Write to your MP time

Posted on Tue 25 August 2009 in general • Tagged with 3strikes, politics

I've not sent many letters to my current MP since I moved down south. So today I was moved to send the following:

Dear James Paice,

I'm writing to you today to let you know about my views on the
Governments proposed Internet disconnection policy [1] on accusation
of illegal …

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Numbers to make your point

Posted on Fri 14 August 2009 in misc • Tagged with politics

I assume most people are aware of the recent furore over Daniel Hannan's appearance on Fox News where some fairly distorted views of the NHS where given. I'm not going to say the system is perfect but I certainly know which system I'd choose to be treated under. However I …


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The Pirate Party

Posted on Thu 13 August 2009 in misc • Tagged with politics

Well it seems the Pirate Party in now registered with the electoral commission in the UK which opens the way for their participation in elections. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Their front page policies are all good stuff, reform copyright and patent law, reduce surveillance and uphold …


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NHS IT Systems

Posted on Mon 10 August 2009 in misc • Tagged with politics

Uber-systems don't work. The internet is testament to the value of having a distributed system built with components from multiple vendors inter-operating through common protocols. With that in mind I was happy to see the Conservative response to their independent report on NHS IT. While I haven't finished reading the …


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Turning off the internet

Posted on Wed 24 June 2009 in misc • Tagged with politics

looking at the difficulties Iran is having in turning off it's
internet. While countries like Iran and China have some very
sophisticated filtering solutions to limit what their own citizens can
see …

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