Sep
30
What happened to the credit crunch?
Filed Under Politics | 4 Comments
I once harboured hopes that the biggest financial crisis in my lifetime would bring about changes in society. Gordon Brown’s speech yesterday only served to underline the lack of change.
Real leadership means lots of things but includes taking every opportunity to lead – making the most of a crisis. The credit crunch was the best opportunity in a generation for politics to become relevant, to change the direction of our country and stake out a new course for Britain. The opportunity has been missed.
Sep
29
Meet the blogger: Joe Nutt
Filed Under Technology | 2 Comments
Joe Nutt is one of the most experienced bloggers in the Bloggers Circle. He’s been blogging since October 2006 so I caught up with him to find out what keeps him blogging, what interests him and what I could learn from his blogging expertise.
Sep
28
Liverpool v Hull City post match analysis
Filed Under Liverpool FC | 7 Comments
The Guardian has already highlighted the improved contribution of Albert Riera – which closes down another route into the team for Ryan Babel – but three further things stood out for me:
1. Gerrard isn’t as effective as a central midfielder
2. Defence is about responsibility – and Carragher takes too much
3. The limits of statistics