Image thanks to Trend Radars As time goes on I am becoming more and more convinced that this government doesn’t like democracy. Not only has it stamped down on the right to peaceful protest, the very cornerstone of democracy, it has changed the process of the Mayoral elections from a supplementary vote to the undemocratic … Continue reading It’s undemocratic
Listen – ‘It’s Cyber Up North’
This week we recorded our eleventh episode of ‘It’s Cyber Up North’. The title says it all as this is a podcast about cyber security right here in the region and beyond. It comes in two flavours, one which covers live issues in the rapidly changing cyber security market, such as LastPass and Capita, while … Continue reading Listen – ‘It’s Cyber Up North’
No PR, No Vote
Image thanks to Morning Star Another day, another broken promise. This time it is from the Leader of the Opposition although he may deny ever making such a commitment. At last year’s Labour party conference delegates overwhelmingly voted to back a change to the voting system for Westminster to a form of proportional representation. This … Continue reading No PR, No Vote
Coffee Cake and Collaboration #2
Last week (wednesday 26 April) saw CyberNorth’s second coffee, cake and collaboration event with Newcastle University’s Cyber Security and Resilience and Security and Resilient Systems Group. The idea behind these events is to encourage all parts of the cyber security sector to come together and work on new opportunities. Clearly the University has the resources … Continue reading Coffee Cake and Collaboration #2
Bullying
Image thanks to Sky News I haven’t read the report and I doubt that very many have either but if you believe what you read then Raab’s removal from office was a political stitch up. It seems that the left wing civil service has colluded to oust a saintly minister whose only crime was to … Continue reading Bullying
Little trees
I wish... Honestly, I am trying my best to slow down, with a view to eventually stop what I am doing. It’s not that easy though as there is so much going on that is interesting and the world doesn’t turn to my rhythm. The end of September is supposed to be some hiatus for … Continue reading Little trees
Election season
I know it’s naive of me to think that politicians are in it purely for the interest of all the people they serve. I’m sure that many start out that way yet power corrupts and it soon becomes apparent that self interest is the order of the day. The party system compounds the issue and … Continue reading Election season
Proofreading
Image thanks to Looking Glass Optical. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how many times I read something, I don’t see the spelling and typo mistakes I have made. I have a particular problem with mixing up the letters in the middle of the word. These are especially difficult to spot as the human brain can read … Continue reading Proofreading
Attack politics
Image thanks to PrintPlace I know it’s only a local election coming up but you can feel things hotting up on social media, so much so that I have been turned off from watching. What has sickened me is the use of so-called attack ads, which use negative messages to highlight some perceived inadequacy in … Continue reading Attack politics
Coworking space
Image thanks to Coworker I know it’s a long time ago now but I do miss Campus North. For those of you either too young or not from these parts it was a coworking space on Carliol Square close enough to the centre of Newcastle. It was a place where you could hang out, meet … Continue reading Coworking space
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 