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A New Start with a New Design
 
Welcome to my new web site and unlike my old site - which is about to be legally deposited at the British Library (www.bl.uk) and floated off into cyberspace as www.derekwyattexmp.co.uk - this one will have a daily blog concentrating on different issues each working day:
 
Mondays: Politics
 
Tuesdays: Digital & New Media
 
Wednesdays: Sport
 
Thursdays: Culture
 
Fridays: Foreign Affairs
 
And the site itself will reflect these interests of mine in more detail as it builds. I hope you will participate and add your own comments.
 
Once again, Andy Hudson, the award- winning designer of my former site (three national awards), has been responsible for this one. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
 
Derek Wyatt
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JUL
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30
JUL
The PM has had an eventful two weeks abroad in USA, Turkey and India. His pronouncements have been spot on: ** We are the junior partner in the absurd special relationship with USA ** Turkey does need to become a full member of the EU ** Gaza is a prison camp ** Pakistan must pull its proverbial finger out over terrorism Yet, his own Foreign Office actively briefed against him. Now is the time to cut it down to size.
27
JUL
Yesterday, Sam Wolfe, of FOSI (she was working for them in DC but shortly she'll be working for them in Paris) came by my house to collect me and my crutches to make sure I made it to the House of Lords for the launch of their GRID see: wwwfosigrid.org.   I was glad she did. I had said to myself that I wouldn't go back to Parliament until October but hey this was the penultimate day of term so what the heck. The GRID is the brainchild of David Miles, the EMEA Director of FOSI,...
27
JUL
Paul Farrelly,MP for Newcastle under Lyme, dropped in with his customary supply of sushi. We're both fans. Paul helped me into Politics back in 1992-3 when I was seeking a borough council seat in Haringey as he was the Secretary of the Hornsey & Wood Green Labour branch. Little did I know then that he was also Stuart Barnes' scrum half at Teddy Hall and we had overlapped at Oxford. Anyway, I was duly allowed to stand as a candidate in Archway ward where we'd never had 2 Labour...
25
JUL
I was approached by a Tory minister to ask if I would like to go on the PM's visit to India this week but felt it ought to go to a more senior person at Tribal where I am an Associate. Nonetheless, Cameron's difference in approach and style to Blair and Brown's first visits are welcomed. Blair went in 2005 but with a small entourage and some business leaders; Brown went before he was anointed and became embroiled in the Shilpa Shetty fiasco during a C4 Big Brother episode: as though he

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The internet's role in the recession. G20 and we20
we20 have been lucky enough to speak to Derek Wyatt MP one of the pioneers of internet adoption within UK Parliament. Derek spoke to us about the internet's role in contributing to and possibly solving the recession. He also explains some background to the G20 Summit and discusses we20.

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David Cameron's comments about Gaza
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