“Will the internet reconnect Britain?” is the subject of an event to be hosted by the All Party Group for e-Democracy, the All Party Internet Group, e-Society and the Hansard Society. It will be held on Tuesday 8 March 2005, at 5pm-6:30pm in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House in Westminster, and chaired by Derek Wyatt MP.

Speakers and topics are:

Can we close the Digital Divide? - Catherine Bromley (Research Director at the National Centre for Social Research)

New Technology, New Politics? - John Curtice (Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University)

e-Democracy in Parliament – Brian White MP (Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on e-Democracy)

The event is free and open to the public. The short presentations will be followed by a Question and Answer session. To reserve a place, email edemocracy@hansard.lse.ac.uk.