Monthly Archives: May 2005
Eclectic link dump #13
Cool game: Buzz around Brighton avoiding the law. How to Perform Strong Man Stunts (link via latest B3ta newsletter – also see B3ta explained by answers.com) The best website for a musical artist that I’ve seen in a very long … Continue reading
EU must obey
Page 3 girl Becky (24, from London) is delighted with the French for voting “non” to the EU Constitution. She says: “It’s not often the French are our friends but they have done us proud.” How happy for Becky that … Continue reading
Our numbers continue to swell
Well done, Tom.
Big Brother VI
I don’t get it… do they want us to hate them all? Is there actually going to be a midnight gas attack that proves a ratings winner? Wait… before you answer that… ask yourself what a vulnerable target that’s televised … Continue reading
Proportional representation
Chicken Yoghurt – Listening and learning: Put away your petitions. This couldn’t have been put any clearer if Blair has stood outside Number 10 and said, “fuck you”. You can search for PR all you want in the long grass … Continue reading
ID Cards – what a bloody good idea they are
Register – ID cards technology is ready, says UK minister Silicon.com – ID cards: Biometrics work… sort of Now here’s the really good news… Independent – US wants to be able to access Britons’ ID cards: The United States wants … Continue reading
Busy? A bit…
I’m building some wonderful personal, professional and political stuff. Most of it will be ready within the next two weeks. Do hang in there. Oh, and here at last are the results of the Four-Letter-Word Competition.
Blair, Campbell and ‘astroturfing’
Guardian – How Labour used its election troops to fake popular support: In America, they call it ‘astroturfing’: the faking of grassroots support for a politician or a product whose popularity is on the slide. Now it emerges that a … Continue reading
Rupert Murdoch and the caged monster in his underpants
Please excuse me as I rattle out a few links, mostly for my own reference: The front page of the Sun showing Saddam in his underpants Related article British tabloid publishes photos of detained Saddam U.S. Condemns Tabloid’s Use Of … Continue reading
New proxy blog
This one’s for Kate Hoey. I hope to be online a bit more from Monday onwards. Cheers all. PS – If you need something to keep you busy…