Pragmatist

Readers will be familiar with my view that we consumers tend to be loyal to ' facilitators ' who focus on solving our problems, ...

One of the 'good news' items in last year's Autumn Statement was the endorsement of an Open Data Institute report on how i...

I see this blog has reached the ripe old age of six, so I felt compelled to squeeze in at least one post to celebrate.   It's fit...

For every old saying there's an opposite. Today's conflict lies in the adage that "those who don't know history are dest...

Since 2009 I've hoped that the semantic web - that is my computer dealing with suppliers' computers - would replace the need for ...

I received a love letter from EON recently, telling me they love me so much they're going to increase my direct debit. That way, I will ...

On Thursday, work began in earnest on the 'mydata' project featured in the government's "Consumer Empowerment" strateg...

Hat-tip to @JamesGreenThing for the link to the last Business Insider list of up-and-coming entrepreneurs . These lists are always much mo...

It's fascinating how much data is publicly available. Here , for instance, is a summary of key data that describe the UK electricity mar...

A tale of two teas I confess to having taken drinking water pretty much for granted, until my brother-in-law joined a leading water soft...