This week, on my day out, I was down on the quayside on the Newcastle side of the river. I’d agreed to meet someone there with the vague instructions that she would be down at the court's end of the river bank. So, there I was opposite the law courts, keeping an eye out for … Continue reading Survey
The Bigger The Lie
Image via The Telegraph There is a common belief that all politicians lie. I’m not convinced this is true but rather all try to get their message across in a way that doesn’t hold them hostage to fortune. Our current batch, however, have taken lying to a fine art. Hannah Arendt, the German-born American historian … Continue reading The Bigger The Lie
The calm after the storm
Image thansk to anonymous photography. September is a very busy month for team CyberNorth and me personally. It is the culmination of an intense period of activity up to and including #CyberFest. Sixteen events for a small team is no mean feat yet this year has been the most successful so far. I know, define … Continue reading The calm after the storm
Feedback
The bit I hate most about events is when you ask for feedback. No, that’s not right, it’s when the feedback comes back. Yes, I know you have to ask for it and it is essential to learn from other people’s experience and that there is only one way to find out and that is … Continue reading Feedback
That tree
Image thanks to Joana Kruse From time to time I jokingly wondered what they would call the place if there was no tree there. It looks like I am going to find out. Unfortunately it is no joke anymore. When I heard the news that the famous sycamore had been cut down in Sycamore Gap … Continue reading That tree
The celebrities we deserve
Image thanks to Human Window Trying to avoid reading about Russell Brand has been a full time job. Coverage of his alleged misdemeanours and inappropriate behaviours has been wall to wall. To be honest I am just not interested. Don’t get me wrong, the abuse of power is wrong and, if it turns out that … Continue reading The celebrities we deserve
Where have all the lapwings gone?
On the short drive down the AI from Morpeth to Newcastle you are blessed with some open spaces to the East and some Scott’s Pine woods to the West. After the rise up from crossing the River Blyth and past Northumberlandia, which used to be an opencast site, there are some fields that yield various … Continue reading Where have all the lapwings gone?
Is twenty plenty?
Is twenty plenty? Wales seems to think so as it has introduced a blanket twenty mile per hour speed limit across the country. At least it has if you believe what the right leaning media has to say. Despite voting to support the change, the Welsh Conservatives now see it as the latest wedge issue. … Continue reading Is twenty plenty?
#CyberFest Week 4 – The Big One
We’re going out with a bang in the last week of #CyberFest, with another six events including the Big One, the Colossus, the Behemoth, ‘El Gordo’ even, but before we get to that let’s start on Monday. Those of you who have been involved with CyberNorth’s work over the last year will know that it … Continue reading #CyberFest Week 4 – The Big One
Land of Hope and Glory
Image thanks to The London Economic I never watch the Last Night of the Proms. To be frank, I can’t stand all the hubris, the faux patriotism and the flag waving. It’s not my cup of tea. This year though I have been much amused and even a little bemused by the reaction to the … Continue reading Land of Hope and Glory
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 