I’ve spent all day being asked by journalists “why is your blog called Quaequam?” To start with, it isn’t. It’s called Quaequam Blog! – the blog and exclamation mark are important. Secondly, it has nothing to do with latin (I should hire Ros Taylor as my personal spin doctor – she always makes me sound… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: why this blog is called Quaequam Blog!
Day: September 17, 2007
Liberal Democrats and the war against textiles
Apparently people attempting to enter the conference centre at Brighton with knitting needles are having them confiscated as they may be used as deadly weapons. It’s hard to see why this rule is being applied to needles but not to pens which would have a similar effect if you stuck one in someone’s eyeball. Just… Continue reading Liberal Democrats and the war against textiles
E X C L U S I V E (ish): Mingmeet – where’s the meat?
Sort of an exclusive here as I think I may be the first to write up my account of the interview with Ming that the finalists for the Blog of the Year held on Sunday morning. Jonathan Calder actually beat me to it by about 12 hours but at the time of writing hadn’t given… Continue reading E X C L U S I V E (ish): Mingmeet – where’s the meat?