Politicians don't quite trust their erstwhile political opponents shock

Posted on Thu 23 December 2010 in general • Tagged with coalition, libdems, politics

I can't quite believe the amount of hot air expended on the latest "revelation" that some Lib Dem MPs don't quite like some Tories in government. It's on a par with the "news" regarding Ursidae and woodland defecation. About the only news worthy piece from the Telegraph's sting operation was …


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Tis the season for boilers to fail...

Posted on Wed 22 December 2010 in general • Tagged with gas, heating, house

When the weather outside is so cold the mains water supply is coming in close to freezing you certainly notice when the boiler stops heating your water. At first I thought it was just cutting out do to over-pressure in the heating system (having topped it up previously). However on …


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In praise of... the Highways Agency

Posted on Mon 20 December 2010 in general • Tagged with cars, snow, travel

It seems any severe weather brings on a large collective national moan. I don't wish to minimise the hassle to people that have been affected by the weather and trapped in places they didn't want to be however I think we are often too quick to criticise when things don't …


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The Students are Revolting

Posted on Fri 10 December 2010 in general • Tagged with politics, students, university

I'm not entirely unsympathetic to the travails of modern students. I was one once myself and I was in part subsidised by the state for my education. Despite this I still walked out of university owing student loans, the bank and my parents money. However at some point you have …


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Infowar

Posted on Tue 07 December 2010 in geek • Tagged with infowar, internet, wikileaks

Unless you have been living under a rock the last week you cannot have missed the latest wikileaks data dump. This iteration of leaks had lead to what could possibly be described as the Internets first Infowar. Aside from the predictable Denial of Service attacks there has also been political …


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