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Moving
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Not from London, or even moving house. Just moving the blog to my own domain http://www.euonym.eu Please come and visit me there. And if you have any ideas on how to transfer this blog over (the import/export tool doesn’t seem … Continue...
Westminster Media Forum on press regulation
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I went to a very interesting event today, and as there was quite a bit of tweeting going in, I had a go at Storifying it. I can’t publish the story here directly, but do follow the link, if you’re … Continue reading →...
The Social Network/Travelling Light
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This weekend I saw a play about film and a film about social networks, which seemed to fit together nicely. Travelling Light is a new play by Nicholas Wright, directed by Nicholas Hytner. As this is the team behind His … Continue reading →...
Inspirational youngsters
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I was in Scotland last week, which is never a chore. I had been invited to chair the Annual Schools Debate hosted by the Europe Direct in Aberdeen. 8 teams of 13 and 14-year-olds debated whether the EU should make … Continue reading →...
2011 in review – back at my desk
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There’s been a bit of a hiatus in the blogging while I was on holiday in Mexico for three weeks. There was so much to say there, I could have written every day, but I thought that most of you … Continue reading →...
2011 in review – back at my desk
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There’s been a bit of a hiatus in the blogging while I was on holiday in Mexico for three weeks. There was so much to say there, I could have written every day, but I thought that most of you … Continue reading →...
Reporting Europe 2012
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Nominations are open for the UACES – Thomson Reuters Reporting Europe Prize 2012. There have been some interesting winners in the few years I’ve been going along. It’s very far from a hagiographic prize, as a brief glimpse at some &...
Reporting Europe 2012
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Nominations are open for the UACES – Thomson Reuters Reporting Europe Prize 2012. There have been some interesting winners in the few years I’ve been going along. It’s very far from a hagiographic prize, as a brief glimpse at some &...
Getting in the swing of the EU
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I was quite busy on Friday and didn’t get the chance to blog about the Thursday event we organised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British Council. 58 (well 57 because 1 went astray) sixth formers came to Lancaster … Continue...
Getting in the swing of the EU
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I was quite busy on Friday and didn’t get the chance to blog about the Thursday event we organised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British Council. 58 (well 57 because 1 went astray) sixth formers came to Lancaster … Continue...
Volunteering – it’s not as hard as you think
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The European Year of Volunteering tour came to the UK last week, and took up residence in the Coin Street Community Centre. While there I spoke to Stephen Crocker, who ran the Leeds City Council initiative to have a Leeds … Continue reading ...
Volunteering – it’s not as hard as you think
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The European Year of Volunteering tour came to the UK last week, and took up residence in the Coin Street Community Centre. While there I spoke to Stephen Crocker, who ran the Leeds City Council initiative to have a Leeds … Continue reading ...
The costs of regulation
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Came across an interesting article in today’s NY Times on whether product regulation is a cost to business. Some choice excerpts: Unfortunately, they ignore a vital point: health and safety agencies rarely impose new costs on society when we is...
The costs of regulation
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Came across an interesting article in today’s NY Times on whether product regulation is a cost to business. Some choice excerpts: Unfortunately, they ignore a vital point: health and safety agencies rarely impose new costs on society when we is...
You can’t argue with these people
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Our official office Twitter account has attracted some attention from people who don’t like the EU. Fair enough. However, I’m not going to engage with this level of debate: @EUlondonrep I hate Barrosso! Who voted for the cunt? Answer:No o...
You can’t argue with these people
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Our official office Twitter account has attracted some attention from people who don’t like the EU. Fair enough. However, I’m not going to engage with this level of debate: @EUlondonrep I hate Barrosso! Who voted for the cunt? Answer:No o...
Social media for humanitarian change
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I’m at an event today organised by the World Food Programme on Social media for humanitarian change. Some interesting speakers from the worlds of humanitarian assistance and social media. Hoping to hear about how people are using social media t...
Social media for humanitarian change
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I’m at an event today organised by the World Food Programme on Social media for humanitarian change. Some interesting speakers from the worlds of humanitarian assistance and social media. Hoping to hear about how people are using social media t...
The EU is not banning kids from blowing up balloons
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Can I point out a few things? 1) The EU rules can regulate how things are put on the market, but not how they are used in the home. So they recommend supervision for use of balloons etc that children … Continue reading →...
The EU is not banning kids from blowing up balloons
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Can I point out a few things? 1) The EU rules can regulate how things are put on the market, but not how they are used in the home. So they recommend supervision for use of balloons etc that children … Continue reading →...
