by Paul Parry | Oct 16, 2018 |
Earlier this year, I learned about Jimmy Reid, the Glasgow trade union activist, and the speech he delivered on his inauguration as rector of Glasgow University in 1972. When this speech was reprinted in the New York Times, it was described as “the greatest speech...
by Paul Parry | Oct 15, 2018 |
Which books would I recommend young people, parents and teachers read to understand more about the commercial internet and working life today (compared with the world that schools generally prepare kids for)? That’s a big question, obviously, and I have my...
by Paul Parry | Oct 14, 2018 |
When I left De Montfort university with my without-honours media studies degree, they sent me a letter basically saying, ‘Thanks for studying there and here’s what you achieved’. And it was addressed to Pail Perry. I laughed about it – still...
by Paul Parry | Oct 13, 2018 |
Educating children on some of the endless opportunities that the internet offers is one of the key benefits of teaching inted in schools. As well as all the obvious stuff that kids already know about the internet, as they get older they’ll benefit from...
by Paul Parry | Oct 12, 2018 |
The internet has enabled us to watch, read and listen to what we want, where we want, when we want and how we want. Niche podcast on the bus to work, five episodes back-to-back of something on Netflix, Nick Wright’s goal for Watford at Wembley in 1999, or...