Category Archives: Facebook

Mittens- that wd stop em lootin

 “More than 90,000 people have signed an online petition calling for anyone convicted of taking part in the riots to lose benefits they get” Thomas Hardy wrote a book of poems entitled “life’s little ironies”. He’d have seen the humour in … Continue reading

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Wake up and swipe the coffee (#pensions folk)

My son uses barcode apps and taught me over the weekend . It’s time we woke up and swiped our coffee- literally and metaphorically.
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Couldn’t have put it better myself

“In a year’s time”, he says, “it will almost certainly look totally different to this”. Continue reading

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Well you’ve got to laugh..Cameron, Fogarty, Mourinho, me..

Two matters have made me chuckle this morning.

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What we can and cannot do (to provide our staff with better DC pension outcomes)

The Pensions Regulator has challenged us to establish what can practically be done for staff with DC pensions.
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Confession of a social media linkaholic

I think it is part of our DNA to define ourselves against our peer group and if, as a self-confessed social media linkaholic, I feel a loser, then I can comfort myself I am not alone.
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“Powerpoint makes us stupid”

Is there a case for demanding “no slides” from presenters? Continue reading

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Facebook for homework

This is not a cutesypie post about how wonderful kids are- it’s another example of how a new generation of young adults are organisisng their lives to reduce stress and have fun.
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Raging against the machine

If this smells like teen spirit then I’m glad I’m middle aged. Continue reading

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Opinion is not a dirty word!

Give people their soapboxes and they will use them responsibly. Social media restores value,confidence and self-respect to “us lumpen proles”! Continue reading

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