This is a paper by Justice Kirby about public interest litigation. His observations paint a somewhat depressing picture of what to expect if litigating a public interest matter.

Public interest litigation includes:

• the bringing of proceedings before courts and tribunals that a government  official has acted unlawfully;…

An excellent report by Suzanne Smith in the drum about the use of twitter to protect whistleblowers.

The public disclosures made by Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox speak volumes about his courage and integrity. Workplace bullying and whistleblowing have been a recurring…

So here goes Steve playing the generation card. Worse still he does so after reading Are the Boomers Screwing the Millennials? by Peter Lawler. A political conservative.

No, I have not taken a sudden liking to conservative views, but Peter's article did prompt a few thoughts. A few thoughts that, I…

An interesting bit of work from the Indiana University Office of Interactive Communications.

Many of us grew up in the Push Culture, a period in history where manufacturers and distributors told us what we should think about their product through all types of advertising mediums that were available at the time - television, print, and even the dearly loved telemarketers. Branding was King. That was then. Times have changed, thanks almost exclusively to the internet and…

From Canadian Nick Charney (Government In the Lab) - 5 Tips For Public Servants Using Social Media

Some good advice which, while fairly common sense, might not be obvious to some in the public sector.