it’s just water
Rachel writes it up.
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the problem with democracy… politicians
Garry says: -
Representative democracy by definition is going to involve politicians. Unfortunately, such systems tend to generate a separate political class, a self-serving insulated elite who trust the people about as much as the people trust them. Their central interest is always likely to be persuading enough voters to elect them, something not renowned for […]
what’s up, your privacy not important?
More on this next week. But Political Penguin has some very juicy cutlets, about a scummy little company called Phorm, over on his blog.
How would you feel if your ISP (internet service provider) were to do a deal with a company so that they could analyse everything that you view online to then provide you […]
exports say filesharing law will fail
The Guardian - Filesharing law ‘unworkable’: -
The industry’s trade body, the ISPA, has spent months in discussions with music and movie companies about ways of preventing illegal filesharing, but buoyed by recent success in France, the major record labels and Hollywood studios have lobbied the government hard for faster action.
One senior internet industry executive, who […]
c’mon america
Lead us again.
Campaign against 42 days extension
By Sunny Hundal - editor of Liberal Conspiracy
The government will try and push its Counter Terrorism Bill through parliament in the next few weeks. This bill includes the provision to hold someone in detention, without charging them, for 42 days - a two week increase on the current limit of 28 days. Unsurprisingly, New […]
they don’t need even greater detention powers. what is this, china?
From Amnesty International’s “unsubscribe” campaign.
Ten GOOD reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a BAD idea:
1. UNDERMINES one of our most basic rights, enshrined in UK law as far back as Magna Carta and now at the heart of the European Convention on Human Rights, to which UK is a signatory: the right for […]
A couple of worthy debates…
The first is over at Tom Watson’s place, where the MP is asking for input as he begins his new role as a government technology Tzar. We all have a stake in the government’s various IT debacles projects, so Tom has to be credited for opening up a forum for debate.
Next up is the ongoing […]
the bastards
UPDATE: Seems this is an old video, regardless of the “1-week ago” YouTube date. Warning bells did sound when they referred to “Bill Frist”, but hey(?), not everyone’s perfect.
As one terrorist is jailed for 17-years, Bush and his cronies ensure justice never reaches their door, as they look for a retroactive pardon from any actions […]
fbi demands instant access to uk biometric database
J.C. Dvorak has the info.
Scary. Very. Fucking. Scary.
britain: one of the least private nations on earth
This is why we need radical change in this country, from Ars Technica: -
US and UK have become “endemic” surveillance societies
Take a look at the map below. It shows privacy rights around the world; the brighter the color, the better for privacy. If you live in the US or UK, you might (or might not, […]
am i a lib dem’r?
I was never really an Old Labour man. I became politicised during the age of Blair. Although, more than most, I have always been interested and aware of politics and current affairs. I remember a Christmas quiz at school and I was the only one (we were about 14 or 15-years old) who knew that […]
casting the net - the crumbling fco and liberal sanctimony
After a truly torrid weekend, I’m back with my daily blog review, now up on Liberal Conspiracy.
Please also note LC and Amnesty International’s campaign against plans to increase (yet again!) the time suspects can be detained without charge. See also, the popular facebook group.
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