National Crime Research Group
Yesterday I received a cold call. This was curious in itself as the number is registered with TPS. The woman calling asked about membership of […]
Articles by Longrider
Twattish Spam of the Day
In their attempts to make their spammy comments more realistic, spammers are tending to put in comments that appear to be about the “content” of […]
Now This is Interesting.
Cathy Devine writing about school sports and PE. Most girls and many boys are uninterested in competitive sport. The Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield […]
Nudge, Nudge
Aditya Chakraborty comments on Cameron’s “nudge agenda”. He’s not that impressed. I can’t say that I am, either. Like Chakraborty, I realise that the original […]
Read it…
…And weep. Tags: orwellian, kafkaesque, autism
Bring Back Steam, Eh?
This week’s snow brought with it predictable chaos on Britain’s transport infrastructure – including the rail network. It always does. Yesterday it seems it was software […]
Pascale Tempts Fate
Pascale Hervé brought the big twin to a halt and flicked down the side stand. She pulled off her helmet and placed it on the […]
More Health & Safety
Following on from our discussion about the health and safety compensation culture a few days ago, the Beeb gives us on Lord Young’s report on the matter […]