Comments on: How to be a civil servant AND a social networker http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/06/18/how-to-be-a-civil-servant-and-a-social-networker/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:21:42 +0100 hourly 1 By: OldLabour http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/06/18/how-to-be-a-civil-servant-and-a-social-networker/comment-page-1/#comment-141608 OldLabour Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:06:38 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1341#comment-141608 How about some Principles for Participating in Government: 1. Don't be a career politician. Watson's never had a real job outside of politics. T Watson: Failed. 2. Don't participate in that age-old politician's sport of bandwagon jumping. Being the first blogging MP is merely that. T Watson: Failed. 3. Be a good MP and err on the side of liberty. His voting record in Parliament is about as illiberal as it gets. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tom_watson/west_bromwich_east T Watson: Failed. 4. Politicians blogging is a good idea but his is mostly fluff and ignores the real issues. T Watson: Failed. By the way, who was the little bird that sent the info to you? It'd be nice to know in the spirit of openness and all that good stuff. How about some Principles for Participating in Government:

1. Don’t be a career politician. Watson’s never had a real job outside of politics.

T Watson: Failed.

2. Don’t participate in that age-old politician’s sport of bandwagon jumping. Being the first blogging MP is merely that.

T Watson: Failed.

3. Be a good MP and err on the side of liberty. His voting record in Parliament is about as illiberal as it gets.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tom_watson/west_bromwich_east

T Watson: Failed.

4. Politicians blogging is a good idea but his is mostly fluff and ignores the real issues.

T Watson: Failed.

By the way, who was the little bird that sent the info to you? It’d be nice to know in the spirit of openness and all that good stuff.

]]> By: Guide Fawkes http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/06/18/how-to-be-a-civil-servant-and-a-social-networker/comment-page-1/#comment-141304 Guide Fawkes Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:08:26 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1341#comment-141304 "1. Be credible Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent" Ha! This from the man who was 'just taking a b'day present up to Gordon Brown' prior to getting Tony Blair to name a resignation date. http://www.order-order.com/2008/02/tom-watsons-ministry-of-untruths.html FAIL. “1. Be credible

Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent”

Ha! This from the man who was ‘just taking a b’day present up to Gordon Brown’ prior to getting Tony Blair to name a resignation date.

http://www.order-order.com/2008/02/tom-watsons-ministry-of-untruths.html

FAIL.

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