Skimming the surface of change
At Flexibility.co.uk we focus on modernising working practices. So it's with a fair amount of frustration we see the lamentable spectacle of overexcited Members of Parliament falling over themselves to...
View ArticleThe myopic vision of Digital Britain
Britain's much-hyped blueprint for the digital age, Digital Britain, has been taking a pasting in the papers since the publication of the final report this week. And rightly so. There's been a lot of...
View ArticleHelp! I've been digitally disconnected!
Maybe it's punishment for my comments about Digital Britain and the mediocrity of our telecoms infrastructure (see last post below). Maybe it's just bad luck. But BT have decided to put me on the wrong...
View ArticleWhen the snowman brings the snow ...
Well here in north Cambridgeshire we've had the most snow since 1963 - and I can actually remember 1963, as it happens. We don't deal with snow well here - friends from Canada, Sweden etc fall around...
View ArticleWhen good flexible working goes bad ...
With case studies of flexible work, we hear the good news. But I've come across several examples of flexible working programmes that have gone into decline, or reverse. Here are some of the reasons...
View ArticleYou called this one right, Vince!
There has been a surge of criticism aimed at the government for shelving plans to extend the 'right to request' flexible working. It's not only come from others campiagning for more flexible working,...
View Article2.5 million looking for a job in the UK - while a billion Chinese look to...
I spent the summer in China with the family - combining holiday, family visit and work. Down in hot, humid sub-tropical Hainan, China's southernmost province. I was still able to work (virtually) in...
View ArticleTime on the road could be time spent with you
It's good to see the Trades Union Congress (TUC) here in the UK stepping up their support for flexible working.As part of their support for 'Commute Smart Week', the TUC have published an analysis of...
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The President endorses Telework - in Iran
2011 was an unusual year for me in all kinds of ways. But one thing I could never have predicted was that I would share a platform with President Ahmadinejad of Iran, talking about telework.I'm not...
View ArticleDouble dip? It's ten years of change and pain ...
One thing I get depressed about whenever I read commentary on the world's financial crisis - and that's the lack of any historical perspective - either forward or backward.The political debate seems to...
View ArticleProgress that takes us backwards
It begins as a blessing And ends as a curse;Making life easy,By making it worse. *Technology advances but it doesn’t always take us forward.Here, for example, are some minor clever advances that make...
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