Met with Tom Wakeford of PEALS yesterday to talk about the work he and his colleagues are doing, and how it might dovetail into the the TUC's priorities. Tom and others are involved in the 'Power Inquiry' which is exploring ways of depening and widening participation ij the democratic process in the UK. TUC deputy general secretary Frances O'Grady is one of the Power Commissioners, who will be taking evidence from up and down the country in 2005.

Also met yesterday with Paul Smith of Social Change On-Line. Paul, who hails from down-under, is pulling together some case study material for us highlighting how unions in Australia are using the internet and new technology to support organising and recruitment, which will be taken to the TUC's Organising & Representation Task Group.