I haven’t been updating my creativity blog recently, but I have been far from inactive on the creative side. Here’s a taster of what I’ve been up to: Knitting This remains my default creative occupation, probably because it’s so relaxing, and can be done when I’m hibernating at home at the weekend. I’m on RavelryContinue reading “Gone but not inactive”
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It’s been a while
May was assignment madness, with two deadlines on the course, and my creativity was wrung dry delivering those. And since the course ended, I haven’t been very motivated. Which is why Alison and I set up the Writers’ Group, which met tonight and has, as hoped, re-fuelled my engines. This is a poem I wroteContinue reading “It’s been a while”
Moving
Not from London, or even moving house. Just moving the blog to my own domain http://www.euonym.eu Please come and visit me there. And if you have any ideas on how to transfer this blog over (the import/export tool doesn’t seem to work) that would be good too! Update: 1 January 2021. Thanks to Brexit, I’veContinue reading “Moving”
Westminster Media Forum on press regulation
I went to a very interesting event today, and as there was quite a bit of tweeting going in, I had a go at Storifying it. I can’t publish the story here directly, but do follow the link, if you’re interested. It was my first go, so don’t be too harsh on me, constructive criticismContinue reading “Westminster Media Forum on press regulation”
Inspirational youngsters
I was in Scotland last week, which is never a chore. I had been invited to chair the Annual Schools Debate hosted by the Europe Direct in Aberdeen. 8 teams of 13 and 14-year-olds debated whether the EU should make more use of social media to engage with young people and then the final wasContinue reading “Inspirational youngsters”
2011 in review – back at my desk
There’s been a bit of a hiatus in the blogging while I was on holiday in Mexico for three weeks. There was so much to say there, I could have written every day, but I thought that most of you probably wouldn’t be that interested. All I’ll say is that Mexico is a fabulous destination,Continue reading “2011 in review – back at my desk”
Reporting Europe 2012
Nominations are open for the UACES – Thomson Reuters Reporting Europe Prize 2012. There have been some interesting winners in the few years I’ve been going along. It’s very far from a hagiographic prize, as a brief glimpse at some of the former winners will show. I’m very honoured to have been invited to sitContinue reading “Reporting Europe 2012”
Getting in the swing of the EU
I was quite busy on Friday and didn’t get the chance to blog about the Thursday event we organised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British Council. 58 (well 57 because 1 went astray) sixth formers came to Lancaster House to take part in a role-playing exercise based on the EU’s decision-making body theContinue reading “Getting in the swing of the EU”
Volunteering – it’s not as hard as you think
The European Year of Volunteering tour came to the UK last week, and took up residence in the Coin Street Community Centre. While there I spoke to Stephen Crocker, who ran the Leeds City Council initiative to have a Leeds Year of Volunteering in 2010. He tells me why he thinks more local councils andContinue reading “Volunteering – it’s not as hard as you think”
The costs of regulation
Came across an interesting article in today’s NY Times on whether product regulation is a cost to business. Some choice excerpts: Unfortunately, they ignore a vital point: health and safety agencies rarely impose new costs on society when we issue safety regulations. We simply re-allocate who pays the costs. Anyone who insists that regulations necessarilyContinue reading “The costs of regulation”