The Knowledge Network Project - the new Big Ben?

Ever wondered of the tight formation of the Labour party, a pyramidal structure perhaps, aided by technology? Well...
Since Mandelson is so enthusiastic that 'new technology' should be used as a means by which 'direct democracy' should 'supplement' creaky, elitist representative democracy, consider New Labour's new toy: the 'Knowledge Network Project" (its new electronic information and rebuttal system). This system sets out to 'explain the Government's core message' so that citizens can get the full facts without going through the distorting prism of the prism'. It also seeks to tell politicians form the Cabinet down to the humblest councillor the No 10-approved 'line to take' on any given issue. Unlike Excalibur, New Labour's general election 'rebuttal machine', all this is paid for by the public purse. Yet the 'knowledge' that can be accessed from this network has several grades. Only the clique around the Prime Minister will have access to 'quality' (i.e. unfiltered) information. Cabinet ministers get less. MPs less still, the 'three best arguments' and 'five best quotes' with which to support any given policy. Party members will get platitudes. The general public just gets propaganda - carefully filtered and doctored feelgood blantitudes with zero verifiable content. No wonder Blair had Jack Straw throttle the Freedom of Information Bill with its own legislative umbilical cord. Even the Guardian's editorial came out and said plainly that no government should have such power, and feared what any government 'even a Labour government' might do with such a powerful propaganda tool.
from "The Rape of the Constitution?", Mike Diboll
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to bring into use or operation,
to act as a servant,
regulate - to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.,
to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation, to put in good order,
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