Transformer, luddite or neo-Blairite?

Demos asks which you are in terms of the future direction for public services. Hmm. I agree with bits of all three positionsTransformers – makes sense to do co-creation, so long as people see resultsLuddites – checks and balances are important, but should...

Fukuyama on the future

A thought-provoking essay from Fukuyama on critiques of his The End of History. My summary of his position: liberty and equality are evolution-driven goals in considerable tension. While Hegel thought the unfolding of reason would lead to communist utopia, events lead...

I’m rich. Not.

According to LeapFish, raggett.net is worth somewhere between $432 and $31,000. Somehow I don’t think so.

Tube tiles

Like the old Edwardian tiles on the tubes? Not as much as Doug does. Some great stuff on why they are there, why it was an extraordinary undertaking and why there are not many of them left, and some lovely maps of the patterns.

How to find things

Nice 12-step summary of how to find things. The best advice is knowing when to stop and wait for the object to pop up of its own accord.