I received this in my email this morning (I’ve removed all reference to the organisation that sent it as that is not the issue): ‘As the [Government’s] Digital by Default agenda moves swiftly forward, it is now more important than ever for the public sector to embrace new digital technologies. According to the Government's Digital … Continue reading Cut cost and save money. Beware of fallacious arguments.
What happens when the free stuff runs out?
I’m writing this on Word Press and it’s free. I find I use Twitter all the time, I get most of my news from it and for some reason it always makes me laugh and it’s free too. I also use LinkedIn quite a bit and dabble with Facebook from time to time but I … Continue reading What happens when the free stuff runs out?
Dumber and dumber
Is it me or are we getting dumber? Do the powers that be believe that we are so stupid that we need to be protected from any possible risk of harm, that our brains are not capable of distinguishing reality from imitation, or is it just that ignorant people have greater access to the media … Continue reading Dumber and dumber
A short motorway trip
What is the shortest way to drive down a motorway? Sounds like a simple question but it has been taxing my brain for some time. The obvious answer is to drive in as straight a line as is possible, cutting all of the corners, switching from lane to lane and even using the hard shoulder … Continue reading A short motorway trip
Choice in public service provision
Having a choice in the provision of public services has to be a good thing doesn’t it? It will create a sense of competition between providers which will drive up standards for fear of losing valuable customers to the rival organisations. People will be able to express their preference in the only way that we … Continue reading Choice in public service provision
International day of…
Sunday 10 March may be Mother’s day this year but it is also the second ever International Bagpipe day, if you are into that sort of thing and it is also the seventh International Day of Awesomeness. Now not everyone can play the bagpipes and certainly not everyone can be a mother but everyone has … Continue reading International day of…
Meteorite fever
On the 15th February 2013 a previously unknown asteroid entered the earth’s atmosphere and some seventeen seconds later exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk situated just east of the Ural Mountains, in the aptly named Oblast region. No bigger than a small block of flats and weighing the equivalent of seven million bags of … Continue reading Meteorite fever
Modern democracy
‘It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all of those other forms that have been tried from time to time.’ How many blogs have started off with the quote attributed to Winston Churchill, hundreds if not thousands if a quick search on Google is anything to go by? … Continue reading Modern democracy
The first cut this year
It’s the start of spring according to the weatherman but my calendar says there are still a few weeks left of winter to go. Either way, the sun is out and the birds are singing and the sap is rising. The buds on the hydrangea are thinking about bursting open and the grass is starting … Continue reading The first cut this year
The return of the high-street
The high-street is finally fighting back thanks to the latest breakthrough in three dimensional holographic projection. Lonnie Ryedale, the driving force behind Holomain Projections describes the thinking that lead to her ground-breaking business idea. ‘I had been an on-line shopper since the birth of the industry but was always disappointed by one of its biggest … Continue reading The return of the high-street
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 