A review by a Guardian music critic that is a shining example of why I don’t read the Guardian any more. (I find the news in the paper excellent, but their music and culture writers suck big time. ) This piece is just lazy, inaccurate journalism, from the paper that brought us headlines such as “Why we all love Robbie Williams”. ><
Farewell to Lewisham November 26, 2007
I’ve got a new job at the London Borough of Greenwich, and will be joining them in a couple of week’s time. So, it’s farewell to Lewisham for me, for the time being. Farewell to the physical world of Lewisham that is, as I hope that I will still have good relations with its blogosphere.
Lewisham has been a good place to work, I don’t mind saying. It’s well organised, and as an organisation, it knows where it is going, and what it is trying to achieve. I certainly felt that it was clear what I was expected to do to achieve those aims.
There are some fabulous people there: some real characters, some incredibly talented people, some hard workers (who I am always in awe of) and some who have been just really good to share an office with. (Plus some who are a mixture of all of these).
Not everything is perfect, and there are times when I didn’t like some things about the job – but you’ve got to expect that wherever you go, haven’t you?
For my part, I think I’ve left the parts of their website that I looked after in much better shape than before; I’ve helped to solve many technical issues; and I’ve certainly been able to make many suggestions on the strategy for improving and maintaining the site. It’s to Lewisham’s credit that senior managers do actually listen to us groundlings (sometimes).
