Image thanks to showandtellonline Is there a collective noun for clusters? I ask only because I was in Sheffield this week for the second face to face meeting of all the clusters who are part of UKC3, UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration. OK, ten of the thirteen were there but it was still a great meeting. … Continue reading Circle of clusters
Just stop!
This week we have seen another spate of protests mostly by Just Stop Oil, a coalition of groups working together to ensure that the government commits to ending all new licences and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. It’s demands are clear: FOSSIL FUELS ARE KILLING US TOGETHER, … Continue reading Just stop!
As nature never intended
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
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 