Jon Bright (London, OK): Hazel Blears had a crack at this new technology stuff that everyone is talking about few days ago in a speech to the international e-Participation symposium:
As little as ten years ago, scarcely one in ten of us had ever used the internet. Getting online was expensive, time-consuming, and all too often disappointing.
Today, half of homes are plugged into broadband that gives fast and easy access to a wealth of information and entertainment.
Two in three adults access the net daily.
And though the elderly are the least likely to have ventured online, that is changing fast. In fact, a 2007 survey showed using the internet to be the top pastime for pensioners - edging out even gardening and DIY.
So we've gone from the internet being the exclusive preserve of geeks, to a place where the grannies roam free
She's also done a webchat, and talked the DCLG into opening some forums, which feature this enjoyable statistic:
In the past 3 days, the most popular thread for everyone has been "".
The future is here.
