The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. I’m not normally someone who stays at home. My work takes me all over the region and I am always on the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – B is for boredom
The need for democracy is greater than ever
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world on its head. Every aspect of our lives has been affected, including politics. At the time that we need good society leaders the most, we find that we are represented by a government that the majority of us did not vote for. Are they doing a good job? … Continue reading The need for democracy is greater than ever
A month in lockdown – A is for awareness
Before I start, I should have blogged this yesterday. It has been a few years since I did the A-Z blogging challenge and had forgotten about it until an email appeared from a fellow blogger in my inbox. The challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – A is for awareness
Thinking of the future
Let’s face it, I work as a management consultant which means that most of my work is about the future, helping people and companies to think about structures and governance and strategy, all the things that will help them going forward. Today though, there is very little thought about the future. Understandably and quite rightly … Continue reading Thinking of the future
The human touch
Like many of us, I have been stuck at home for thirteen days now. In reality this is no great hardship as I am still well fed, have company and have things to keep me going. There are people far worse off than me and so I am not complaining. I do miss the human … Continue reading The human touch
Coronavirus Bill
Something needs to be done to stop the spread of the pandemic. The government has an enormously difficult job on its hands and it needs to be able to take swift and decisive action. In the movable feast that is Covid-19 there is no doubt that mistakes will be made. Many will not like the … Continue reading Coronavirus Bill
Georgia Beech
I’ve never been to Georgia Beach in person but it is a beautiful place, especially in the winter when it is empty. Empty can mean either peaceful or desolate. Yet I have been taken there by the words of Margaret Atwood, in her collection of poems 1976 - 1986. I found her work at the … Continue reading Georgia Beech
No petting, no overtaking
My memory of going to the swimming baths is punctuated with a small number of things, the sting of chlorine in your nose, the sense of cold when you first enter the water, how sticky your clothes were when you put them on again, the taste of hot chocolate from a plastic cup to recover … Continue reading No petting, no overtaking
The world is in a tailspin – we need unity
I made the conscious decision yesterday to step back from being so critical of the government and its handling of the current Covid-19 crisis. This does not mean that I am happy with the way that they are handling the situation nor that I have an understanding of how I would handle it any better. … Continue reading The world is in a tailspin – we need unity
Not just Covid-19
It is without doubt ironic that whilst the world is preoccupied with virus Covid-19 another kind of virus may be lurking in the wings ready to swoop. Of course I am talking about a computer virus or cybersecurity in general. You see, these are the times that cyber criminals like best, they work on the … Continue reading Not just Covid-19
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 