I am really impressed by the way people use the internet and it is most encouraging when you see how groups of people with a shared interest can network and inform themselves about the world around them and how they interact with it.
I discovered the polling carried out by the Daycare Trust http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/pages/keeping-mum-childcare-as-a-vote-winning-issue.html and the Bounty Parenting club http://www.bounty.com/ who asked parents how their voting choice would be affected by the political parties’ policies on child care. They make interesting reading – and not just for politicians.
Mumsnet http://www.mumsnet.com/ is another influential contact group who need no introduction from me but I hope they will also use this web site to add to their knowledge about how the House of Lords works and what we do. They may like to see Baroness Pitkeathly’s entry on a more realistic assessment of the danger for children in our society. http://lordsoftheblog.net/2010/03/04/how-safe-are-our-children/
“How the House of Lords works and what we do.”
My Lord there appears many members of the House who would also appreciate that knowledge and that`s without mentioning the “wash-up” which appears a mystery to all but a very few.
Not another reference to bloody Mumsnet !!
Libby Purves has got their number..
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article7087470.ece
“Mothers don’t know better than anyone else..” Especially on the environmental impact of disposable nappies, which have been unfairly maligned as the worst for the environment, just because people are too lazy to factor in the carbon footprint of ‘washable’.
You have to admit it helped the home education community very effectively.
It does provide a means to coordinate anything from political action to arranging social time and shared lessons with a group of others, as well as being a valuable information resource in its own right. Yesterday I looked up Königsburg and Euler and found some useful diagrams to use when I cross those bridges with my son this week.
I’m currently watching the Lords debate, seeing the stitch-up in progress.