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Freedom and the Internet
Another 12 months, and another year older. But instead of gaining its independence, is the internet now more controlled than ever? The past 18 months have challenged the Net’s independence. We’ve had the Afghan war logs, Embassy-gate and the pursuit of Julian Assange. In response, hackers attacked companies that had refused to host the Wikileaks […]
Start Up Britain and the Crowd-sourcing argument
April 12, 2011
Read the background to this (below) or get stuck into the argument: Background America is famous for its entrepreneurial society and this (as well as sheer size) has helped the US foster some of the world’s largest companies. With the hope of resurrecting the UK economy, David Cameron’s conservative government are trying to foster that […]
More ‘Nuggets of Enjoyment’
October 29, 2010
After 26 months and 14 days of loyal service, my mobile phone’s died. RIP. But thankfully, this means I’m getting a new one! Unfortunately, I’ve now got to go through the ritual of backing up photos, contacts etc. and ALSO copying out the ridiculous notes I make to myself. Plenty of half-arsed blog material there. […]
New politics?
May 20, 2010
With a well hung parliament, I’m feeling a lot more optimistic about politics and our power to change things. It’s not like I’ve become a political activist overnight, but considering how little attention I’ve paid over the past 4 years, things are definitely looking up.
If you can’t make up your mind, let a computer do it for you.
April 30, 2010
I was lucky enough to attend a brilliant current affairs debate a week ago (thank you Institute of Ideas!), which asked simply: Is there anyone worth voting for? It was a pretty open discussion, which managed to bring up a huge range of issues. Some laid into Conservative inheritance tax policies, while others contested the […]
“Vote now by pressing the red button on your handsets”
April 10, 2010
Politics just got a lot more real. I choose to waste my time reading Boing Boing and one of the big issues at the moment is Britain’s Digital Economy Bill that was passed this week. Through various articles they’ve highlighted the contents of the bill and encouraged visitors to show their opposition. The first call […]
Digital Economy Act: Letter to Lord Clement-Jones
April 10, 2010
Dear Lord Clement-Jones, I’m writing to ask you to oppose the Digital Economy Act, which was recently passed in the wash-up session at the House of Commons. As with many other countries, Britain’s future will be a digital one, and so I consider this legislation to be as important as any bill concerning the economy. […]
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