To be proud means having a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements. Does this mean then that you cannot be proud of something that is not of your own making? Does this include where you were born? Where you are born is something that you have no choice … Continue reading Feeling proud
Addicted to news
The world seems to be in turmoil. On both sides of the Atlantic political stories are peeling like an onion. With every new twist and turn I become more and more hooked. I just can’t help it. They are also reducing me to tears. I’ve tried to give up watching the news. Recently it has … Continue reading Addicted to news
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 speech
I defend anyone’s right to free speech just as I defend anyone’s right to think what they like. To take the opposite approach, in my view, is to go down the road to control and totalitarianism. I accept, however, that this means that people are going to say and think things that are abhorrent, disgusting … Continue reading Free speech
A sociable enterprise
I was asked if I would take part in some research into what people experience when moving from the private to the public sector and vice versa. I am always happy to help out where I can with the local universities and having moved from private to public and then back to private I felt … Continue reading A sociable enterprise
Cyber = opportunity
By 2021, according to Cybersecurity Business Report, the number of unfilled jobs in cyber security will triple to over 3.5 million In the same period the annual cost of cyber crime is expected to double to $6 trillion. If cyber was a country it will, by then, be the the third biggest in the world. … Continue reading Cyber = opportunity
First past the post
In our form of democracy, a first past the post system is used. In a general election, votes are held at constituency level with the person enjoying the most votes, of those placed and counted, getting the job of representing the people in Westminster. The reason given for using such an approach is that it … Continue reading First past the post
Undervaluing your value
Experience and skills have a value. People are prepared to pay for these things. When starting out in your own business, however, it is hard to know where to pitch what you are going to charge for what you have to offer. You are an unknown quantity in two ways. Your customers have yet to … Continue reading Undervaluing your value
Cyber = resilience
It is just before 3 o’clock in the morning and the phone rings. Not your mobile, you’ve left that downstairs so that work doesn’t impinge too much into your home life. It’s the landline. This must be trouble. As your brain flights to engage, your thoughts turn to your children but the voice on the … Continue reading Cyber = resilience
Are food banks good?
I have been pondering over the question ‘Are food banks a sign of a successful society or rather and demonstration of a failing society?’ I am of two minds. Food banks are an increasing phenomenon. In 2017 there were nearly 1.2 million three-day food packs issued by the Trussell Trust, one of many such organisations … Continue reading Are food banks good?
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 