Lack of Foresight
The prize for lack of foresight just has to go to Harold Goddijn when commenting on the embarrassing revelations that his company, Tom Tom had […]
Month: April 2011
That’s Just Tough
Activist groups are getting their knickers in a knot because Facebook has pulled their profiles. It seems that such organisations as UK Uncut, Chesterfield Stop […]
Don’t Tell the Cats
Oh, my word! Domestic dogs, cats, hamsters or budgerigars should be rebranded as “companion animals” while owners should be known as “human carers”, they insist. […]
If Ever There Was Doubt
A little while back I commented that those seeking political power should have some life experience behind them – having worked and therefore seen and […]
Stokes Croft and Tescos
Lanre Bakare writes about the campaign to stop the building of a new Tesco’s in Stokes Croft. Unfortunately, he shoots himself in the foot from […]
Just Like Everyone Else?
Why is it that journos presume that they speak for everyone? Hadley Freeman commits just that error today. Get out the union flag clothing, sport some odd […]
Orphans of Liberty
Today we launch Orphans of Liberty. While James and I are administering the new blog, its success depends upon the quality of writing – and […]
Privacy RIP
John Naughton comments on the erosion of privacy in the Internet age. The super injunction that once ensured that people never knew what it was […]
Update on the Ensemble
The ensemble blog is now starting to develop a life of its own – which, I think, was the plan. At the moment it is […]
You Have Got to be Joking
Votes for children – even the unborn. Thus speculates the Observer Guardian* this morning in response to moves in Hungary. In effect, the idea is that […]