I took the train from Kingston to Blackheath Village on Friday late afternoon and then began the half-hour walk to Councillor Andrew Brown‘s house where I was to have dinner.  Halfway there, I see a guy strolling along a side street, engrossed in his PDA. Look who I found!  Of course, I had to moblog the event and a gust of wind came along at the right time to give us that perfect fluffed look that we try so hard to achieve. Right: the man in his office at the world headquarters. Click images to enlarge.

I visited with Councillor Andrew Crisp and colleagues at the Surrey County Council in Kingston today. 

(Sharp eyed readers might notice the fakery of this photo. It's from last year's trip. Yes, despite my paparazzi reputation, I often goof and forget to take photos. Like today. Duh.)

Andrew and his Conservative colleagues are interested in podcasting as well as blogging. One of the ideas we discussed was instead of having a group weblog (one blog, multiple authors – rarely successful) for a group of party-affiliated bloggers, that the group instead produce a podcast in which 3 or 4 of them all participate in the same show.  It would be similar to what I'm doing with two appointed commissioners in Northfield for a show we call Locally Grown. Hmmm.

Mary’s introduction. 1 minute.

Mary’s closing. 1 minute

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On the thames with sun!

Mary Reid and I will heading to the House of Lords this morning for a local edemocracy event hosted by Lord Erroll.

(For you clueless Yanks, the House of Lords and the House of Commons are the two Houses of Parliament located in the Palace of Westminster.)

I'm not sure what the internet access will be so random moblogging photos might be likely, with explanations to come when we get back later tonight.