This is an unofficial weblog, casting an eye over Dr Lewis Moonie, Labour MP for the Kirkcaldy constituency. This blog is not affiliated with any politician or party.

I am one of Lewis Moonie's constituents. I'm not upset with my MP, and this blog is not necessarily meant to be negative. But I believe that accountability is necessary in a democracy.

This blog was set up after I read this article about MPs' blogs on Bloggerheads. Tim Ireland, whose site Bloggerheads is, believes very strongly that blogs are an important tool. He thinks that every politician should have a blog. I agree.

Most politicians get away with just posting a couple of leaflets through the door near election time. At best, many will have a website which isn't updated very often. Politicians need to get in touch with their constituents more than that. A blog is the perfect way to do this. You can read what Tim thinks here, but in brief, blogs can let politicians get in touch with constituents, and in turn constituents can get in touch with their politicians.

Everybody knows how important the internet is nowadays. Who do you think comes up as the top result for a Google search for Labour MP? Tony Blair? Nope. Infact, it is Tom Watson, the first blogging MP.

As far as I can make out, Lewis Moonie doesn't have a website, and he certainly doesn't have a blog.

I appreciate that it may be a bit late in the day for Lewis Moonie, as he will not be standing in the new Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency at the next election due to the boundary changes. But this isn't just about Lewis Moonie. All MPs need to be accountable, and if the MPs themselves won't let it happen, their constituents can.