Birmingham City Council In “Useful Website” Shocker!
After years of putting up with a sub-standard city council website that's extremely difficult to navigate or find the information you require, we finally have something useful in the form of BirminghamNewsRoom.com.
One intruiging aspect is the News Feed function, which displays RSS feeds from not only the local mainstream media (Post, Mail, BBC) but also Adrian Goldberg's gossip website The Stirrer. With a fair amount of articles critical of the Council it's a brave move - one I'm very pleased with.
The geek in me is very excited about the site and its potential - assuming this is just the first step. I'm hopeful it will facilitate a really useful conversation between local government and local residents. Am I hoping for too much?
Let's wait and see.
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