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I’m With Apple

February 18, 2016 Longrider 5

You won’t hear me say this often, but on this occasion, I stand firmly with Apple. Apple chief executive Tim Cook says the FBI’s court […]

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There’s Always Royal Mail

September 17, 2015 Longrider 4

Once again, the spooks and hard-of-thinking politicians want to snoop on our conversations-despite trying to convince us otherwise. MI5 boss Andrew Parker has asked that […]

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Such a Drag

September 13, 2014 Longrider 7

There’s a very simple answer to this conundrum. A group of drag queens and transgender performers have called on Facebook to allow stage names rather […]

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I’m Not A Scaremonger

March 1, 2014 Longrider 3

After all… The privacy drive comes after The Telegraph disclosed this week that 13 years of hospital data – covering 47million patients – was sold […]

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No Chance

November 7, 2013 Longrider 5

So, do I want my DNA sequenced? Um… Let me think about that… Participants will get an analysis of their DNA, but so will the […]

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Blind to Society?

September 2, 2013 Longrider 10

An apology for the intrusive census we endured in 2011. The 2011 census revealed a treasure trove of facts we did not know about Britain. Oh, […]