This year is hurtling by. Already the first CyberNorth meetup of the year has been and gone. Before Christmas it seemed so far away. This was such an important meeting as we wanted to lay out our plans for the coming three years and, in particular, get a steer from the sector that we were … Continue reading First meetup of the year
Holding events
Image thanks to natptax.com Holding an event is so different these days following the seemingly inexorable rise of the online event. In the good old days, if indeed they were, holding an event took planning, coordination and a lot of effort. Not that they don’t these days yet the bar to entry has been set … Continue reading Holding events
I’ve never met him
Image thanks to Indy100 I’ve never met the Prime Minister and, to be honest, I hope I never do. My impression of him therefore comes only from the media. I get plenty of opportunities to create an impression of him as he is all over the media, traditional and social. I can’t turn on the … Continue reading I’ve never met him
Let the train
Travelling used to be such a major part of my working life. I was always on the move. Before I joined the public sector I was driving 60,000 miles a year on top of getting the train or taking to the air. I could be in Glasgow one day, Bristol the next or Paris or … Continue reading Let the train
Flexible working (again)
Image thanks to Advice First The first session of our Digital Peer Network got off with a discussion on hybrid and flexible working. Throughout the pandemic many of us have been able to, and indeed required to work from home. Overnight the world changed and those who had advocated that much work coil be done … Continue reading Flexible working (again)
Antivaxxers
I’m not one of them. I have had my two shots as well as my booster and, no doubt if offered another COVID-19 injection I will be there in the queue. I have also had all my injections at school and my children have had theirs so I can’t be accused of being against vaccinations. … Continue reading Antivaxxers
Chasing funding
It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to funding. Already we are into the second week of the last quarter of the financial year and the perennial question looms. Will we be able to secure enough money to carry on for another year? Not all of my income comes from funders but for … Continue reading Chasing funding
Back on the horse
Image from Pintrest It’s a long time since I have been on a horse. It could have been either in my thirties or even in my teens. It’s not something that I get much chance to do. Apart from a brief flurry with my daughters when they were young, the closest I have come to … Continue reading Back on the horse
What no tests
Image thanks to Times of Bristol There are hen’s teeth, there is rocking horse manure and then there are Lateral Flow Tests. I am joking of course. The fact that we are able to get tests at all, paid for through general taxation, is an unbridled luxury. Much of the world has to suffer the … Continue reading What no tests
Oh Christmas Tree
Well, that didn’t take too long. The decorations are down and the house looks less cluttered again. Everything is away in the loft for another eleven months. Each year we go through the same ritual though of late we have been putting up fewer adornments. The mainstay of our decorations is of course the tree. … Continue reading Oh Christmas Tree
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 