Posts Tagged ‘politics’
In which the BPI threaten to sue me.
Last night I was fortunate enough to find myself addressing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Digital Economy Act. Eric Joyce MP managed to bring together a diverse group of people from all sides of the debate for a (mostly) civil discussion on the Act, its limitations, and …
For those who don’t follow the hive-mind on Twitter, there has been a run in with Scientology trying to stifle free speech.
Or, as I think, not.
Here are the brief facts of the case.
A local councillor (John Dixon) has a Twitter account “CllrJohnDixon”
Last year, he tweeted: “I didn’t know the Scientologists had a church on Tottenham …
There have been howls of protest from Labour voters at the prospect of a Lib/Con coalition. The main complaint is that anyone daft enough to vote for Clegg has caused a Tory government. But is it true?
Using data from The Guardian, we can see if the Lib Dems cost Labour a majority.
In how many seats …
I’m a natural Labour voter. As I explained several months ago, I went in to this election thinking I may vote Labour. It’s now become clear that my vote will be going to the Liberal Democrats. More than that, I will be joining them.
I want to explain why – without resorting to attacking the other …
Weeks before Britons go to the polls, there’s still no comprehensive list of candidates. Four citizens’ initiatives have joined forces to tackle the problem. They’ve been gathering basic information about thousands of candidates and making the data public.
“It may seem surprising but there simply is no single listing for all prospective parliamentary candidates. We want …
As you may know, I’m a supporter of the Open Rights Group. They’re the campaigning group dedicated to protecting our online civil liberties. I pay them £5 per month, I think you should join them too.
I’m not just putting my money where my mouth is. I’m also standing for the Board of Directors. I was …
Dear Sir,
This is my response to your consultation “Consultation on Legislation to Address Illicit P2P File-Sharing“. I believe that the paper “GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED P2P FILE-SHARING LEGISLATION” is dangerously flawed.
In this response, I shall outline four general areas of concern. Practical, Philosophical, Technical and Cultural. I also will provide a …
Like many people, I’m upset with the direction the Government has taken with regard to “ilicit P2P file sharing”.
They’ve released a document entitled GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED P2P FILE-SHARING LEGISLATION. It’s only 5 pages long, I really suggest you read it.
Being part of a democracy means you’re allowed to talk to the decision makers, …
During the recent furore over MPs attempting to hide their expenses, I wrote to my MP using the wonderful services of http://www.writetothem.com/
Dear Humfrey Malins,
I understand that MPs plan to grant themselves the privilege of
exempting themselves from Freedom of Information requests concerning
their expenses.
Whenever I have a business expense, my employer asks for every receipt,
no matter how …
