Image thanks to troop.works I am very grateful whenever one of my businesses receives some public funding, not that I have many businesses these days. I’m even grateful if I am offered a hint at some possible funding as all contributions are greatly appreciated. I used to be involved with funding from central government a … Continue reading Form filling
K-Speech
Image thanks to Sky News In the words of Private Eye, this week a man in a hat gave a speech. The state opening of Parliament must be one of the most antiquated and tone deaf events in this country’s calendar of rituals. I hope they cleared the homeless tents away to let the gilded … Continue reading K-Speech
XFH
Image thanks to Disney Are you still working from home? Have you resisted the pressure from those who are trying to get you back to the office? I’ve reduced my hours again as I try to ease my way towards retirement. Now I find I spend most of my working time away from home, visiting … Continue reading XFH
Left behind
You may not have come across this information but OCSI and Local Trust have developed a quantitative measure of left behind neighbourhoods using open data. From their own report: ‘To identify neighbourhoods that could be defined as left-behind we focused on the areas that suffered the dual disadvantage of: High levels of deprivation and socio-economic … Continue reading Left behind
Diversity in cyber security
Image thanks to Austcyber It’s great to see so much activity in the region aimed at getting more women into the cyber security sector and IT in general. It’s about time and it has taken a lot of dedication to get here. Registrations have been open for the next round of the NCSC’s CyberFirst Girls … Continue reading Diversity in cyber security
Two thirds don’t want it
Image thanks to Huffington Post This month has seen another couple of disastrous bi-elections for the Conservative Party, this time in Tamworth and in Mid Bedfordshire. Both were once very safe Tory seats, with all that entails yet have seen massive swings to Labour. As always with these things, those who lost try to second … Continue reading Two thirds don’t want it
Net zero
Image thanks to Nestle I was at the Schools North East Summit last week, another excellent event at Newcastle United’s conference facility. Our stand was next to Zenergi, a company specialising in sustainable energy solutions. They had gin to give away and so it was very difficult to compete for interest. (There was a surprising … Continue reading Net zero
Not oil
Image thanks to i Once again the people are on the streets protesting about the effect of fossil fuels on the climate. Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist has been arrested and I wonder if this will do more to support their case or harden attitudes. Remember though that most of the benefits we take … Continue reading Not oil
Survey
This week, on my day out, I was down on the quayside on the Newcastle side of the river. I’d agreed to meet someone there with the vague instructions that she would be down at the court's end of the river bank. So, there I was opposite the law courts, keeping an eye out for … Continue reading Survey
The Bigger The Lie
Image via The Telegraph There is a common belief that all politicians lie. I’m not convinced this is true but rather all try to get their message across in a way that doesn’t hold them hostage to fortune. Our current batch, however, have taken lying to a fine art. Hannah Arendt, the German-born American historian … Continue reading The Bigger The Lie
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 