Category Archives: UK

UK

The true value of money…

“The entire economy relies on the suspension of disbelief. So does a fairy story, or an animated cartoon. This means that no matter how soberly the financial experts dress, no matter how dry their language, the economy they worship can only ever be as plausible as an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. It’s certainly nowhere near as well thought-out and executed.”

Charlie Brooker: The true value of money – or why you can’t fart a crashing plane back into the sky | Comment is free | The Guardian.

UK

More Olympic fun…

“The years spent poring over spreadsheets and models are about to be put to the test under the glare of a world media not necessarily predisposed to London after the cheerful kicking doled out to previous Games by our press.”

London 2012 faces hurdles on the home stretch | Owen Gibson | Sport | The Guardian.

Politics, UK

Accepted Modest Proposal…

This I accept 100%…

A Modest Proposal « The New Adventures of Stephen Fry.

but…

I’d add a condition. The UK should get something new from Greece every year as a temporary exhibition. Sort of a rolling roadshow of wonder. In that case, everyone wins.

France, UK

Le Web: UK?

This year is the second where I’ve not gone to Le Web and to be honest I’d not noticed that it was this week.

Either Le Web has jumped the shark or I have!

Then I saw this. Are they serious?

“Loïc has been approached to do a Le Web in the UK, by the government.” – Loïc Le Meur

Le Web: First Impressions – One Man and His Blog.

Are they serious that the UK can’t match Le Web so they have to buy it? Startup UK needs to steal internet conferences from the UK. Really?