I have said many times that I believe in the goodness of people and that good will ultimately triumph over bad. I am going to leave you this year then with a tale that shows there are still good and decent people out there. It’s Christmas time and so this is a Christmas story. For … Continue reading Archy from Etsy
Naughty or nice
There’s one thing I definitely didn’t put on my Christmas list this year and that was COVID. Nevertheless it arrived. I think I must have been on the naughty list. For something so small it has done a lot of damage around the globe. The picture coming out of China looks like there is another … Continue reading Naughty or nice
Cancelling cancelling
Jeremy Clarkson, a man for whom I have very little time, has written an article about people I don’t care about in a newspaper that I will never read. That’s not a great line to start a blog, yet I know all about the article. It was all over twitter with people highlighting what a … Continue reading Cancelling cancelling
You’ve got to have faith
Image thanks to Worship House Media Do you remember religion? There’s a lot of it about these days, at least there is supposed to be. A clue is in the name. These are supposed to be among the holiest of holy days yet you might be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Peace on earth and goodwill … Continue reading You’ve got to have faith
This was the year
This was the year that CyberNorth came of age, in my humble opinion. Not that these things happen by accident but after a few years toiling away, often by myself everything just seemed to gell. It has been amazing in that I feel it has moved from more of a passion project to a much … Continue reading This was the year
My first FinTech Cluster meeting
You would think I had enough of clusters, what with trying to lead CyberNorth and playing an active role in UKC3, the UK’s cluster of cyber clusters. Apparently not as this week I found myself at my first meeting of the North East FinTech Steering Group. Not that this was its first meeting, I think … Continue reading My first FinTech Cluster meeting
Why bother with PMQs?
Prime Minister’s Questions is a peculiarly British piece of political theatre where members of parliament get to ask the Prime Minister questions. A clue is in the name. There is a protocol behind how questions are asked, alternating between the government party and opposition. MPs have to put their questions forward in advance and they … Continue reading Why bother with PMQs?
Where are we meeting?
As the world gets back to some kind of new normal I am still struggling with the protocol around meetings. It could be just me but last week I turned up to a face to face meeting tio find that the other participants had expected it to be online. Fortunately one of the people was … Continue reading Where are we meeting?
Industry Advisory Board
Image thanks to BDaily I wasn’t able to make the last Digital Advisory Board at Newcastle College. I think it was something to do with a hospital visit but that is all behind me now. This week though, I was able to make it. I had said that I would give a lightning talk on … Continue reading Industry Advisory Board
Northern Cluster Collaboration
I’m back thinking about clusters again, especially as last week saw us kick off a project to look at how the three Northern cyber security clusters can work more closely together. We have started off by commissioning some work to see what relevant ‘assets’ the region has. There are things that are strongly or more … Continue reading Northern Cluster Collaboration
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 