Ask pretty much any politician what the key to getting ourselves out of the current economic mess is and they’ll say “business growth”. Ask them where that growth is going to come from and they’ll say “Small- and Medium-sized businesses”. If I’m feeling generous I’d say that the credit crunch and the global recession have [...]
I’m passionate about Hull and its future. I was born here, educated here, returned after University, and have been running businesses in the city for the last eleven years or so. Hull’s been in a tough economic situation for many years now. The reasons behind this and the associated social impact are complex. What’s clear [...]
These prophetic words come from Blondie’s 1978 Parallel Lines album (one of the all-time great albums by the way – if you haven’t got it then shame on you). In fact the preceding lines are just as prescient: Picture this, my telephone number One and one is what I’m telling you Get a pocket computer [...]
2012 is off to a blistering start in Internet-land, to say the least… From Wikipedia turning the lights out on their service for a day last week to protest against SOPA (the U.S. “Stop Online Piracy Act” that was widely feared to threaten freedom of speech, and to make censorship online without due process a [...]
This is terrific news and looks like to be a superb event. It’s being organised by John Royle who has done a great job of getting together the speakers (check them out here). The first ever TEDxHull event will be held at the Hull Truck Theatre with the themeBeyond Limits. Take a look at our amazing [...]
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Recently I was sent this YouTube video about an old bloke thrown in to using the new Windows 8. My reaction to this type of ‘journalism’ is fairly scathing. My measured response is that the example in the video is neither a fair test since the unsuspecting suspect was given no guidance at all on [...]
Ask pretty much any politician what the key to getting ourselves out of the current economic mess is and they’ll say “business growth”. Ask them where that growth is going to come from and they’ll say “Small- and Medium-sized businesses”. If I’m feeling generous I’d say that the credit crunch and the global recession have [...]
I’m passionate about Hull and its future. I was born here, educated here, returned after University, and have been running businesses in the city for the last eleven years or so. Hull’s been in a tough economic situation for many years now. The reasons behind this and the associated social impact are complex. What’s clear [...]