Image thanks to InteriorDesignMagazine It’s been a while since our garden had had a proper haircut. Last year we were still in the throes of COVID and finding someone to come and tidy up the garden was nigh on impossible. People would say yes to doing the work but would never turn up and in … Continue reading As nature never intended
Mad giveaway
It feels like a long time since I have been on a stand at an exhibition, promoting the business I was working for at the time. Indeed it was probably back when I worked for Spicers in the office products trade. Then the annual British Office Supplies & Services Federation (BOSSFed) event, held in either … Continue reading Mad giveaway
The ludicrous concept of growth
Image thanks to videoblocks I am a proud member of the anti-growth coalition. So are most of us it seems. Anyone who disagrees with the government’s kamikaze economic plans is in the same boat. It’s not a very exclusive group. Growth, growth, growth is Truss’ mantra. What she means is GDP growth. The trouble is … Continue reading The ludicrous concept of growth
Access to finance
The lack of access to finance is often quoted as a reason why the region’s businesses can’t grow. In the week that a local tech company has ‘retired’ despite securing £3 million in funding I am not sure it is always the case. I don’t think I have the entrepreneurial gene. Whilst I can get … Continue reading Access to finance
Small pleasures
Image thanks to applytofaceblog Another day, another book. This time it’s ‘Small Pleasures’ from The School of Life. I’m not sure who the author is, or if it is written by more than one person, yet it contains over fifty short essays on things that have given the writer(s) a sense of small pleasure. It’s … Continue reading Small pleasures
Awful people
Image thanks to Sky News I have never met them and I doubt I ever will but there seems to be some awful people at the top of the Conservative party. They seem to be callous, uncaring and lack empathy for others’ misfortunes. Indeed I would say they come across as cruel and heartless. I … Continue reading Awful people
The normalisation of hunger
I blogged some time ago about a service that my local Morrissons was offering, ready made convenient bags of food for the local food bank. While I am in support of anything that helps people survive in these difficult times and am behind the idea in principle I have a concern that somehow it belittled … Continue reading The normalisation of hunger
Deus ex machina
Image thanks to Graham Jordan September is #CyberFest. That’s it done for another year. The whole of the month has been occupied by the fifth year of the region’s biggest cyber security festival. In the end there were 17 advertised events, though 2 were postponed, one due to the Queen’s funeral and the other due … Continue reading Deus ex machina
Disaster (capitalism)
Image thanks to Left-Horizons.com Thinking way back to 2016, on the eve of the fateful EU referendum, I remember talking to a friend about how they were going to vote. He was (and still is) of a different political persuasion than I am and so I wasn’t too surprised that he intended to vote for, … Continue reading Disaster (capitalism)
Time for advice
Image thanks to India times There are times in your life which are harder than others. Looking back, my early thirties were particularly challenging. I was trying to build my career while we stretched ourselves for a new house and with young children to look after. Everything seemed a little hand to mouth and I … Continue reading Time for advice
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 