And here's the flipside of my “This is the value of professional journalism” – an example of such poor-quality journalism that you wonder what the point of it all is. Unknown to nearly everyone outside...
I can't believe I missed this – a right old tear-up on Radio 4's MidWeek progamme between Darcus Howe and Joan Rivers. Actually I can believe it. MidWeek (which follows the best daily news outlet...
And here was me just thinking that the one thing that marked out this particular Conservative Party leadership contest – the fourth in eight years – was that the dreadful haunting presence of Mad Maggie...
I'm glad I didn't know it was David Cronenberg who'd directed this film before I went to see it. It was a spur of the moment decision. It suddenly struck me that I didn't fancy...
Another “Techno-bile” column from me this week in The Guardian. This week I'll be mostly ranting about computer security. Here is: Technobile Instead of terrifying us with tales of doom, software companies should write programs...
I have stumbled across a great example of the value of the professional journalist. And, ironically, it is through a failure in reporting that the reporter's value is revealed. There has been alot of pretty...
The Guardian, unusually, has a leader article on the whole topic of Internet governance today. I am also rather pleased to see that my story for The Guardian last Thursday in its technology section was...
I absolutely love the Internet. Given a focus, you can discover the most extraordinary stuff. I often check out Steve Bell’s cartoons in The Guardian. He is a gentle giant of a man (I met...
I have finally found time to produce a podcast covering the controversial topic of Internet governance, piecing together some of the most important remarks made tome during the PrepCom3 conference in Geneva. Included is the...
I have a fan. Mr Scaife of York appears in The Guardian's tech letters page today. It begins with the delightful words “Kieren McCarthy is right”. LOL. I may have to photocopy it and send...