OK, here’s my prediction for the outcome of the general election in the United Kingdom, just for fun.New Labour have had their chance and blown it to such an extent that they come third in overall votes, a disasterous result by all accounts. But the Tories fail to win an overall majority in the House […]

The Last Nail – St Monan’s Boatyard Originally uploaded by AndyRob The Last Nail – A Song The Last Nail is a recently finished song for the old boatyard at St Monan’s in Scotland, with general reference to traditional craft industries. The Last Nail Lyrics Above the stone walled harbour, or down the winding hill, […]

The rest of the world remains isolated today as the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull eruption continues to ground nearly all flights in or out of UK airports for a third day. People are only just starting to understand the implications of this drastic shut down for the airline industries and for the wider […]

Airports all over the UK have been closed by a volcanic ash cloud spreading from Iceland where a volcano has erupted. The fragments in the ash cloud are said to represent a serious threat to airline engines, so the closures however inconvenient, are on safety grounds, starting with Scotland and now affecting London’s Heathrow Airport […]

The Orbit Tower unveiled for Stratford Olympics Site I must have been out of touch recently because I wasn’t even aware there had been a series of proposals for building a large tower at Stratford East London, to make a landmark art installation at the 2012 Olympics Site. Now the winner has been chosen and […]

Social Objects and Object Centered Sociality Object centered sociality describes the phenomenon where links are created not just between people but between people and objects, or around objects. Once these social objects are identified and built into the network structure then a stickier web application is likely to ensue. Social objects can be either physical […]

On January 31st 2011 the Songwriters Circle January Challenge completed. The Songwriters Circle The idea of a January Challenge was born last December and quickly solidified into a methodical approach to songwriting, open to all and conducted mainly on a dedicated drupal website and a Facebook group. Now that the month is all but over, […]

Oystercard On Mainline Rail at last Originally uploaded by AndyRob At last, since 3rd January 2010 we now have the Oystercard Pay As You Go machines installed and working on all main line railway stations in London. This means it’s no longer necessary to make the advance guessing calculation as to whether it’s better to […]

Time for another quick round up of the West End shows. London theatreland at the end of 2009 is beginning to adapt slightly to the changing economy and the initial bravado about the industry being recession-proof has faded. The same old shows are still playing to nearly full audiences in the West End, but the […]