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My tribute to The Times Editor James Harding
I was saddened to learn today that James Harding was urged to resign as Editor of The Times, a paper I subscribe to daily, and a position he has held for five particularly eventful years at a time when all newspaper sales are declining. James led the paper's digital...
Abcodia scoops four fantastic Startups awards
Congratulations to Abcodia which scooped three top Startups awards, as well as being honoured as the overall Nat West Startups Business of the Year, for its pioneering work in cancer screening. Abcodia won every award that it was shortlisted for – Angel or VC-backed...
The police and cold case reviews
Reading about the successful conviction of Paul Taylor for a murder he committed in Peterborough 30 years previously, thanks to a cold case review and sheer good old-fashioned detective work from Cambridgeshire Constabulary, reminded me of a phone call I had recently....
What is the best alternative for Timely?
I really miss Timely, the brilliant social media platform which was free and simple to use for scheduling tweets. It was recommended by my website designer Ian McKendrick, but has now been taken over Demandforce who suggested a couple of alternatives, Hootsuite and...
UK’s first AIDS victims lobby government in run up to World AIDS Day
Imagine being an NHS hospital patient requiring blood products and the treatment you received gave you HIV, as well as other serious contaminants, causing death and lifelong debilitating illness. That is what happened to man hundreds of haemophiliacs in the UK more...
Abcodia marks Lung and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
My client, the world leading biomarker validation company, Abcodia, is marking November’s Lung and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month by offering access to longitudinal serum samples for organizations and academic teams seeking to validate their biomarkers to improve...
The good that must come out of Rotherham’s foster kids scandal
When I heard about the Rotherham foster kids scandal where three Eastern Euopean children were removed from their supportive and stable environment because their foster parents were members of UKIP and deemed racist, it reminded me of a similar story I wrote on my...
Women bishops are a refreshing the executive board of the Church of England
I always think of Dr Carrie Pemberton Ford when the subject of women bishops is raised. I worked with her once to promote CHASTE - Churches Alert Against Sex Trafficking across Europe. Feeling disappointed after the latest blow for women bishops in the Church of...
Mike Lynch cancels Cambridge lecture
I had been hoping to meet Dr Mike Lynch tomorrow evening at an innovation lecture in Cambridge, our local technology hero blazing a trail for Silicon Fen with his astonishingly successful software company Autonomy which was sold to Hewlett Packard in 2011 with his...