Jimmy LeachThe industrialisation of fake news has us sliding back to the Middle Ages.A write up of a presentation to an information conference somewhere in Europe…May 12, 2018May 12, 2018
Jimmy LeachAre you the kind of author who can crowdfund a book?Writing a book is a very solitary experience. Crowdfunding it is a very social experience. The two things don’t always go well together…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Jimmy LeachKickstarting an answer to the gender imbalance in techThe gender imbalance in tech is well known. And plenty of people have answers — ‘hire more women’ being the most obvious…Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
Jimmy LeachBullies in the classroom… and staffroomI wrote a little while ago an angry post on here about bullying at Whitgift, a school in south London. My son suffered badly from it, and…Nov 7, 2017Nov 7, 2017
Jimmy LeachBullying happens when the school is the enablerIn the end, it’s the callousness of the brush-off that shocks. The lack of care…Oct 10, 20172Oct 10, 20172
Jimmy LeachThere’s more sympathy for refugees than the media would have you believeIn the dying days of The Independent’s life as a printed newspaper, its editor, Amol Rajan, made an editorial decision that marked a…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Jimmy LeachSocial media tells us that Smith is the unity candidate everyone dislikes, while Corbyn is merely…Would you rather be largely ignored or dismissed as a leadership candidate — or at least be talked about but with the ‘stench of death’…Jul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
Jimmy LeachAngela Eagle never stood a chance against the social media abuse and negativity. Which woman would?And then there were none. As Angela Eagle stood down from the leadership contest yesterday, that was the last chance for the national…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
Jimmy LeachBritain’s Got Talent , but no compassionThe other week, a magician won Britain’s Got Talent. And we talked about it a lot, especially on social platforms. Plenty of online chatter…Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016
Jimmy LeachWhat an analysis of 15,000 social media posts tells us about Donald Trump’s international supportPoliticians generally come a cropper when they assume that everyone agrees with them.Jun 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016
