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What’s in a name?
that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet Naming things is hard. The English language is imprecise and often hazy. People can interpret things differently, meanings can change and confusion can reign. I quite like this. There is a growing backlash(?) against the words that pretty much define my career these…
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Internet of Public Service Jobs — 10/07/16
‘Internet of Public Service jobs’ is a weekly list of vacancies related to product management, user experience, development and design in…you guessed it…the ‘internet of public service’ curated by @jukesie every Sunday. Another great mix of vacancies for you public service minded digital folk — god knows the FA need all the help they can get and…
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Stats squared
Now I’m back from New Zealand (boo! hiss!), we have a new website (yay! phew!) and Andrew is inbound to take over the day-to-day evolution of the site (hallelujah!) I’ve been taking a bit of time to revisit some other ideas that have been rattling around in my head the last couple of years sparked…
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Kiwi Conversations
I’ve been in New Zealand (via Singapore) now for a few weeks. I came over to be part of the wedding of one of my close friends and if I am honest probably would never have made this rather intimidating trip otherwise. From afar New Zealand always looked like a beautiful country but the land…
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The Pig strikes back
While I understand where it comes from there is nothing I dislike more than the current trend in and around digital government to dismiss (and dismiss is totally the right word for how it comes across) any web project as; Lipstick on a pig. When Dave Briggs, someone I’ve known for years and mainly agree…