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Junk Mail
No comments on Junk MailOne of my earlier posts referenced a Matthew Parris article in The Times (and yes I know I’ve promised a considered post on balanced parliaments – it will come eventually). Curiously I got a letter through the post the other week from a current member of the Liberal Democrats Federal Executive that enclosed a photocopy of the very same article and the suggestion that I “might be interested” in it. Now as far as I…
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Blog Break
Well this blog got off to a good start. Regular posts and at least one healthy extended rant. But life has got in the way over the last few weeks and no posts for a while. This will be rectified. Source: This content was originally posted on my old Process Guy blog.
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Education
I loved this quote from Frank Zappa that I heard on the radio documentary about him this morning: “If you want to get laid – go to college. If you want an education – go to a library.” Source: This content was originally posted on my old Process Guy blog.
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In Defence of Mrs Pritchard
There has been a fair view reactions to last night’s BBC1 drama “The Amazing Mrs Pritchard” (which I discover has its own website) in the Lib Dem blogosphere most of which seem to be negative. Paul Walter thinks it “a rather lukewarm show”, Richard Huzzey was “disappointed by it” and thinks it “a missed opportunity”, James Graham hasn’t seen it but wouldn’t have liked it if he had, and Alex Wilcock really, really, really didn’t…
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Balance Delayed
I have been meaning to post a further article on the Lib Dem approach to a balanced parliament to follow up on my previous post on this subject and in response to Millenium’s comments last week, but I keep getting distracted. However, It will appear eventually. Source: This content was originally posted on my old Process Guy blog.
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Monstrous Regiment
I really enjoyed watching “The Amazing Mrs Pritchard” tonight on BBC1. Some slightly uncomfortable moments, particularly early on when the floppy haired Lib Dem is rather cruelly dismissed, but overall an excellent and acute drama. I don’t want to make great claims for what is essentially an entertaining fantasy, but there are a lot of serious points being made that those involved in politics would do well to listen to. And I must say, superb…
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Compare and Contrast
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Joining the Dots
Radio 1 have recently changed their programme schedule and this could have caused me some difficulty this evening. “Why is that?” you ask. “Surely you listen to Radio 4?” Well yes, of course I do. Usually, I wake up to the Today programme and then go from there. However, within the last two years my habits, particularly on Sundays, have changed. I suppose I have been rediscovering music. And a large part of the responsibility…
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Board Games: Ancient and Modern
On Tuesday evening, with my councillor hat on, I was lucky to attend the opening of the new Across the Board exhibition at Luton’s Wardown Park Museum. This is a really wonderful exhibition of games that have been played throughout the world since ancient times. There are objects related to Senet from Egypt, Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, and various chess pieces, as well as more modern games such as Monopoly and fantasy wargaming figures. But…
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My Twin
Alex has kindly given this new blog a plug on his blog alongside another new Lib Dem blog from Theo Butt Philip. As we seem to have been born into the blogosphere at the same time and have built our blog using the same template I shall now forever think of Theo as my blogging twin. Good luck to Theo with his blog. Source: This content was originally posted on my old Process Guy blog.
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"We could hold the balance."
I thought that one of the best bits of commentary coming out of the Lib Dem conference last week was this article by Matthew Parris in the Times. It suggests that the very real possibility of a balanced (hung) parliament being the outcome after the next general election could be an advantage to the Lib Dems during the campaign. Conventional wisdom has it that while the actual result of a balanced parliament after the next…
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Genesis of the Blog
Having got everything set up and explained who I am and what this blog is about it is now time for me to write the first proper post of the blog. The obvious place to start is to talk about how this blog came about and why. I’ve been involved in the online world in one way or another for at least 10 years or more. In that time I’ve built many websites, got involved…
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About this Blog
What this blog is about and what it is not about. What this blog is about This blog is a place for me to practice and develop my writing and editing skills, to discuss issues and events in the politics of the Liberal Democrats and the wider world, to help me develop and explore my own thoughts about things of concern or interest to me, and to share the above with friends, colleagues and random…
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Who is Process Guy?
So here’s a quick run down on who I am. I’m Andy Strange. I was born in Luton the year the UK went decimal, and have lived in the town for most of the time since then. Professionally I am a web developer. I have Masters Degree in Multimedia Systems and specialise in advising on new media strategy and building & maintaining websites for voluntary sector organisations. I do this either working directly for these…
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So, it begins…
My first post on my blog. Hopefully, it will get a bit more exciting than this. Source: This content was originally posted on my old Process Guy blog.
