Day 84 – 12 May 2014 It is just over five years since the seven former district councils came together with the old County Council to form the brand new Durham County Council. It was a process known a local government review (LGR for short) and it seems that we’ve been under review ever since. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 84
A year of work in progress – day 83
Day 83 – 9 May 2014 Last night’s presentation to the Three Towns Area Action Partnership wasn’t the scintillating end to the day that I had hoped for. I didn’t feel that I was on top form perhaps I was a little tired. It was their annual general meeting and so I had to sit … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 83
A year of work in progress – day 82
Day 82 – 8 May 2014 The Council has invested in some pool cars. I mentioned them back in day 47. There are half a dozen at County Hall and they are there as an alternative to using your own car so that money can be saved. The mechanism is very clever. Once you are … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 82
A year of work in progress – day 81
Day 81 – 7 May 2014 It was bound to happen that a day would come along which I was not able to enjoy and yesterday was it. I suppose that one day out of eighty isn’t bad and I should be grateful that when working in such a volatile role where the opportunity for … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 81
A year of work in progress – day 80
Day 80 – 6 May 2014 It’s big data week. You probably haven’t heard. I didn’t until I was asked if we wanted to put on an event but in the end there wasn’t enough time. Big Data is too big for one week anyway but that reminds me to give an update on where … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 80
A year of work in progress – day 79
Day 79 – 2 May 2014 Can you believe we are into the fifth month of the year already? I don’t know where this year has gone. I woke up early this morning to the sound of crashing plates. Some of them had stopped spinning and had fallen to the floor while others seemed to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 79
A year of work in progress – day 78
Day 78 – 1 May 2014 Today I was at the inaugural Dynamo14 conference, along with 350 other ICT professionals and people interested in the North East. I got to make a pitch at a public sector breakout session under the title of collaboration. In case you are interested this is what I said: Good … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 78
A year of work in progress – day 77 (Zoology)
Day 77 – 30 April 2014 and day 26 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The last day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge and I’m pleased to say that I have arrived in one piece. Not everyone did though. I started off at number 422 and ended up at 383 (out of2018) … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 77 (Zoology)
A year of work in progress – day 76 (Yarmouk)
Day 76 – 29 April 2014 and day 25 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. ‘The lexicon of man’s inhumanity to man has a new word and that is Yarmouk,’ said the spokesperson on Radio 4. ‘Shame on all of us that in a United Nations led refugee camp people are dying of starvation’ … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 76 (Yarmouk)
A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
Day 75 – 28 April 2014 and day 24 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. X was always going to be a difficult letter. I could have chosen a word with an x in it like extraordinary and started from there. I could have chosen a more obvious word like x-ray and used it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 