Best of the web 06/10/09

Hi and welcome to our new series of posts rounding up the best articles on the web each day courtesy of bloggerscircle.net

Iain Dale Questions
I recently asked Iain Dale (top Conservative blogger) a few questions when I discovered that he had been selected to stand in the open primary for the new Tory PPC to replace Andrew Mackay MP.
http://bracknellblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/q-with-iain-dale-who-has-been-selected.html

The Eight Stages of Genocide
How can we predict and prevent genocides? Why we must learn lessons and admit errors. Why Britain has nothing to be proud of.
http://paulcanning.blogspot.com/2009/09/eight-stages-of-genocide.html

Why the second Lisbon referendum isn’t undemocratic
When the facts change, I change my mind – why the second Lisbon referendum isn’t undemocratic (or at least, isn’t more undemocratic than the first time around):
http://www.demsoc.org/blog/2009/10/02/here-we-go-again/

The Political Web: two views on cyber activism
Following Clay Shirky’s TEDtalk and Evgeny Morozov’s RSA talk, some thoughts about politics and the internet.
http://patrickhadfield.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/the-political-web-two-views-on-cyber-activism/

Britain must create new industries ? Follett
Britain must look to the creation of new industries and its success stories, if it is to create the jobs of tomorrow, according to the views of Barbara Follett MP.
http://knol.google.com/k/jason-seebaruth/britain-must-create-new-industries/l76hrshqpzl7/64#

Returning to people power
Former diplomat Charles Crawford wonders what would happen if a group of terrorists tried to shoot up the West End in London.  Are we seeing for better or worse (mainly worse) the Democratisation of Firepower? Will long-lost ideas of nasty ‘exemplary punishment’ and an armed citizenry start to come back?
http://charlescrawford.biz/blog/returning-to-people-power-

Fun with brand
A very clever Saatchi ad for Dixons acknowledges the worst aspects of the Dixons brand and highlights some positives for their competitors – all while still giving a powerful reason to actually purchase from them. One to file under ‘bit of fun’ rather than anything serious but I wondered what the political equivalent might be..
http://www.liammurray.co.uk/2009/10/fun-with-brand.html

Should journalists be learning from politicians?
Is the crisis for journalism really one of trust rather than technological change?
http://www.markpack.org.uk/should-journalists-be-learning-from-politicians/