The Cost Of Constant Change

liadnan posted a link to this article by Daniel Davis on Comment Is Free, about the need (or otherwise) of constant change, particularly in the public sector.

Reading it, I couldn't help thinking of some large scale programmes at *******; where we were developing training for systems - when the systems were changing daily.

So the article really resonated with me.

The Cost Of Constant Change

liadnan posted a link to this article by Daniel Davis on Comment Is Free, about the need (or otherwise) of constant change, particularly in the public sector.

Reading it, I couldn't help thinking of some large scale programmes at *******; where we were developing training for systems - when the systems were changing daily.

So the article really resonated with me.

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Perhaps it is just that summer has clearly turned to autumn; perhaps it is something else.

But I have a real feeling of melancholy today.

Something is missing.

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Perhaps it is just that summer has clearly turned to autumn; perhaps it is something else.

But I have a real feeling of melancholy today.

Something is missing.

It's A Gas...

There has recently been a furore in the UK over energy prices. The cost of electricity and gas to consumers have been higher than before; this was put down to deregulation of the energy supply markets, uncertainty of supplies from Europe, and the fact that the UK has now become a net importer of gas.

So I was very amused when I saw this story on BBC.com about how there is now a glut of gas coming into the UK - such that it can't be stored, so gas traders are paying to offload it. The wholesale market price of gas has turned negative!

This must say something about supply and demand. And the fact that a new pipeline has just opened...

It's A Gas...

There has recently been a furore in the UK over energy prices. The cost of electricity and gas to consumers have been higher than before; this was put down to deregulation of the energy supply markets, uncertainty of supplies from Europe, and the fact that the UK has now become a net importer of gas.

So I was very amused when I saw this story on BBC.com about how there is now a glut of gas coming into the UK - such that it can't be stored, so gas traders are paying to offload it. The wholesale market price of gas has turned negative!

This must say something about supply and demand. And the fact that a new pipeline has just opened...