New Year’s Honours revisited

Byalan davies December 31, 2011March 29, 2023

For my thoughts on the New Year Honours please refer to this old post

Some messages just never lose their relevance!

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Afghanistan – why we are now entering the dangerous period

Byalan davies December 20, 2012

Yesterday’s announcements on troop withdrawals in 2013 are of course welcome, they are a clear sign that we will leave Afghanistan and that there has been great progress in preparing the Afghan security forces to take the lead. But there is still much to be done there. Afghanistan is far from being a country at…

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Fred Goodwin – Formerly known as Sir

Byalan davies February 26, 2009March 29, 2023

Somebody got it wrong with both his salary and pension plan, but to hear the Chancellor on the radio this morning suggesting that Fred could make it alright by waving his pension is like expecting all the turkeys to vote for Christmas and Thanksgiving on one day. It just won’t happen. And why should Fred…

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With the likelihood of attack lifted, now is the time to become more involved in Syria

Byalan davies September 16, 2013

Now that world leaders have seen some sense and cast aside their desire to attack the Assad regime in Syria, it remains a clear duty for those of us who can to become more involved in the region. I don’t suggest for one moment that we need to prepare any military engagement,that was a nonsensical…

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3 Cheers for Her Majesty The Queen

Byalan davies April 27, 2012

I didn’t get to see The Queen on her visit to Wales this week, but I wish I had. I’m a bit of a Traditionalist and Royalist, but that’s irrelevant because the main reason for wanting to see her was to see the sheer sense of joy that she brings to those who turn out…

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TikTok, Over and Out

Byalan davies February 16, 2023March 29, 2023

TikTok, is a popular social media app, and has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. The app has been the subject of multiple investigations and controversies related to privacy and security concerns. As a result, many experts call for users to delete the app from their mobile phones to protect their personal…

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Solving Public Sector problems through open data

Byalan davies August 18, 2015March 29, 2023

Here’s a paper I wrote after an interesting project looking at the use of Open Data for Public Sector planning.

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