Lawrence Lessig has noticed that some of the 4,500 signatories of the "fair play for musicians ad" in the FT are dead.
If you read the list, you’ll see that at least some of these artists are apparently dead (e.g. Lonnie Donegan, died 4th November 2002; Freddie Garrity, died 20th May 2006). I take it […]
I’m just wondering exactly how much this is all costing. Well, it’s part of the £20 billion NHS "Supercomputer".
I’ve had a tonsil problem for a while now, so I’ve got referred by my GP to a consultant ENT. So, I get a letter for an appointment request, telling me that I can use "Choose and […]
Tron’s not a great movie, but the light cycles sequence was very cool.
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UK Firms ‘Exploiting’ Bangladesh
It (War on Want) said that while Primark, Tesco and Asda had all signed up to a set of principles to provide decent working conditions and wages for workers in their supply chain, some of their suppliers were "regularly violating" such rules.
If Primark, Tesco and Asda have been doing this, then that’s […]
A few too many viewings of the current M&S advert tripped an old memory of a collaboration between Swiss Synthmeisters Yello and Dame Shirley Bassey on the sublime The Rhythm Divine. It’s not quite Bond, but someone should have found a place for it on a soundtrack.
I’ve got one Yello album already, The New Mix […]
There’s a load of petitions floating around on the Number 10 website. I don’t know if any of them are going to get anywhere, but it seems to me that in the end, things like dropping the ban on hunting just aren’t going to happen (nor is juggling ice cream).
But there’s one that’s sensible, doesn’t […]
Do MPs Deserve £100,000 a Year
Iain Dale thinks so…
If you want to attract the best people into politics you need to pay the going rate - whatever that is.
There’s a big problem with that. MPs are in the job for at least another 2.5 or so years. Barring byelections, raising the salary now won’t attract […]
I’m not a huge fan of Radio 4, but the 6:30 comedy slot is often good.
I’m really impressed with The Now Show, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. It’s highly topical, very funny, and I’d give them a thumbs up for impartiality.
I’m normally still in the car at 6:30 on a Friday, but there’s […]
Manchester Plans Free City Wifi
First off, it’s no more free than the NHS that people repeatedly tell me is free. Someone’s going to have to fit the infrastructure, maintain it and run the servers. It’s going to cost millions.
"It would help small businesses with web access and our citizens with access to information."
What business […]
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