Author Archives: Chris Wright
One of the more interesting follies on display in Westminster these days is the government’s absolute conviction that they are “right”, manifested most vividly in Cameron’s impotent fury at being brought to heel in the Commons by John Bercow. That sense of entitlement is gaining an increasingly brittle tone as they are dragged ever closer [...]
At last, Mike Weatherley has responded to the simple question “Which way did you vote on the NHS Reforms?” Well, I say responded… A couple of points worth mentioning. 38 Degrees are in no way connected to the Labour Party. This is a line that has been trotted out before by Tory MP’s. One wonders [...]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote to my local Member of Parliament Mike Weatherley, Tory MP for Hove & Portslade, to enquire which way he had voted on the National Health reforms. It was a serious question, I want to know what my member of parliament is doing for his money and I wanted [...]
With the entry of Netflix, Amazon and Apple into the content provision business, traditional and even satellite broadcasters can be forgiven for looking somwhat uneasily over their shoulders. These intruders are not to be ignored, they are serious players with serious infrastructure and marketing nous behind them. The business of broadcasting, be it public service [...]
The Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA and its senate companion Protect IP Act PIPA are causing all sorts of bother on the internet today with sites such as Wikipaedia closing down in protest. Superficially, this is about Silicon Valley disrupting the media industry. We’ve seen the effect of downloads on the music industry and the [...]
It’s that time of year when popular (or in this case singular) demand dictates that a planned, indefinite hiatus may need to be suspended in order to enumerate the coolest, most yulest, recordings of 2011. In no particular order, this is the music that caused my jaw to drop this year. 1. Lanterns on the … Continue reading »
Interesting exchange on Twitter with Edmond Terakopian this morning about the Leveson inquiry and its refusal to engage with the British Press Photographer’s Association. Edmond feels very strongly that the inquiry should engage, I’m not so convinced that the issue that is important to the BPPA is central to the business of the inquiry. Firstly, [...]
I suppose I’m of an age now where death, if not exactly surrounding me, becomes a little less unexpected. Which doesn’t explain the sense of sadness I felt over the recent death of Amy Winehouse and this weekend’s tragic news about Gary Speed. There was no similarity of course, excepting their celebrity and that is [...]
I’ve had a great time this week building a web site for my photographic adventures – Electrical Image. This was precipitated by 500px falling out with their fulfilment guys, Fotomoto. I figure that if anyone is going to buy a picture through the site, it will be between now and Christmas. I still love the [...]
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do [...]
