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Blair on ID Cards

November 6, 2006 5

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, The Right Dishonourable Tony Blair still thinks his pernicious ID cards scheme is a good idea and in the […]

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That Time of the Year

November 5, 2006 4

I know I’ve ranted on this before, but I’m going to again. We’ve just been plagued by the truly egregious trick or treat brigade. Not […]

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Quote of the Day

November 5, 2006 0

From this post at Samizdata, a comment by Canker… “I do not know whether it is the statism of the BBC or their lack of […]

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Philosophical Health Check

November 4, 2006 1

I did that philosophical health check thingy found via Chris. My tension rate was 27 – just below the average. However, it makes some startling […]

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A Cat in the Commons

November 4, 2006 1

Noted over at Tim Worstall’s place a story about a cat in the commons… The Commons is infested with mice. Fair enough, old, Victorian, building, […]

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The Surveillance Society

November 2, 2006 5

Two years ago the information commissioner, Richard Thomas warned that Britain was sleep-walking into a surveillance society. My thoughts at the time were that less […]

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More Prying

November 1, 2006 2

The next census may ask how much we earn. The next census could ask for details about earnings for the first time. A prototype 24-page […]