Charlie Leadbeater has posted a paper on why he’s unhappy with the British broadband proposal, Digital Britain. Given Charlie’s way with words, it’s not surprising that it’s a well-done piece, and it makes some essential points: First, you can’t solve problems just by throwing broadband at them, and, second, the Digital Britain proposal takes no account of the Net’s disruptive capabilities. (I’m summarizing to entice you, not to obviate reading it, people!)

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