Category Archives: Law and legal issues

“Whose side are the professions on?”

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Summary A short series of thoughts on today’s Public Accounts Committee hearing on tax avoidance featuring Google, Ernst and Young and HMRC, along with the Goldman Sachs ruling. There were two things in the news today on all things tax … Continue reading →

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Do we need a Fairtrade-style labelling system for manufactured products?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Summary Can such a labelling system help shoppers make the conscious choice to buy products manufactured under more humane and environmentally sustainable conditions? Or will it require legislation? This blogpost follows on from “I don’t want your charity, I demand … Continue reading →

Posted in Business economics and finance, Campaigning, protesting and demonstrating, Charities and Big Society, Employment and job hunting, Law and legal issues, Party politics, Public administration & policy | 4 Comments

Are Comms the social media blockers? – In praise of Catherine Howe

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Summary Some thoughts from an awesomely amazing workshop with Catherine Howe of Public-i at Comms Camp earlier this year. If you’re interested in public sector social and digital media, and are not following Catherine Howe of Public-i, please rectify this. … Continue reading →

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“I don’t want your charity, I demand my rights!”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Summary Why the utterly avoidable factory collapse in Dhaka demonstrates the need for citizens’ rights over corporate ‘charity’ Some of you may have spotted retailers from all over the place scrambling to say that they will compensate the families of … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigning, protesting and demonstrating, Charities and Big Society, Law and legal issues | 2 Comments

A #Goodlaw unConference?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Summary Why we need an unConference to tease out some of the issues discussed at the launch of the Government’s Goodlaw initiative For those of you unfamiliar with what an unConference is, have a look at UKGovCamp. Some of you … Continue reading →

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What happens when youth advisers who are teenagers get caught in a media firestorm?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Summary On the various responses to offensive tweets by Kent’s Youth Police and Crime Commissioner Paris Brown The story is here, and thus far, Paris Brown has been backed by Kent’s Police Commissioner that appointed her. Of course it goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, training and exams, Law and legal issues, Party politics, Public administration & policy, Social media | 4 Comments

Caught between a policy rock and a policy hard place

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Summary Labour’s challenge of managing the policy-election cycle and the desire of their grassroots activists to see stronger opposition on a number of policy areas Labour are in the process of going through a significant effort to get grassroots input … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigning, protesting and demonstrating, Employment and job hunting, Law and legal issues, Party politics, Public administration & policy | 3 Comments

“Yeah, you’re gonna need a licence for that tweeting dragon fairy of yours”

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Summary Trying to work out what the proposed royal charter means for this blog – and for my tweeting dragon fairy I’m still trying to work out how the exocet missile that was supposed to be heading towards the corporate … Continue reading →

Posted in Law and legal issues, Party politics, Puffles | 4 Comments

Journalism vs big vested interests

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Summary Can we follow our career passions with strong principles but without ‘selling out’ to big vested interests? I’ve titled this blogpost as such because it stems from a number of conversations I’ve had with journalists and people working in … Continue reading →

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When too much choice is just as annoying as none at all

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Summary Unpicking ‘choice’ This follows on from a short rant I had about choice a year ago. Mark Steel, who I went to see at The Junction (who I ended up joining for a drink after the gig) raised this … Continue reading →

Posted in Business economics and finance, Data, science and statistics, Law and legal issues | 2 Comments