Monthly Archives: December 2004
Better get those FOI requests in quick, boys and girls….
Independent – Civil servants are ordered to delete millions of emails: Tony Blair was savaged over his commitment to new freedom of information laws yesterday as it emerged that civil servants are being ordered to destroy millions of emails less … Continue reading
The War on Christmas: How it goes global
A quick answer to an important question.
ID Cards: Charles Clarke steps up to the plate
Charles Clarke makes his case via Rupert Murdoch’s Times newspaper… Blair Times – ID cards defend the ultimate civil liberty: I believe that some critics of our proposals are guilty of liberal woolly thinking and spreading false fears when they … Continue reading
It puts its bag on its head and it gets into the truck…
Guardian – Ban on hooding of war captives: Defence officials are secretly preparing to ban British forces from placing hoods over the heads of prisoners, a method which became notorious because of the treatment of Iraqi detainees. Welcome to British … Continue reading
Support the troops!
BBC – Rumsfeld faces Iraq letters row: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has pledged to personally sign letters of condolence to the families of American soldiers killed in action. He spoke shortly after his admission that he had used a … Continue reading
The ‘protection’ of our liberties via indefinite detention based on ‘reasonable suspicion’
Please excuse the shameless link-dump…. Independent – Severely disabled, mentally ill: the truth about Broadmoor ‘terrorist’ emerges: He is known to the outside world only as “P”. Nearly two years ago, he was arrested without charge and imprisoned as an … Continue reading
BBC funding crisis hits photoshopping output
Jeebus – these are dreadful! UPDATE – Fool that I am, I thought I could do better. UPDATE – Oh and B3ta’s new comp challenges you to make greeting cards. I made this for Sun-readers.
White Stuff Competition – only 6 days to go!
The White Stuff White Christmas Competiton is ticking over nicely. The idea is that you create a tree (ideally from cardboard and not abandoned railway sleepers) and send in a photo. That’s it, really. If you want to join in, … Continue reading
Bush to invade Canada?
You’ve already seen this, yes? OK, please don your tinfoil hats…. now.
The War on Christmas is global
The Sun has backed off on their Save Our Christmas campaign. Perhaps Ben was right and the whole thing was meant to occupy minds that otherwise would dwell on the Blunkett affair. Or perhaps they’re simply running out of ammunition. … Continue reading
