In praise of... the Highways Agency

Posted on Mon 20 December 2010 in general • Tagged with cars, snow, travel

It seems any severe weather brings on a large collective national moan. I don't wish to minimise the hassle to people that have been affected by the weather and trapped in places they didn't want to be however I think we are often too quick to criticise when things don't …


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The Students are Revolting

Posted on Fri 10 December 2010 in general • Tagged with politics, students, university

I'm not entirely unsympathetic to the travails of modern students. I was one once myself and I was in part subsidised by the state for my education. Despite this I still walked out of university owing student loans, the bank and my parents money. However at some point you have …


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Data Tsunami

Posted on Fri 19 November 2010 in general • Tagged with data, government, politics, transparency

The government has done another public spending data dump today. It's one of the policies that I was really in favour of before the election and it's good to see the coalition holding to it's word with this release. The raw data is available from the Cabinet Office and should …


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Back with a bump

Posted on Tue 16 November 2010 in general • Tagged with cats, manchester

We went up to Manchester last weekend to complete Fliss' much delayed hen night. The ladies reported having much fun partaking in a combination of tea and gambling.

I took the opportunity to go on a short tour of some of Manchester's many fine ale houses. It was nice to …


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US Midterms

Posted on Tue 02 November 2010 in general • Tagged with politics, usa

Today the citizens of the USA go to the polls for the midterms. I'm following the story with a mild interest as given their position as a world power their politics does have an impact on the rest of us. The media in the UK are reporting them as a …


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