Comments on: Match these people to these statements about them

By: William Heath

William Heath — Fri, 04 May 2007 21:02:10 +0000

Well, also a bit of a secret foodie. Armchair Fearnely-Whittingstall etc.

By: Dave Birch

Dave Birch — Fri, 04 May 2007 20:54:30 +0000

“I think keeping sheep is pretty cool. It’s real work.”

I’m officially outing you as a physiocrat.

By: William Heath

William Heath — Fri, 04 May 2007 20:50:59 +0000

I dunno. I think keeping sheep is pretty cool. It’s real work. It keeps you close to the source of the food chain. There’s nothing to say that good tecchies can only eat Frito-Lays.

By: Dave Birch

Dave Birch — Fri, 04 May 2007 19:05:28 +0000

“Analysys: !!??!??”

1. They’re rich enough to be play farmers.

2. They’re hooked on public subsidies (cf, the ewe premium).

3. They have a romanticised vision of pre-industrial Britain and are uncomfortable with modern technology.

By: marek

marek — Fri, 04 May 2007 19:01:31 +0000

Meanwhile, there is more – much more – which needs to be done to explore the connection between sheep breeding and senior positions in e-government.

For bonus points, name three more senior officials who have been prominent in this area who keep sheep.

Clue: one was one of Suffolk’s predecessors.

Conclusion: the propensity of senior officials, particularly with an IT bent, to keep sheep is dramatically higher than for the population as a whole.

Analysys: !!??!??

By: Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:36:08 +0000

Gosh, I really didn’t know that, thanks.

By: Dave Birch

Dave Birch — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:21:04 +0000

“The Who Cares Trust’s Carezone closed in 2006 and is sadly no longer available”

It’s a shame they closed. We had them present at the Digital Identity Forum a few years ago, and it was an excellent concept that had been well-executed (and founded on pseudonymous principals that the Home Office would be well-advised to study in the more detail).