So much to think about after the “We are Names Not Numbers” seminar at Portmeirion.
Firstly what a national treasure Simon Schama is. It was a privilege just to be in the audience when he gave his keynote talk – entirely without notes and with a panoramic inclusion of so many different strands and ideas.
Throughout [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
What’s in a name?
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
Tags:Barack Obama·Bernie Madoff·Portmeirion·Simon Schama·Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Loose Change
January 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
Barack Obama campaigned on the theme of change.
UK Conservatives have never been afraid of borrowing other people’s ideas. They think some of the Obama magic might rub off on them. So they now use the mantra “Change” in their own campaigning with some spookily similar typefaces.
I’m not sure many voters will be convinced [...]