I took part today in a telephone interview conducted by the Improvement Service. They are currently working on a brief blogging guide for councillors in Scotland.They wanted to (to quote them!) "ask a few questions about your own blogging story and the benefits of using this form of social media".
It is good to see the Improvement Service encouraging more councillors across Scotland to add blogging to the way they update and inform constituents about their activities and I was pleased to assist.
I have always said that blogging isn't a substitute for all the other councillor activities such as ward surgeries, attending residents' meetings, parent councils, local newspaper items and all the other ways we use to keep in touch with residents, but it has, for me, proved to be a useful additional way of updating residents on local issues and inviting feedback of people's views.