by Tom | Nov 16, 2010 | Business, Government
Who’s Lobbying is a useful resource to see who’s meeting which departments and for what purpose. Great use of open data and some whizzy matching tools.
by Tom | Nov 10, 2010 | Government
The stupidity of crowds isn’t quite what you think, but is a great rant from Jamie Whyte (I recommend A Load of Blair). Firstly, the government talks about basing decisions on fairness and affordability. Whyte nails the fact that the former is used in...
by Tom | Oct 5, 2010 | Government, Reading
I love that the Mash is starting to predict the future. Here, councils fail to buy enough road salt for winter. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3138&Itemid=81
by Tom | Sep 23, 2010 | Business, Government, Reading
Child Hunger, As Seen At Wal-Mart is a depressing parable for our times. I’m working with prepaid cards at the moment, so this illustration is some serious colour for our round tables.
by Tom | Sep 13, 2010 | Government, Personal
1) I just found out that an old university friend is now deputy director of digital diplomacy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office just as my new report is published. 2) I discovered (by quite some roundabout means) that the place we are staying to sing in the...
by Tom | Jul 8, 2010 | Government, Tech
Lots to digest in this summary of evidence on the effects on children of increased home computer availability. Two key points:Mathematics and reading test scores drop a little with the growing use of home computersIntroduction of broadband internet widens racial and...
