> Sir Alan Duncan said the "meaningless missives" led to "forests' worth of paper" being wasted when emails are printed out.
Well stop printing out your sodding emails then, you clown.
Well stop printing out your sodding emails then, you clown.
As much as I love technology, its amazing how much bringing out a laptop or tablet reduces the quality of person-to-person interaction. A printout of the email relevant to the meeting lets you refer to the key points and make notes while still giving full attention to other participants. Sensitive situations just don't let you make compromises about that.
In any case, you can simply buy a laptop/tablet hybrid nowadays, instead of the laptop you'd buy anyway (exceptions made for people who need desktops or non-hybrid laptops for some reason, but they're an exception).