When I was a child, this was where I went when I wanted to be on my own. A walk along the edge of open fields leads to a track which crosses the railway line and gives access to an … Continue reading
12 August 2012
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9 August 2012
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TPS complaints – roll of dishonour
I got an unsolicited sales call this evening. Since we’re registered with the TPS, that’s illegal. So I decided to report them via the online complaint form. In the course of filling in the form I noticed that when it … Continue reading
29 July 2012
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Danny Boyle’s Olympic Programme Notes – full text
I’ve noticed that I’m getting hits on this blog for my short extract from Danny Boyle’s programme notes for the Olympic opening ceremony. Since there appears to be a demand for it, this is the full text: ‘Be not afeard: … Continue reading
29 July 2012
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Twitter joke trial: it’s not just about free speech
Plenty has already been said and written about the Twitter joke trial, so there isn’t really a huge amount I can add to it. But one thing did strike me as I was reading the full text of the judgment. … Continue reading
28 July 2012
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An interesting bit of government non-communication
About a month ago, Channel 4 News carried a report about the Communications Data Bill which mentioned that the Home Office has held meetings with the UK’s largest ISPs and mobile network operators, and has given them information about the … Continue reading
28 July 2012
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Olympics, industry and the NHS
I wake up this morning to Twitter and Facebook still going off on one about Danny Boyle’s tribute to the NHS in last night’s Olympic opening ceremony. There have been a lot of comments about how it seemed to support … Continue reading
14 July 2012
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Olympic linking lunacy
In another of my occasional series of articles about organisations who mistakenly think they can control how you link to them on the web, there’s a great example on the London 2012 website. Here’s the relevant paragraph: Links to the … Continue reading
13 July 2012
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Evesham bridge closure – traffic options
I blogged a few days ago about the alternative designs for the new Evesham Abbey Bridge that weren’t adopted. But the FOI request which obtained that information also provided the options considered for traffic management while the bridge is closed. … Continue reading
11 July 2012
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M&S to return to Evesham?
I received an email today. I’m presuming it isn’t confidential since it mentions a public meeting and has been sent to a large number of people as well as myself: I am writing to let you know that M&S Simply … Continue reading
7 July 2012
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Evesham Abbey Bridge: What might have been (and why not)
Update: I’ve edited this article as I originally got the images of the bridges incorrectly assigned to their respective designers. As anyone who lives in or near Evesham will know, the Abbey Bridge is going to be replaced over the … Continue reading