Diary
Letter to James Wild MP on sewage releases into rivers
Following the rejection of the Duke of Wellington’s amendment to the Environment Bill that would have done more to curb rampant releases of sewage into rivers by water companies, the Lords are due to send revised amendments back to the House of Commons for a vote later this week. I’ve written to our local MP, …
Late Night Tales: At The Movies
Well, this is lovely. Tracklisting in this Twitter thread. I’ve loved putting together mixes in the past. Keep meaning to do more. I do have a Mixcloud profile with a few mixes on it. The 80s one is pretty epic if I say so myself. Oh, yeah, hi. Haven’t blogged here for a while.
All change
Today is my last day at social innovation foundation Nesta, where I’ve been covering maternity leave since April 2018. There wasn’t some kind of abnormally long gestation; I sort of ended up covering a couple of people’s maternity leave. Work at Nesta started out as a necessity, to give me some stability after a difficult …
Commuting
In a recent job interview, I was asked: “So you’ve been working as a freelancer, and you’ve been outside a fair bit – how do you feel about commuting into the office five days a week?” “I don’t want to,” I blurted. Shit, you’re probably not supposed to say that in an interview. If you travel …
