The sentencing of 4 young men today for downloading and discussing Jihadist material makes me a little uneasy. As far as I can tell none of them had planned any attacks although they did head out for training. The youngest student Raja got two years youth detention although he spent …
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I received a letter from your department detailing that photos have been taken of:
"household waste from your property was incorrectly stored"
The statement is remarkable in the lack of information it imparts as to what my actual offence is. I do however have to commend …
I noticed this today. George Osbourne is calling for more use of open source software in Whitehall. However FLOSS ain't exactly a panacea for all your IT problems there are certainly places it is a good fit. However the most illuminating quote came from him criticising the procurement procedures for …
Posted on Wed 14 February 2007 in misc • Tagged with politics
A selection of links for everyone today. First off all one from the Guardian predicting the imminent death of SCO. While I have some sympathy for the normal working Joe's that will loose their jobs I'll still be having a party to celebrate the death of SCO and their ill …
Posted on Mon 12 February 2007 in misc • Tagged with politics
A friend of mine has organised a panel debate on the subject of :"Free our Data". The blurb runs as thus:
"Should social researchers have unlimited access to the data that Government collects about individual UK citizens? Would the benefits of better evidence on which to base social policy outweigh …