Comments on: 25 books I’ve read in the last two years that have influenced, interested or amused

By: Don’t tell the COI but every government news stream now has it’s own twitter account. | Podnosh Blog

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:07:36 +0000

[...] What’s interesting about this is the whole process is unofficial. I’ve no doubt Tom Watson will be delighted, but what will the COI make of this unofficial use of information? [...]

By: Phil Lawley

Phil Lawley — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:09:35 +0000

Perhaps if you had read number 10 more closely, you could have had a better break in Cornwall.

By: Naguib Mahfouz, Echoes of an autobiography | Tom Watson MP

Naguib Mahfouz, Echoes of an autobiography | Tom Watson MP — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:18:26 +0000

[...] did read another book. Perhaps I might add Echoes of an Autobiography by Naguib Mahfouz to the list of 25 others, that have interested more book readers than I anticipated last week. (Is it only a week since I published the list? Seems like an [...]

By: Kieron Bryan

Kieron Bryan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:59:08 +0000

Tom, have stumbled across your blog in recent days, after hearing that you’re one of the few MPs actually doing a good job of this blog malarky. So far, I’ve really enjoyed the read.

So in return I’ll try and suggest one for you – ‘Blessed Unrest’ by Paul Hawken. It’s a great book that looks at the power of the new information age to bring ideas and actions in to a powerful symbiosis.

By: Wolf Tone

Wolf Tone — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:48:15 +0000

Pretty heavy reading. Haven’t you discovered paperback thrillers yet?

By: Tony Fish

Tony Fish — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:45:36 +0000

Tom

do have a read of “Grown up digital” Don Tapscotts updated Net Generation book.

chapters 9,10 and 11 are all about democracy in the new digital world

The guide lines are worth a good debate on their own

best

By: Neil Williams

Neil Williams — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:57:33 +0000

We-Think = yes
Groundswell = big yes

…but Wikinomics is deadly and uninspiring. Try as I might, I just can’t read it.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:27:12 +0000

Some great advice in there friends, than you.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:06:58 +0000

Not enough fiction can make Tom a dull boy!!

Read Chris Cleeve’s brilliant ‘The Other Hand’, or Dave Eggers’ ‘What is the What’ about the tragedy of refugees in Sudan.

By: Hadleigh Roberts

Hadleigh Roberts — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:03:43 +0000

I shall be sure to take a look at a few of them at least! Thank you.