18 October 2024
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Have you noticed that websites are increasingly plastered with more and more adverts these days? Have you wondered why that is? Are you maybe blaming greedy website operators, just as you check out the latest ad-blocker extension for your browser? … Continue reading
11 September 2023
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A year ago today, I stood on a dias in the market square to officially proclaim the accession of a new King to the people of Evesham. Of all the things I’ve ever done as part of my civic duties, … Continue reading
25 July 2022
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Over the course of August, members of the Conservative Party will vote to elect the next Prime Minister of the UK. That’s a big responsibility, and one which I hope my fellow party members will take seriously. In particular, I … Continue reading
22 June 2021
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Over on the Facebook “World Cup of Things” group we recently decided that “Three Lions” is the Greatest Football Song Of All Time. Which it undoubtedly is. But one thing has always irked me about it. The original version, released … Continue reading
21 November 2020
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There’s been a fairly predictable response in some circles to the news that Radio 1 will, this year, be playing an edited version of “Fairytale of New York” that cuts out some of the more potentially offensive words. In particular, … Continue reading
16 November 2020
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The Treasury has, reportedly, been considering the possibility of introducing pay-as-you-go road pricing to replace the revenue which will be lost from fuel duty as the UK transitions to electric cars. This isn’t particularly surprising, and similar ideas have been … Continue reading
10 July 2020
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For those in the open data community, the recent release of Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) and Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRN) coordinates as open data has been welcome (and something that I’ve been lobbying for previously). However, the information … Continue reading
31 December 2019
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Ten years ago, on New Year’s Eve 2009, I posted a retrospective of how the decade had gone for me. Ten years on, as the 2010s are about to become the 2020s, it’s time for an update. So, what’s changed? … Continue reading
29 December 2019
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As 2019 draws to a close, it’s worth remembering that thirty years ago, in 1989, we were watching the fall of Communism in Europe. As someone who grew up with the reality of the Iron Curtain – I recall visiting … Continue reading
25 January 2019
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According to various media reports, digital media companies Huffington Post and BuzzFeed are laying off staff as a result of falling online revenues. Cue much handwringing from the online media establishment, who are wondering if, as the Guardian puts it, … Continue reading