Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Alan Stanton shortlisted for Online Councillor of the Year Award
Congratulations to Tottenham Councillor Alan Stanton who has been shortlisted in this year's Councillor Achievement Awards.
Whilst I'm sure Alan could be eligible for a number of categories, this year he's been shortlisted as Online Councillor of the Year.
Users of HoL will recognise Alan as a familiar face and many have cause to thank him for his help, his advice or for his preparedness to challenge what he perceives to be wrong.
Some of you will be less familliar with his excellent work on photo sharing site Flickr. The photo sharing site is Alan's online campaign tool of choice. One testimonial on his page states: "É l'Umberto Eco dell'immondizia."
(He is Umberto Eco of the rubbish). The fact that it is in Italian testifies to his international following.
Active on both sites since 2007, Alan has chalked up 1,740 contributions to HoL and has uploaded 2,529 photos to Flickr.
The awards will be made in a ceremony at the top Westminster Council's offices on Victoria Street later this year.
Good luck Alan!
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Permalink Reply by Neville Collins on
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There are far more important issues for Haringey Council to be dealing with. Trying to make their website look better for users SHOULD NOT be one of them.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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Neville, I'd probably agree with you if change was only about restyling the website to make it look better.
What I want to see are council websites which are: easier for residents to use; with up-to-date and accurate information which residents can find quickly and easily; and presented in a clear and understandable way. Surely this has got to be good practice and good for democracy?
It also saves money. Online information-giving and transactions are a lot cheaper than by phone, by letter, or face-to-face. Money saved can be spent on important issues you mention.
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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Alan the re-jigged website seems to run faster.
Here's an example of a deep page that loads quickly and efficiently (please note the well-presented Agenda Item #6, a credit to all involved).
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You're incorrigible, Clive.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Setz on
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>>good for democracy
As a megaphone for the council, the website can help show how our treasure is disposed and chide us into model citizenry, sure. How's that working out for you?
More electronic participation is practically free of cost and might be a leap forward.
Is it that LBH wants us to remain at arms length?
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