HE MADE his name as a Scottish rock star before turning to the more serious business of politics.

I’m mostly taking a break from Liberal Democrat Voice over July and August to write a book with Ed Maxfield on political campaigning. The rest of the team will be keeping the site running, but if you’ve ever half-thought of writing a post for us, now’s a particularly good time to put fingers to keyboard.

Just over a year ago, I posted a couple of videos showing Nudge theory at its best,with a staircase being converted into a keyboard to encourage people to exercise and a bin that plays a falling sound when something is thrown into it to push people into putting their rubbish where it belongs. Volkswagen created these videos and ran a competition to find a new idea. The winning entry, shown above i...

It may seem no more than annoying but a slip of the keyboard from a call centre typist can cause havoc for customers whose names are spelled incorrectly, research has found.

Just as with MP's expenses, I'm still waiting for the slip of the keyboard that inadvertently gives a much lower figure than expected.

It's not just me.For example, Doctor Vee has written this:The observant among you may have spotted that it is a month since I wrote a post for this blog. It is interesting that I have not even found the motivation to write about the General Election. This is not a conscious decision — I genuinely have not been moved enough to put finger to keyboard.This is due to a combination of factors. Partly...

Its 1.30 am. I'm still at my keyboard - sitting here stunned by what I've done. I've just written a 550 word article for the Guardian newspaper. I've never even read the Guardian - except on holiday and when I cannot find a Telegraph or a Mail. Earlier today, the Deputy Editor rang our Welshpool office, and asked Pam for my contact numbers. Pam duly informed me. Being fore-warn...

Cast your world-weary, battle-hardened, politico and political eyes over this disgusting filth spewing from the keyboard of swivel-eyed maniacs working through the night on behalf of some disreputable campaign to send vile messes to hard working Tory PPCs: Can you clarify that: You accept that climate change is caused by human activity? Do you support the target to

Lynne Featherstone takes to her keyboard to respond to the Independent’s questioning readership. You can read her answers here. Lynne doesn’t exactly get an easy ride. Those questions which aren’t of the form “Why don’t the Lib Dems pack up and go home?” are all specifics about how much her expenses were: Why did you think it reasonable

ADM J. C. Harvey Jr. conducted a maneuver at sea today that set off a few alarms and bells in the private circles I like to keep an eye on. With a few strokes of the keyboard, the Admiral calls for input into a big issue of his that can be examined from several perspectives. From the United States Naval Institute blog. For the past six months, I have asked questions that can pretty much be mapped ...