Having failed wholeheartedly to get my comments into the Power of Information Taskforce on their recently published Power of Information Taskforce beta Report (can I send you the scribbles on my hard copy please?!), there is one recommendation that warrants a quick post of its own. In many ways, what I’m about to say seems a little academic given the job spec has already been published (quick work that!), but I’m going to say it anyway in the hope of influencing the kind of candidate the government plumps for.

Dozing off yet? If not, you deserve a pat on the back for managing to stay with it past the phrase ‘civil service principles for participation online’ (sorry, now I really have sent you to sleep!).

So why am I trying to sedate you? Well the Friday before last I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a session hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Cabinet Office billed as “the Power of Information Taskforce Seminar for Civil Service Bloggers”.