A Minister who had presided over a fiasco as major as Gavin Williamson has with the A-Level results algorithm problems would – in normal times – have either resigned or been sacked. A Special Adviser who had admitted a major
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Tag: Coronavirus
“World-leading” as a framing device in the UK Government’s communication
So the UK Government is at it again. Sunak has announced a “world-leading £1.57 billion rescue package to help cultural, arts and heritage institutions” https://x.com/RishiSunak/status/1279876376305242113 This follows hot on the heels of a Johnson’s “world-beating” Coronavirus track and trace system,
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Why details still matter in the Dominic Cummings case
On BBC Breakfast this morning, recounted by The Guardian here, Robert Jenrick (Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government) said the following: [Dominic Cummings] has given his explanation to the prime minister, who listened and concluded that he’d acted reasonably
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Borders on the ground, borders in people’s heads
Yesterday was a public holiday in Berlin and I took a little cycle trip along the Teltowcanal all the way to the small town Kleinmachnow, sandwiched between Zehlendorf and Potsdam, south west of Berlin. The canal itself was partly the
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The Express on Germany’s Coronavirus stats – a classic of the fake news genre
“Germany’s daily coronavirus cases nearly TRIPLE – states bring back tougher measures” screamed The Express last night. Even some normally level headed friends of mine had fallen for it and shared the piece on Facebook. As I have been in
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shop4me – from the initial idea to testing to launch in 5 days – a local Coronavirus shopping help system
On Tuesday 17 March I published a first blog post about whether a WordPress-based local community shopping system would make sense in the times of the Coronavirus. The aim was to help the people living in the 40 or so
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Donate a Euro to get out of your Coronavirus social bubble – ad campaign idea
My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of people doing things like this with their usernames or profile pictures: While a week ago that might have been useful, I am by now not sure it is. Yes, we should stay
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Specification: coordination of delivery of groceries to a building or a neighbourhood to better manage demand
OK, next up in Jon tries to solve Coronavirus social problems… what about grocery deliveries? My first specification was for a WordPress plugin to coordinate local food deliveries in my building and neighbourhood, which – when coming up with a
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Specification: “Shop for me” WordPress Plugin for Coronavirus community response
I’ve been wondering for the past 24 hours what I ought to do, personally, to help with the Coronavirus response – in my building, my neighbourhood, my city, more widely. I’m healthy and have some skills, but I am not
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