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Stars stole the night away

Book of the month Visuals of the month Food of the month Tech of the month Bear of the month The beariest place on Earth Ringtone of the month Music of the month

Westminster Thinktank Scene – 12″ Dub Mix

This one goes out to all the junior ministers being reshuffled in and wondering just what the hell is going on. Here are a few common tropes you will see come up again and again in Westminster. “WTD – Will This Do?” Most commonly seen as a response to a minister making a commitment whichContinue reading “Westminster Thinktank Scene – 12″ Dub Mix”

Being Served

We were discussing public service delivery on Twitter earlier, as that monument to techbro hubris continues its rapid collapse into the sea, and the question was asked as to why the UK has “digitised” so many services in a way that they are an opaque online form or call centre where hope goes to dieContinue reading “Being Served”

Dusk has hidden the bridge in the river

Book of the month Visuals of the month Food of the month Tech of the month Look upon my works ye mighty and despair Bear of the month Music of the month

Daisy Daisy

So the Tony Blair Institute have done another of their Marvel/DC team-ups this time on AI. I was not going to discuss it but on second glance it does have some interesting aspects. The report is good but suffers from many of the same issues that such reports always have: the belief that the UKContinue reading “Daisy Daisy”

June 2023 Ringtone

Delayed due to inclement weather but here’s June’s ringtone.

My toecaps sparkle now

Book of the month How little we understand the worlds in which we live, both the interior world and the one outside us. Visuals of the month I am a lazy sonAnd I never get things done‘Cause we’re made up of water but… https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-liverpool/jmw-turner-with-lamin-fofana-dark-waters Food of the month It’s chimken time! Tech of the monthContinue reading “My toecaps sparkle now”

…and a decrepit handful of trees

Book of the month Music of the month Bear is quiet Visuals of the month A Bankside stroll Food of the month Fresh pasta at 40 Dean Street Tech of the month Forty one years on… Bear of the month Best job EVAH!!

All the numbers account for years

The power of paws, no sooner do I write about the lack of any national conversation about digital when we get the modestly titled “A New National Purpose” from the odd Marvel/DC team up of Tony Blair and William Hague. Martha Lane Fox has set out very well the Groundhog Day feelings of those ofContinue reading “All the numbers account for years”

As patterns seem to form

The opinion polls indicate that the next UK General Election will bring a new government. The last time we were here was back in 2008/9 when one of the hot topics was “Digital”. Shadow Ministers spoke at events about the critical importance of digital, policy papers were published by think tanks and I, a memberContinue reading “As patterns seem to form”