Dads Dancing at the Disco

I have today (latterly and a bit reluctantly), joined the Facebook revolution.

I've been a little bit nervous about joining this sprawling networking site. Unlike blogging, which I think really helps liven political debate here in Wales, Facebook did seem like a younger man's game - and I fear that some politicians forays (or that of their staff) end up looking like the embarrassing dad dancing at disco who generally makes all the young cool kids feel awkward.

However, the more I've looked into it - particularly as a vehicle for single issue campaigns, and as an awareness tool - properly used, the site can offer a great deal to the politically aware. It may take a little time to compile a list of friends to rival Barack Obama (now over a million), but I hope it will provide another way to interact with people who care about Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney - and other, broader issues that I've been campaigning on since way back in the analogue days...