puffbox

Meet the new Puffbox site

Everything seems to have rolled over successfully, so I think I’m now safe to talk about the new Puffbox.com site. The majority of Puffbox’s work since launching in April 2007 has been based around WordPress. I make no secret of my feelings for the product; so it was only natural that, at some point, I’d want [...] read on »

Panic over

Well, that’s a relief. With Peter Hain resigning at lunchtime, there was a rush of quite rational speculation that the Wales Office might be folded into a new ‘department for the devolved bits’, covering Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I’ve been doing a bit of work for the Wales Office over the last month or so, [...] read on »

The Mirror should be ashamed

I’m sitting here at 6pm on a huge day in politics. A political heavyweight has unexpectedly resigned, freeing up two seats at the Cabinet table. We’ve got all the usual fun and games of the ensuing reshuffle - who’s up, who’s down, who’s been snubbed - and widespread speculation about a merger of several government [...] read on »

Three-second kettle: best gadget ever

I am in awe of the latest gadget to appear in our house: the new Tefal QuickCup ‘kettle’. I don’t pretend to understand how it works; something to do with spirals. All I care about is: you fill it with cold water, you press the red button on top, and within three seconds it [...] read on »