…when you see the headline Amazon search for UK campaigner and you think it’s got something to do with online book shops.
Month: December 2003
The Big Conversation
When you’re looking for a political consultation web site it’s important to get the URL just right. Two of the following sites take you to that nice Mr Blair’s Labour Party site where they closely control what you can read. The other two don’t. bigconversation.org bigconversation.org.uk thebigconversation.org thebigconversation.org.uk
Public Whip
Ever wondered how your MP has voted in Parliament? Well now you can find out. publicwhip.org.uk have extracted the records from the online version of Hansard back to the start of the 1997 session and put them all into a database which you can query. For example, I now know that my MP has voted… Continue reading Public Whip
Logical Thought
Do you ever get into a discussion where something seems perfectly obvious to you, but other people in the group can’t see it? I saw a good example of this recently. I was in a pub with a group of friends when one of them showed us a “card trick”. This trick involved taking an… Continue reading Logical Thought
Apologies
It seems that Michael Howard has apologised for his part in the Poll Tax. It’s a start I suppose, but personally I won’t be happy until Thatcher has been made to travel every road in the UK on her hands and knees apologising to everyone she meets.
Pedantry
When did the meaning of the word “acronym” get changed? As I understand it, an acronym is an abbreviation which can be pronounced as a word. Like “scuba”, “nato” or “radar”. But many people seem to use “acronym” when they actually mean “abbreviation”. There’s already a perfectly usable word for abbreviations. It’s “abbreviation”. Why not… Continue reading Pedantry
Bah Humbug
Early December and I’m already deep in “bah humbug” mode. I really hate Christmas. I can’t understand how some many people who don’t follow a religion can get so excited about one of that religion’s festivals. And I also don’t understand why people who do follow that religion get so excited as it’s obvious that… Continue reading Bah Humbug
Homophobic Fuckwittage
Marcus McLaurin was waiting in line to go to recess on November 11 at Ernest Gallet Elementary School when a classmate asked him about his mother and father. He responded that he didn’t have a mother and father; instead he has two mothers. When the other child asked why, Marcus told him that it was… Continue reading Homophobic Fuckwittage
Railway Rant
Some ten to fifteen years ago the Conservative party was in power in the UK and to them the free market was king. It would solve all consumer problems, give us better services across the board and make everything cheaper. One of their biggest projects was to turn our nationally owned railway service into a… Continue reading Railway Rant