by Tom | Jan 14, 2010 | Government, Reading
There was me loving the re-photoshopped Cameron poster but wondering where the equivalent piss-taking would on similar Labour missteps. And then Jonny tweeted this. “Smellderly” had me snorting my coffee.
by Tom | Nov 30, 2009 | Government, Science
“Britain faces return to Victorian levels of poverty”: is a slightly pessimistic look at the good work that has been done on levels of child and pensioner poverty. However, the lesson that universal benefits redistribute more to the poorest than targeted...
by Tom | Nov 17, 2009 | Business, Government, Reading
Surowiecki has a couple of articles looking at banking and debt. He wonders if the crisis has meant that banks have become bigger, or at least the ones that we feel comfortable using. Seperately, he suggests (and I think rightly) that we are predisposed to use debt...
by Tom | Nov 16, 2009 | Government
£3k doesn’t sound like too much to run a Twitter account for BIS. I guess it depends how many followers they have and what benefits that gives to the Department, of course. You can find other costs on a TheyWorkForYou search.
by Tom | Nov 10, 2009 | Government, Reading
So Goldman’s (other banks are included) is getting swine flu vaccine ahead of medical staff. I guess that is because it is doing God’s work, unlike the medical staff. Clearly, this could be a sensible use of large employers as a distribution channel (they...
by Tom | Nov 10, 2009 | Business, Government
Some useful pointers to how Twitter can fail for businesses. There are lessons here for everyone: you need a voice / a viewpoint to work well in any conversation. A list of sale items is a catalogue, not an advert. So despite the author’s negative conclusion, I...
