Month: May 2010

  • The closure of Becta

    The majority of people who are pleased at the closure of Becta are most likely so because they disagreed in some way or another with their leanings on various issues, for example their take on open source software in schools. These people can safely be ignored, along with those who decry “waste of taxpayer’s money!” […]

  • Hung Parliament, 5 days in

    So – you voted for a hung parliament! Well, you may not have personally voted for such a thing, but you have to accept that the British people as a whole did so, and that’s what we have got. Here’s what I am hearing from the British public right now: “Don’t do it Nick!” “Do […]

  • How I will vote

    This is a response to the excellent writings of Stephen Fry on the same subject. His is a long piece but well worth the read: http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/05/04/how-i-will-vote/ In the same way I know that writing this blog post (adapted from a message left on the blog of Stephen Fry) has no bearing on anyone’s views, indeed […]