Ministers have backed down over plans for a centralised database of email, telephone and internet usage. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says there are “absolutely no plans for… Read more “No central data base”
Month: April 2009
Asimo
What a cute little guy Asimo is. He is shiny and white, looks as though he may be wearing a kind of spacesuit and has… Read more “Asimo”
Health & Safety
Council “vandalises” Cemeteries Walking past a cemetery in Edinburgh last summer I honestly thought that we had been hit by a hurricane which I had somehow… Read more “Health & Safety”
Susan Boyle
Is this not just the best story to have emerged recently? Not one to support reality TV shows, I am nonetheless struck by the power of this… Read more “Susan Boyle”
Blue Man Group
I saw this group last week in Boston. They were FAB! They had two willing participants from the audience – one girl who ate Twinkies, albeit… Read more “Blue Man Group”
Prisoner payouts to be brought under control
The Scottish taxpayer will no longer foot the bill for cases brought by prisoners concerning infringements of their human rights, where the cases are brought after a… Read more “Prisoner payouts to be brought under control”
Is this the end of the newspaper?
Today The Guardian has stated that it will be giving up print in favour of Twitter, speculating that all news stories can be reduced to 140 characters.… Read more “Is this the end of the newspaper?”
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