I like using trains. I try to use them wherever possible partly to avoid the stress of driving and also to make a lower carbon contribution. Living a couple of hundred metres from the train station helps enormously. From Morpeth Station I can get to more or less anywhere, London in about 3 hours, Manchester … Continue reading High speed
Golden Hour
Perhaps it's an age thing but I’m sure that I have blogged about this before. I’ve looked but can’t find any reference to a golden hour anywhere in my blog. It’s me then or the search engine. Who would you put your money on? Anyway, way back when I had a proper job and had … Continue reading Golden Hour
Christmas is upon us
Image thanks to IB Times Leafing through the Sunday papers I realised how much stuff there was for sale. The supplements were filled with seemingly endless adverts for trinkets, doodads and labour saving devices. Behind each advert was a company, trying to make its way by selling its products. I have no doubt that displaying … Continue reading Christmas is upon us
Private planes
I must admit to being a bit behind the curve when it comes to COP26. The conference seemed to promise so much, with all its surrounding hype and yet I can’t get a sense of what has been achieved if anything. I know that deals have been struck around methane reduction, stopping investment in fossil … Continue reading Private planes
Dynamites 21
Last week saw the annual Dynamites awards, held at Newcastle Civic Centre banqueting hall. Dynamo’s showcase awards evening for the tech industry has become a highlight of the calendar. This was the eight time that the awards evening has been held, with the previous two years online. The fact that it was a live event … Continue reading Dynamites 21
Cyber security and Fraud
Over the last few weeks I have blogged about a few events at #CyberFest21 which stood out for me. All of the events during the festival were good yet some have stuck in my memory and are worth a revisit. The third one I wanted to mention and probably the last was Cyber security and … Continue reading Cyber security and Fraud
You have one job
Either the job of a MP is important or not. I happen to think it is and that being one is totally incompatible with holding down another paid role. There are two reasons. Firstly, if you are doing something else then that time must come from the time that you are supposed to be an … Continue reading You have one job
The Unwomanly Face of War
I read a lot, anyone who has read this blog will know that. I always have several books on the go and try to have a diverse selection of subjects and authors. Being a member of the Lit and Phil in Newcastle helps enormously and during the pandemic the amount of books I have been … Continue reading The Unwomanly Face of War
Revisit Cyber Security for Children and Young People
Last week I blogged that there were a few events at #CyberFest21, that stood out for me during the festival. While all of the events were good, some have stuck in my memory, either because of the subject it was covering, the depth of the presentations or the audience it was aimed at. This week … Continue reading Revisit Cyber Security for Children and Young People
Quacks like a duck
Image thanks to Promiflash There is a rotten stench of corruption around Westminster these days. As an outside observer the handling of the fallout from allegations against the North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson look dodgy at best and downright corrupt at worst. The Parliamentary Standards committee found Paterson to have committed an ‘egregious breach of … Continue reading Quacks like a duck
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 