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The Guardian reports back on Tony Blair's text messaging interview.

"Yesterday they came a bit closer when the prime minister attempted to answer some of the 6,000 questions sent to him by this means.

Yesterday's success might spur Mr Blair to a similar experiment in parliament. If all Commons interventions had to be of text message size it could force MPs to come straight to the point of the question rather than taking the scenic route. Voters could sign up to the experiment and be fed debates through their mobile phones."

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emily | 8:45 AM | SMS and Politics |
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