So, Adam Smith, Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Special Advisor’ (or ‘SPAD’ as they are known in Westminster) has fallen on his sword following allegations of impropriety against his former boss in the way he handled the takeover bid by News Corporation of BSkyB. The evidence obtained by the ongoing Leveson enquiry shows a huge amount of e-mail traffic between Adam Smith […]
Why I’m Supporting a Boycott of the Bahrain Grand Prix
’ve loved Grand Prix racing ever since I can remember. For me, theres nothing like it. Yes, it has occasionally been a predicatable procession of cars, but the on-track battles can be epic. Senna Vs Prost. Mansell Vs Senna Vs Prost. Hill Vs Schumacher. Schumacher Vs Villeneuve. Alonso Vs Räikkönen. Hamilton Vs Massa. Button Vs Vettel Vs […]
Mother’s Days
It was Mother’s Day last Sunday, in case you didn’t notice, and I was going to write a blog about mothers then, but didn’t find the time. But recently I’ve confirmed a few insights which I’d like to explore here. Where to begin? I suppose I should lay my cards on the table and tell […]
Timing
Plenty of my Liberal Democrat colleagues – Gareth Epps, Daisy Benson, Prue Bray, for instance, – have come out against the NHS Bill. In fact, Prue sums up my own feelings quite succinctly: At this point few people in the wider world understand what is actually in the bill, and virtually nobody trusts it. And it has lost […]
Ramadan – A month of reflection
I’ve been fasting during Ramadan for roughly 5 years. Each year is a different experience and brings different discomforts and rewards. Of course, the aim of Ramadan is not to starve yourself, but rather to focus on one’s own self-discipline. Whilst fasting Muslims must sacrifice more than just food, and often I find myself making […]
Total Cost of Ownership
I’ve recently been consulting on a large web based research project. Whilst I can’t go into too much detail about who my client was, I can say that it was one of the most varied consultations I’ve undertaken for a while. Looking back on my experience got me thinking about the long term Total Cost […]
PlayStation Network intrusion is not a game
This article was first published on April 28, 2011, at The Online Marketing Mix. We are used to governments and banks leaking data on a fairly regular basis, but rarely has a consumer electronics giant ever been so exposed as Sony is right now to customer vehemence and legal action. Sony discovered an intrusion on […]
Three Little Words: Content Management Systems
This article was first published on April 4, 2011 at The Online Marketing Mix Because different people might mean different things when using those three little words ‘Content Management System’, I’m going to begin this article by stating my understanding of what a Content Management System (or ‘CMS’) is. In essence, and in the context […]
Optimising WordPress for iPad
This article was first published on March 25, 2011 at The Online Marketing Mix Today iPad 2 is released in the UK to much fanfare. It is clear that the iPad currently dominates the tablet market. Some predict that during 2011 iPad will grow even more popular and will hold between an 80 to 95% […]
Apple iPad Business Apps
As the launch of iPad 2 is barely a day away I thought it would be neat to remind myself of my thoughts about the first generation of iPad. Back in January 2010 I thought that:- Businesses tend to tool people up with laptops and send them out into the field. The iPad – with […]