It was only a matter of time. I had wondered how long it would be before someone we dealt with used Data Protection as an excuse. Since the introduction of GDPR there has been a range of differing responses from the organisations we deal with and this week we hit the one I had been fearing. My… Continue reading When Data Protection goes mad
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Why do businesses lie about ‘free’ wifi?
It happened again on Sunday. We went out for a quiet meal and at the entrance to the restaurant was a board proclaiming that they had ‘free wifi’. ‘Great’ I thought, ‘on the off chance I need to access my phone I will be able to do this easily’. How wrong was I. Now maybe… Continue reading Why do businesses lie about ‘free’ wifi?
The press will face a day of reckoning for their descent into madness
I couldn’t believe my ears. Driving along listening to BBC Radio 5 live late at night and Stephen Nolan was attacking Nigel Evans, just 48 hours after the vote to leave the EU. More specifically he was trying to pin Nigel Evans down to a specific number for immigration as Mr Evans had been on… Continue reading The press will face a day of reckoning for their descent into madness
Damned if we do and damned if we don’t
We have a big decision coming up in the next couple of weeks, We need to decide whether to stay in the EU or leave it. After weeks of bitching and backbiting in the press and on TV the sum total of the debate so far seems to be that we are screwed either way.… Continue reading Damned if we do and damned if we don’t
Seriously, you spent £9 million on that?
Like many others this week, I received one of these through the door. Having read it I’m not entirely sure what I was supposed to make of it. The emphasis seemed to be on repeating the message that we are better in and imploring me to vote ‘in’ because the Government says it’s better than… Continue reading Seriously, you spent £9 million on that?