Funny Cat Videos influenced the Brexit Vote?

It is the most important thing in the “free world” to uphold the democratic process but I need someone, who isn’t seeking cash or kudos to explain to me how data from Facebook can be used to influence certain voters? When answering MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports committee the Cambridge Analytica whistle-blower,

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Stories on BBC News 1st December 2015

With the Syria Debate and Vote planned for Wednesday 2nd December, Michael Fallon, the Conservative Defence Secretary has stated, “UK already an IS target”. Ken Livingstone, co-chairman of Labour’s Defence Policy Review, states “Bombing doesn’t actually win you a war”. The Atom Bank, based in Durham, is offering App banking. Simon Gompertz looks at the rise in popularity of App Banking. Christmas Lights can affect your WiFi speed and the future for BT Openreach

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Does Simon Burns represent your interests?

This blog doesn’t often contain material of a political nature but yesterday something happened that made me very angry indeed. I’ll provide some background. Some years ago I heard of 38 Degrees. It is my belief that this organisation does exactly what is says on its home page: 38 Degrees brings you together with other

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Radio Ramble

As a youngster I was a big fan of the pirate radio stations, Radio Caroline and Radio Northsea. I was just a naughty kid listening to the radio late at night when I should have been sleeping, I didn’t know that Radio Caroline helped get the Conservatives elected in 1970. Nor at that early age

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Soong Ching-ling – Madame Sun Yat-sen – The one who loved China

Politics Soong Ching-ling– January 27, 1893 – May 29, 1981 Soong Ch’ing-ling was one of the Soong sisters, three sisters whose husbands were amongst China’s most significant political figures of the early 20th century. Also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, she was described as the “one who loved China”. Her Christian name was Rosamond. Soong

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Politics – Annie Kenney

Politics Annie Kenney– September 13, 1879 – July 9, 1953 Annie Kenney was a working-class suffragette who is credited with sparking off suffragette militancy when she heckled Winston Churchill During a Liberal rally at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, in October, 1905, she and Christabel Pankhurst interrupted a political meeting to ask Churchill and Sir

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Politics – Sarojini Naidu

Politics In the entertainment industry women have successfully pioneered against barriers of sex, class and race but when it comes to changing communities and societies women have also stood proudly and worked hard to earn their place in the political arena. Now it is time to learn some historical lessons from The Nightingale of India,

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