The National Health Service is in crisis, at least that is what we are told every night on our televisions. The number of vacancies has rocketed, with nearly 50,000 nurses short alone and service levels at an all time low. The reasons behind this crisis are many and varied, with underfunding (either deliberate or by … Continue reading Importing health workers
Cyber 101 boot camp #1
OK, we didn’t quite make September for the eleventh event in this year’s #CyberFest but better late than never. We had started talking about putting on a cyber 101 boot camp way back in the spring yet dates didn’t work for us and the Digital Catapult until the end of November. It has been and … Continue reading Cyber 101 boot camp #1
Wansbeck Constituency General Election December 12 2019
This site does not set out to promote any candidate over another but rather to raise general awareness of the choice for the electorate in the upcoming election. Information can be found here about Wansbeck constituency. The results from the 2017 election can be found here. Other information will be added as it appears. The following candidates … Continue reading Wansbeck Constituency General Election December 12 2019
Divisive language
The language of politics is becoming more divisive. Soundbites fall like stones in a pond and the ripples spread around the world at the speed of social media. It seems the more outlandish and provocative, the more likely they are to be taken up, liked, retweeted and shared. Every phrase is dissected by the media … Continue reading Divisive language
Prorogue
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. It seems that every trick in the book is being considered to either implement or derail the Brexit process. Although not the latest wheeze the one that is getting most media coverage is the suggestion to prorogue parliament to prevent any challenge … Continue reading Prorogue
Thinking Digital is good for the soul
This is my second blog from this year’s Thinking Digital conference. It is the must attend event in the region for me, not wishing to denigrate any others . I think I have been coming for about ten years and have got to know @herbkim, the driving force behind the event, quite well. It is … Continue reading Thinking Digital is good for the soul
RT @nebizethics: Campaigners get go-ahea
RT @nebizethics: Campaigners get go-ahead to challenge exemption UK gave itself over immigrants' data. http://theregister.co.uk/2019/01/17/dat… @TheRegister
Stadium of Cyber
The sign over the door on one of the conference rooms in the Stadium of Light, Sunderland Football club’s ground, said ‘Magic Moments Bar’. I’m not sure that it was referring to the latest #CyberFest event that was being held in the room next door yet it could well have done. The fifth event in … Continue reading Stadium of Cyber
Bank holidays
There was a time when I would look forward to a bank holiday, especially the spring and summer ones. They would signal a long weekend away from work with the offer of nights out and long lie ins. They were times of unfettered fun and freedom. Then along came the kids which, coupled with a … Continue reading Bank holidays
Free World
There are so many things being said in these days of political turmoil, sound bites that get repeated over and over again, until we get to the point that we believe them. I was watching the news with interest during Trump’s visit to the UK when the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, … Continue reading Free World
