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This is for Everyone - The £63 Billion Missed Opportunity 8 Nov 2012 | 01:44 pm
Every day, the media is full of debate and challenge about what kind of society the United Kingdom can and should build in this new “age of austerity.” How much should we spend on public services? How...
GOV.UK Launch 17 Oct 2012 | 03:56 pm
I am sitting in the middle of the delivery team in the Government Digital Service where there is a mega buzz and a jubilant mood as Gov.uk went live in the early hours of this morning. This is an impo...
Ada Lovelace Day 16 Oct 2012 | 08:34 pm
Earlier this week I took part in a Guardian Tech Podcast discussion about why the tech industry needs more women in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day - today the 16th October. Ada was an extraordinary ...
International Day of the Girl 11 Oct 2012 | 10:22 pm
Today, October 11th is International Day of the Girl –a UN endorsed idea to try and focus the worlds attention on the many millions of girls who do not get a proper education. Again and again the sta...
Changing the UK's Entrepreneurial Landscape. 9 Oct 2012 | 02:37 pm
"For goodness sake Martha, just don’t be an accountant – at least be a bookie, then you will be your own boss and you get to work outside'. This brilliant advice was given to me by my grandfather when...
MakieLab 26 Sep 2012 | 09:32 pm
I am so excited about becoming the Chairman of MakieLab today. The company combines an incredible management team with an irresistible product and I think it has a very bright future. To quote the com...
Digital Olympics 26 Jul 2012 | 09:39 pm
In 1953, 27 million Brits gathered round the telly to watch Her Majesty’s Coronation. Fast forward 60 years, and the Games are set to do for the web what the Coronation did for the box. An online-onl...
Women, Boards and Disruption! 4 Jul 2012 | 06:45 pm
I was unable to attend the summer party celebration of the 30% Club this week. Apart from feeling uncharacteristically grumpy that I couldn’t physically manage it, I was also very disappointed. The 3...
The Orange Prize: Why it's so important. 23 May 2012 | 03:36 am
In 2009 I was asked to be one of the Orange Prize for Fiction judges. I loved it. Although my boyfriend groaned every time I opened another book, I revelled in it. As I charged through the 30 or so bo...
