BBC World Service’ Contribution to UK Security
The BBC World Service was part of the UK’s projection of military ‘soft power’, and curtailment of its funding will greatly weaken the UK’s ability to mitigate conflict in many parts of the world.
October 2010
You Can’t have Aircraft Carriers without a proper Navy
Aircraft carriers require a mix of aircraft and other ships to protect them. How can the UK actually use its carrier? And what is the future for the UK’s amphibious capability?
The Internet is Dangerous for New Writers
New writers desperate to be published are easily diverted by social media and fee-charging editors and ‘publishers’, when they should be working hard in artistic isolation, learning about themselves and their craft.
Traditional Publishers Still Needed – So Must Change
Publishers are needed more than ever as the gate keepers to quality. Self-publishing is a dishonest exploitation of the vulnerable which will get worse until publishers develop a new business model.
Cyber Warfare
There’s nothing new about cyber war. It’s a far more dangerous method of protest, and can’t be ‘fought’. The solution is to share.