I’ve just written this over on my BBC Radio Streams page: I’ve got email from a couple of people saying that the Real Audio radio streams were finally turned off overnight. This means that the few links left on these pages (and any links that you have saved from earlier versions of this page) will… Continue reading BBC Radio Streams
Month: May 2010
Programme for Government
Our new coalition government has released full details of its five year programme. They’ve even produced a web site that contains all of the information (although currently it seems a little broken and is just presenting a page where you can download a PDF). I thought it was worth digging into it a bit to… Continue reading Programme for Government
The Political Web
Long-time readers might remember The Political Web, a web site that I threw together at a BBC hack day a couple of years ago. The site has languished as I haven’t had time to do anything with it for well over a year, but last night I refreshed the database that powers it so that… Continue reading The Political Web
Unelected Prime Ministers
Over the last few days, there’s been a lot of nonsense talked about “unelected Prime Ministers”. It started off as scaremongering by the Murdoch press, but it soon started to be repeated by Tory supporters like Iain Dale. I’ve even heard people like Michael Gove and William Hague use the phrase in interviews. Of course… Continue reading Unelected Prime Ministers
Don’t Talk To Me About Football
There’s a football World Cup starting in the next few weeks. When domestic football competitions are taking place, it’s usually simple enough to avoid getting drawn into conversations about them, but for some reason the World Cup sends a large percentage of the population mad and they start to believe that everyone is interested in… Continue reading Don’t Talk To Me About Football
Voting History
This is the seventh general election that I’ve voted in. Over the weekend I was trying to remember which constituencies I was in and who I voted for in each of them. I think I’ve worked it out so, to save myself from having to work it out again, I’ve decided to write it down… Continue reading Voting History