The Big Society? This was the big idea, hyped by big bravado, and delivered with plenty of big Crowdsourcing innuendo and platitude by David Cameron throughout April and May. A statement without substance? Further evidence of the ‘Old Politics’ masquerading as the ‘New Politics’?

Nick Clegg and David Cameron’s UK Tory-Lib Dem coalition is set to launch its second major Crowdsourcing initiative called ‘Spending Challenge’ later today. The aim of ‘Spending Challenge’ is to reduce the UK’s deficit by inviting members of the public to suggest ways the Government could cut public spending.

Nick Clegg and David Cameron’s Tory-Lib Dem coalition government today announced a major Crowdsourcing initiative called Your Freedom. It’s a great start – assuming the public gets beyond their keyboard apathy. But what else could the coalition do?

Nick Clegg and David Cameron’s UK Tory-Lib Dem coalition today unveiled a major Crowdsourcing initiative called ‘Your Freedom’. Nick Clegg announced on British TV and in the leading newspapers that this is the largest government Crowdsourcing programme to date. Really?

The blur Group blog does not wish to be accused of partisanship during a General Election campaign, but we couldn’t help but notice a few links between the Conservative manifesto and our favoured Crowdsourcing model.

The Conservative party has decided to dabble with a dose of Crowdsourcing to aid their analysis of yesterday’s budget announcement (which you can see at http://www.yourbudgetresponse.co.uk/). Writing on the Conservative’s official blog, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, said: “The simple but effective idea of harnessing the power of mass collaboration has informed [...]