“I’ve Said All I Have To Say…”

“I left in love, in laughter, and in truth and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit.”

Bill Hicks. Dec 16, 1961 – Feb 26, 1994
I hope he found his flying saucer.

Spike knew about MP’s Expenses all along

With the current news tap still flowing every week with another MP doing something that any regular member of the public would find distasteful (rules or not) I retreated to the safety of some very old episodes of The Goon Show.
Specifically an episode called The Jet Propelled Guided Naffi. And you know what? There [...]

Quote of the Day – Chamberlain, Cromwell and Martin

"Could I ask you, sir, to bear in mind that the condition of the house now is rather like the condition of the country at the time of the Norway debate, and could you reflect on that?"
Sir Patrick Cormack (C) after Speaker Martin’s statement to the House of Commons.

Even I drew a breath on this [...]

What Will MP’s Do With Their Blogs and Websites During a General Election

A number of MP’s are blogging, and quite rightly so – it’s a great way to get a connection back to your constituents without anyone getting in the way (the Press, the Whips Office, or your local constituency party), but it carries a danger that could bite some users in the tail. Let me show [...]

The Words Remembered May Not Be The Words Chosen

The recent furore over striking workers due to workers from around Europe has been typified by the phrase “British Jobs For British Workers,” which of course we’re all sure that Gordon Brown said. Nope, says Paul Waugh, it was actually this:
It is time to train British workers for British jobs that will be available over [...]

Open Source Should Be Used By Government, Say The Tories

While I’ve not delved too deeply into this one – and I doubt I could delve as much as Microsoft’s lawyers will, the proposal (from the Tory party) on IT projects run by the government makes some sensible sounding recommendations.
The first is the headline one, with the report saying that projects should make more use [...]

One Nation Under Whatever You Think Helps You Get Through Life

From the inauguration speech of Barack Obama (my emphasis):
"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus – and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted [...]

Outfoxed by SEO, New Labour Blog Fails In “Being A Blog”

Last week, Labour Party Member (and ex “Spin Doctor” from Downing Street) Derek Draper launched the Labour List to a lot of fanfare and personal appearances in the media. The noise in the UK Political scene was a bit more critical, pointing out errors, mistakes in the approach, and generally saying it looked and smelt [...]

Freedom of Information and MP’s Attempting To Exempt Themselves

I have sent the following letter to my MP, through the always useful www.writetothem.com website.
Dear Mr Lazarowicz,
Regarding The Upcoming Vote To Amend the Freedom of Information Act and MP’s Expenses
I am writing to you to ask that you consider opposing any motions in Parliament (specifically but not limited to the upcoming vote on Thursday 20 [...]

Heathrow Protestors Taking Lessons from Second Life

Interesting to see that the protestors of the building of a third runway at Heathrow are aping the strategies used in Second Life.
By buying up property that would be required to build the new runway, taxiways, terminals and transport links (which makes it sound remarkably like a new airport altogether, just as BAA is being [...]

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