See what I mean... We like to visit Hexham. It is not too far away, has some nice cafes and the walks through the park are pleasant. Going there feels like a little holiday. We have our route that we follow, parking at the bottom of Cowgarth before making our way to the Refectory cafe. … Continue reading Ban cars
On your side
Image thanks to Morning Star It seems that Truss has the wind in her sails. It looks more and more likely that her next stop will be number 10 Downing Street. How and why are questions for another time. Last week, during one of the hustings she made a speech in which she said ‘If … Continue reading On your side
Why you should go to #CyberFest – Protecting my small business in an online world
According to some research carried out for CyberNorth by students at Northumbria University, nearly two thirds of businesses recognised that their organisation had been compromised by a cyber security incident in the last year. Only one in five businesses, however, were confident that they had put enough steps in place to at least mitigate the … Continue reading Why you should go to #CyberFest – Protecting my small business in an online world
Different perspectives
This year’s Craft Cyber Eyes is taking real shape. This is the third year that we have been running an arts programme in conjunction with Creative Fuse North East, as part of #CyberFest. Once again I am amazed by what the artists are bringing to the challenge. Last Thursday I was back at the John … Continue reading Different perspectives
How many political parties?
Image thanks to VoxPoliticalOnline I hear it said so many times that we live in a two party system. This is clearly not so as there are nearly a dozen parties represented in parliament. It is the case however, for many of us our choice of politicians is very limited. For large swathes of the … Continue reading How many political parties?
Why you should go to #CyberFest – Online fraud is a crime
Centre for Professional and Executive Development, TUD, Darlington The third event in this year’s #CyberFest sees us heading to Teesside, at the Centre for Professional and Executive Development (CPED) - Teesside University, Darlington Campus, to be precise. While the whole of the festival is supported by Waterstons, in addition, this event is supported by The … Continue reading Why you should go to #CyberFest – Online fraud is a crime
Something I should have done
It was a while ago. It’s now over five years since I left Durham County Council. Looking back I still feel that I (we) achieved a lot. Through the freedom agenda (freedom from location, freedom from hierarchy and freedom from dogma) I changed the way that the department thought about itself, giving individuals much more … Continue reading Something I should have done
The next Prime Minister
There is something disheartening about the current process to replace the Prime Minister. It goes without saying that I am delighted to see the back of Johnson. His policies aside, if he had any, his lying, cronyism and corruption should have seen him move from No. 10 to court. Do not pass go. Having watched … Continue reading The next Prime Minister
Why you should go to #CyberFest – Innovation is the best form of defence
If you have never been to Durham University’s brand new Mathematics Sciences and Computer Science Building then here is your opportunity. On 6th September we are holding our flagship #CyberFest event from 10:00 to 15:00. The whole festival is supported by Waterstons and this event is also supported by ISC2. Why Durham this year? We … Continue reading Why you should go to #CyberFest – Innovation is the best form of defence
Innovation Festival – Day 3
Despite us having talked about it for months, day 3 of the Northumbrian Water Group Innovation Festival has been and gone. In the main the weather was good though we did have a short shower that freshened the ground up and relieved some of the pressure. The poffertjes, small pancakes, covered in syrup and whipped … Continue reading Innovation Festival – Day 3
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 