What's happening in London? Tell Boris your thoughts...

What's happening to culture in London? Who knows really (wish I was there!). However we can all have a say in the Cultural Strategy for London through a nice little bit of sharing via the web. With a click of a button you can view and comment on the draft strategy dreamed up by Boris and his team to drive London's cultural future. You can see all the documents here, and the introduction below.

Cultural Strategy

Closing Date:

6 September, 2010 - 18:00

“As Mayor of London I want us to continue to be the greatest cultural capital of the world, a city that attracts millions of people from overseas and the rest of the country each year, but also, of course, one that Londoners find never endingly stimulating, provocative and enjoyable.”

- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

The Mayor’s Cultural Strategy sets out his vision, priorities and recommendations for how to strengthen the cultural life of Londoners across the capital. It recognises the significance of the cultural and creative sectors in making London a successful world city, and puts forward a case for its continued support and investment – particularly in the run up to the 2012 Olympics and the opportunity it presents for London to undertake a step change in cultural activity and participation.

The strategy is now available for public consultation. Results of the consultation will be published in late 2010.

This reminds me a lot of what the Australian Federal Government was trying to do with the discussions around the NBN and the good old 2020 summit days. The right to comment on various pieces of government strategy is not new (heck, knock yourself out and lodge a response to a local council planning development application as a fun Saturday afternoon piece of participating in democracy). What is interesting however, is the advent of commenting online. I only wish we could see all the responses to Boris in real time.