going on for so many people to be so involved in something for so much of their time. However, the smartness of the technology has no bearing on the degree of smartness or otherwise of the owner nor of the content. Brent councillors’ use of twitter is a good example; if you gave a hundred smartphones to even the most sophisticated flock of sheep you’d still be a fool to expect anything more individual or more profound than the customary mass bleating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-68349626319012412922014-12-12T11:09:06.249+00:002014-12-12T11:09:06.249+00:00OMG Brent Labour has invented more titles "Cl...OMG Brent Labour has invented more titles "Cllr Kelcher is Assistant Lead Member of Employment & Enterprise. Cllr Mashari is the Lead member of Employment & Enterprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-24533146575226515742014-12-12T11:02:39.250+00:002014-12-12T11:02:39.250+00:00'However, I'm reliably informed that there...'However, I'm reliably informed that there was nothing sinister or suspicious in the lack of streaming of the meeting by Brent Live last night. It was off-air to enable important re-branding work to be carried out and will re-launch in the new year as 'Brent Lies'. Reports that the re-branding will include the adoption of the new slogan 'Brent, the Listing Council' have been denied.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-26947772604502346682014-12-12T10:40:36.882+00:002014-12-12T10:40:36.882+00:00Strange that - the system suffering a technical is...Strange that - the system suffering a technical issue at that time.<br /><br />Never mind should be working at next meeting according to the latest message<br /><br />"Please note we are currently doing a system upgrade to live streaming system in order to provide a better service for our next full Council meeting, to be held on 19 January 2015 at 7pm."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com