Sometimes things don’t turn out quite as you had expected. A Tuesday evening in Hexham was one of them. I’ve long got myself hung up on numbers when planning events, worried that nobody would turn up, indeed I often say once there are more in the audience than speakers I can start to relax. But … Continue reading Learning your lessons
Abstain
Abstaining in a free vote in Parliament is a cop out. Yet at the vote on the Commons Privileges Committee’s report into Boris Johnson and his statements to the house on Partygate, over 100 Tory members did just that. In the end it made no difference. The report had found that Johnson repeatedly misled parliament … Continue reading Abstain
A trip to Seamer
I don’t think I had ever been to Seamer before, just on the outskirts of Scarborough. I may have passed through by car as we visited Scarborough as a family when the children were young. They are grown women now so it was some time ago and all I remember was visiting the rock factory. … Continue reading A trip to Seamer
If sovereignty means anything
Image thanks to Discover Magazine One of the biggest problems with having people like Johnson in charge is that they only believe in one thing, themselves. They claim to be fighting for the good of the country and to uphold nebulous concepts such as sovereignty yet have no respect for the conventions and procedures that … Continue reading If sovereignty means anything
Shoe shine
Image thanks tro Shoe Advisor Today I did something I haven't done for a long time. I polished my shoes. I know it was a long time because the polish had dried up in its tins. Instead of being creamy and spreadable it was all dry and cracked like a dried up river bed. Apparently … Continue reading Shoe shine
Doing nothing
Universal basic income is back on the agenda with yet another pilot to test whether or not such a scheme will work. UBI has had more pilots than Ryanair. It has been proven to be beneficial in providing a basic level of income to everyone. The clue is in the name. There remains, however, a … Continue reading Doing nothing
A Digital Durham bag
It was a long, long time ago. Hexham is a nice day out. When we go there we always make our way to our favourite cafe at the Abbey, not for religious reasons but rather to worship their cheese scones. Sometimes it's full and we have to go elsewhere. It’s a nice walk from the … Continue reading A Digital Durham bag
Cancelled
I’ve never been tempted to watch GB News, the non-news news channel, nor Talk TV. The lineup of presenters has never appealed to me yet I get a strong flavour of their position on issues through the regular retweeting of their social media. One of the things that is guaranteed to have steam coming out … Continue reading Cancelled
It’s not just data
Last week I attended a cyber security event put on by Schools North East, a network of all the schools in the North East of England, set up by Head Teachers over twelve years ago. They are the first and only regional network of schools in the UK and work to create a unique culture … Continue reading It’s not just data
Speeeding!
Image thansk to the Standard I guess we will never know if the Home Secretary did or did not abuse her position regarding a speeding fine. The Prime Minister has decreed that there will be no investigation into the matter. I doubt though that this will make the issue go away. On the steps of … Continue reading Speeeding!
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 