Comments on: TheyWorkForYou upgrade request comes via Early Day Motion http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/ Relentless user-focus on civic websites Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: John Cross http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-71923 John Cross Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:23:56 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=951#comment-71923 I like the question it was very imaginative. I have another question given the state of the economy.. what could the Government do that would cost absolutely nothing? Simply changing to the law, or even policy will always have some cost but I am happy to ignore that. "Nothing" can mean at no cost outside of existing budgets. John I like the question it was very imaginative. I have another question given the state of the economy..

what could the Government do that would cost absolutely nothing?

Simply changing to the law, or even policy will always have some cost but I am happy to ignore that. “Nothing” can mean at no cost outside of existing budgets.

John

]]> By: Francis Davey http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-63072 Francis Davey Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:34:29 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=951#comment-63072 Where are the EDMs kept now? I'd have expected to find them at: http://ukparse.kforge.net/parldata/edms/ but those only go up to 2004. Where are the EDMs kept now? I’d have expected to find them at:

http://ukparse.kforge.net/parldata/edms/

but those only go up to 2004.

]]> By: Michael Parker http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-43998 Michael Parker Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:24:01 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=951#comment-43998 EDMs are Parliamentary graffiti. There are far more important things to worry about. EDMs are Parliamentary graffiti. There are far more important things to worry about.

]]> By: Robert Whittaker http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-36335 Robert Whittaker Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:10:36 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=951#comment-36335 The inference I got from reading that EDM, is that they'd like EDMs to be part of TWFY because they think a lot of people are using it and would like the users of TWFY to be able to see the EDMs their MPs are signing. As an MP you'd presumably be in favour of this if you think the public's view of your EDM 'record' would be 'above average'... Maybe mySociety could commit to adding EDMs to TWFY if Parliament were to provide a convenient API/feed to allow the data to be grabbed with as little effort as possible. This would then provide another opportunity for MPs to encourage the House Authorities to provide data in useful formats. The inference I got from reading that EDM, is that they’d like EDMs to be part of TWFY because they think a lot of people are using it and would like the users of TWFY to be able to see the EDMs their MPs are signing. As an MP you’d presumably be in favour of this if you think the public’s view of your EDM ‘record’ would be ‘above average’…

Maybe mySociety could commit to adding EDMs to TWFY if Parliament were to provide a convenient API/feed to allow the data to be grabbed with as little effort as possible. This would then provide another opportunity for MPs to encourage the House Authorities to provide data in useful formats.

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://www.mysociety.org/2008/11/19/theyworkforyou-upgrade-request-comes-via-early-day-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-36136 Simon Dickson Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:30:29 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=951#comment-36136 What's wrong with the existing EDM database? Granted, it's not pretty or API-able, but it works. I can see details of all the EDMs an MP has signed and tabled, hence meeting the stated objective of the EDM in question. Sure, an RSS feed would be nice, but there are bigger fish out there waiting to be fried. What’s wrong with the existing EDM database? Granted, it’s not pretty or API-able, but it works. I can see details of all the EDMs an MP has signed and tabled, hence meeting the stated objective of the EDM in question. Sure, an RSS feed would be nice, but there are bigger fish out there waiting to be fried.

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