There was some interesting discussion on blogs at a recent meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for
e-Democracy. Especially clear contributions from Tom Watson and Tony Benn.

Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, said he's exploring the use of blogs:

to encourage participation and agenda setting;
as a tool for civic action;
as tools to promote accountability and transparency;
and as a political weapon.

He's found out about RFID tags through his blog and managed to galvanise his local Lidl supermarket to clean up the litter problems it was causing.

Tony Benn said ‘Anyone serious in politics has to take communication seriously’ and blogs gave the opportunity to deal with lies directly and quickly, ‘truth can get its boots on a lot faster!’