I’m a pretty busy person between having a job and having a family, but here’s some other things that I either currently or have previously gotten up to.
Uber Politics (2010-2012)
I’ve always been particularly interested in British Politics. While I was in University I found that interest became more of a passion. I joined a political party (Labour) and became heavily engaged in my student union as a change maker. Uber Politics was born out of that interest.
The concept was pretty straightforward – I build a simple website with the original aim of being the only person writing anything but came to realize that there are already plenty of places on the web to read some random guys onesided opinions. Instead, along with a friend I built a website where a group of people from all ends of the political spectrum were free to submit posts regarding the latest political happenings at the time. Posts were clearly labelled with their authors political leanings in order to provide transparency and healthy discussion was encouraged in the comments.
Covering topics as diverse as the London Riots to the ending of low-cost university tuition, there was always something new to read! Unfortunately the realities of running the website on an effective budget of, er, zero eventually caught up with us and the website closed in 2012. While I’ve considered relaunching it a number of times, I haven’t yet found the right moment in which to do so.
Betteration (2021-2023)
Betteration was a project that I had on the backburner for a number of years under various different names. The idea was basic – affordable web solutions for businesses that didn’t have one.
Ever seen a business using a really generic email address like bobsplumbingwarehouse@gmail.com? My goal was simple – fix that.
