Image thanks to HR Review Tradition dictates that I now conclude the year with a retrospective blog. It is a trick that the television companies use all the time, by compiling programmes from bits of the previous year’s it saves them time and money and pads out a schedule that may be difficult to fill … Continue reading Last blog of 2020
On the right tracks
I can’t believe I have never blogged about the South East Northumberland Rail User Group, or SENRUG. I must have done but can’t seem to find it. Perhaps I haven’t and if not, it is high time I did. I didn’t start blogging until 2012 and some of the things I am going to talk … Continue reading On the right tracks
Opinion drives evolution
Image thanks to Psychology Today I’m back thinking about evolution. I've nearly finished my weighty tome ‘The Ant and the Peacock’ by Helena Cromin that I referred to in an earlier blog. On the back of the book I have become obsessed by two things, how species and how different sexes arise. I’m not thinking … Continue reading Opinion drives evolution
Hollowed out
Image from Random Times It's been a funny old Halloween. For once nobody rang on our doorbell and the bag of sweets we bought, just in case, remains unopened. Some of the houses in the street did take the opportunity to dress their properties with the idea that at least the younger children could wander … Continue reading Hollowed out
CyberNational
Other departments are available I find myself talking a lot about cybersecurity these days. Sorry but it is occupying much of my time. To be honest, since lockdown I haven’t had much else to distract me, other than my granddaughter of course. I’m not a cybersecurity expert by any stretch of the imagination, I couldn’t … Continue reading CyberNational
Stop carping
Image thanks to Carping Cordage We’ve been told, by the leader of the House, Rees-Mogg, to stop carping on about the woeful lack of COVID-19 tests and the extraordinary lengths that people are going to get one. Instead we are told that we should be celebrating that this country has managed to create a capacity … Continue reading Stop carping
This house supports
I must admit I was a bit concerned about the #CyberFest event on 23 September. It was the first time that I had ever tried to run a debate online. I have been to a few in real life but never online and the thought of moving all those people in and out of presenter … Continue reading This house supports
Telling a story
The #CyberFest webinar with the North East Fraud Forum was another great event. All the speakers were enthralling, the technology worked well and I could probably fill several blogs with things I want to say. I’m going to start though with the presentation from Annabel Berry, CEO of Sapphire that came towards the end. We … Continue reading Telling a story
Life’s not fair and then you die.
Image thanks to Smart College Visit This unhelpful comment rings in my ears whenever I hear someone say ‘that’s not fair’. It shouldn’t but it does. Yes, life is unfair but why do we accept that this is so? Should we not be striving for greater fairness? I have been thinking a lot about this … Continue reading Life’s not fair and then you die.
Things I’ve learned about running online events
Image thanks to Financial Express To be frank, I am Zoomed out. Like many people I have spent too long over the last few weeks staring at a screen or two, taking part in or running online events. #CyberFest hasn’t helped of course. Even though the events have been great, it has meant keeping alert … Continue reading Things I’ve learned about running online events
