16 December 2010
by Mark
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A report on the BBC website claims that Illegal downloading in the UK is growing, with around 7.7 million people choosing not to legitimately buy their music online, according to new figures. This is from a press release apparently issued … Continue reading
3 November 2010
by Mark
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I’ve seen a lot of tweets and Facebook updates asking people to support this campaign to “save our forests”. I don’t support it. Here’s why. For a start, the campaign is extremely misleading. It gives the impression (probably deliberately) that … Continue reading
20 October 2010
by Mark
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I’m seeing a lot of tweets and Facebook statuses which complain that the spending review is driven by ideology rather than necessity. I’m inclined to agree. After all, we don’t need to reduce the deficit, at least not in the … Continue reading
11 June 2010
by Mark
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I’m not entirely sure that I’ve got a favourite band at the moment. I’m not so faux-cool as to pretend that I’ve never had one, or that I think there’s something thoughtless about having one. And a few years ago, … Continue reading
11 May 2010
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So, we have a Conservative PM heading a coalition government. I don’t think that’s surprising at all. What does surprise me is that there are still people – other than the knee-jerk Labour diehards or opportunists from the Celtic fringe … Continue reading
9 May 2010
by Mark
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I’ve explained in a previous article why I think that STV in multi-member constituencies is the wrong choice for electing the House of Commons. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want change. I do want change – I just don’t … Continue reading
9 May 2010
by Mark
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Some form of proportional representation may be on the cards if any form of deal is done between the LibDems and another party to form a coalition government. But what form of PR? The one most commonly bandied about by … Continue reading
8 May 2010
by Mark
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The electorate to Gordon Brown: Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) There is nothing we can do Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this time we’re through (This time we’re through, this time we’re through This … Continue reading
13 April 2010
by Mark
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One of the things that the Digital Economy Act includes is a requirement for ISPs to email or write to their customers when instructed to do so by copyright owners – the so-called “three strikes” warnings. Here’s what the text … Continue reading
9 April 2010
by Mark
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I wonder how many people supporting the Digital Economy Bill have ever borrowed a book from one of their friends? For that matter, have any of them ever bought a second-hand book? How many of them have sat in a … Continue reading