Sunday, March 01, 2009
River Lea Navigation, With Olympics Building Work
Saturday, December 27, 2008
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from filtering content for UK users.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to commission a momument to Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin and the children's TV characters they created.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to acknowledge that a large proportion of the workforce in this country is single, and that reference should be made to 'the hard-working population' of this country rather than the constant references to 'hard-working families'.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to scrap ID cards. (again!)
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to cancel the 2012 Olympics in the face of the current recession and the country's existing debt burden.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to commission a momument to Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin and the children's TV characters they created.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to acknowledge that a large proportion of the workforce in this country is single, and that reference should be made to 'the hard-working population' of this country rather than the constant references to 'hard-working families'.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to scrap ID cards. (again!)
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to cancel the 2012 Olympics in the face of the current recession and the country's existing debt burden.
Labels: censorship, children, Government, ID cards, internet, Internet Service Providers, Olympics, petitions, Television
Friday, August 08, 2008
Um..?
I've seen at least two news reports in the last twenty-four hours (Newsnight last night and one of the daily papers this morning) that seemed to express amazement, AMAZEMENT I say, that China hasn't become a democratic paradise with the opening of the Olympics. Drawing a discreet veil over the U.S.'s continuing cute belief that they have the right to talk about human rights to anyone anywhere, is anyone really surprised? Was anyone thinking that the 1936 Games would be a chance for the countries of the world to persuade Germany to move aside from their policy of being Nazi fuckheads? No-one was asking if the 1996 Games might encourage the United States to throw it all in and give Communism a try.
Still, who knows, maybe in 2012, with a little encouragement, the United Kingdom might be finally ready to join the ranks of the civilised nations, if there are any other countries worthy of the name by then.
Still, who knows, maybe in 2012, with a little encouragement, the United Kingdom might be finally ready to join the ranks of the civilised nations, if there are any other countries worthy of the name by then.
Labels: China, freedom, human rights, Olympics, United Kingdom, United States
Thursday, May 10, 2007
It's definitely a good day for bad news. If only once big contracts went over budget the ministers responsible had to pay themselves. Work's hardly started on the Olympics or the ID Card scheme and already money that could have been spent on rebuilding schools or paying nurses wages so they can live as well as work in London is being pissed away on them.
Labels: Government, ID cards, Olympics, Tony Blair, United Kingdom
Thursday, March 15, 2007
"Do I hear £9.3 billion? £9.3 billion, thank you to the lady from the Department for Culture..."
Well, you can't blame her, Tessa Jowell has always had difficulty keeping control of her money.
Well, you can't blame her, Tessa Jowell has always had difficulty keeping control of her money.
Labels: Government, London, Olympics, Tessa Jowell, waste of money
Saturday, February 24, 2007
2012 Olympics cost now stand at four times the original estimate. Luckily, with five years to go, there's plenty of time for that to get much higher.
Labels: Olympics, waste of money
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Petitions
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Bestow upon Humphrey Lyttelton an honour for the contribution he has made to British entertainment.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to call for the cancellation of the London Olympics.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to call for the cancellation of the London Olympics.
Labels: Humphrey Lyttelton, Olympics, petitions, waste of money
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
"The cost of the 2012 Olympics? Why are you looking at me as though you expect me to know the answer? Or even care?" Lord 'Seb' Coe appears to have invested in some fiddles which he intends to play while the meter ticks.
Labels: London, Olympics, waste of money
Sunday, November 26, 2006
David Blunkett Versus The Fascist State!
OK, which of you buggers has been spiking my food? David Blunkett finally finds a surveillance policy that he does not approve of! Yes, it seems that old Shiteyes believes that CCTV cameras monitoring your every move is okay, but hidden microphones recording what you say isn't.
"There is an enormous difference between surveilling people in terms of CCTV - where what you see is what anyone can see walking down the road - and actually recording someone's private conversations," he said.
Why? If you take the view that visual surveillance is okay, lets say it's because you are in a public space, then would it not make sense that audio surveillance is alright for the same reason? After all, if you're following a Muslim on camera rather than a white skinhead, how can you be sure that he's not calling down a jihad on his mobile phone?
This is all in the context of the Olympics, which seem to have have fallen apart quickly even by modern standards. Yes, the Government that brought you the Millenium Dome has shown that there is no project it cannot make a complete balls-up of and, as Tony Blair will be sailing away next Summer, it looks like his lackeys have pulled out all the stops to make sure that it all falls apart on his watch. Already the cost of the Games have gone up from £3.4 bn to £5 bn. You can see why I'm a little concerned, seeing as it was decided without consultation that I'd be more than happy to pay an extra tax, as a Londoner, for the cost of this thing (yet strangely I wouldn't be prepared to pay any extra taxes for things that might be useful, like hospitals, policemen or transport. Blimey! It would seem that I'm a bastard and never knew it!). Part of the increase in the cost was to pay for a company to make sure the Olympics came in on budget, surely we could get some money back as they've clearly broken the contract?
"There is an enormous difference between surveilling people in terms of CCTV - where what you see is what anyone can see walking down the road - and actually recording someone's private conversations," he said.
Why? If you take the view that visual surveillance is okay, lets say it's because you are in a public space, then would it not make sense that audio surveillance is alright for the same reason? After all, if you're following a Muslim on camera rather than a white skinhead, how can you be sure that he's not calling down a jihad on his mobile phone?
This is all in the context of the Olympics, which seem to have have fallen apart quickly even by modern standards. Yes, the Government that brought you the Millenium Dome has shown that there is no project it cannot make a complete balls-up of and, as Tony Blair will be sailing away next Summer, it looks like his lackeys have pulled out all the stops to make sure that it all falls apart on his watch. Already the cost of the Games have gone up from £3.4 bn to £5 bn. You can see why I'm a little concerned, seeing as it was decided without consultation that I'd be more than happy to pay an extra tax, as a Londoner, for the cost of this thing (yet strangely I wouldn't be prepared to pay any extra taxes for things that might be useful, like hospitals, policemen or transport. Blimey! It would seem that I'm a bastard and never knew it!). Part of the increase in the cost was to pay for a company to make sure the Olympics came in on budget, surely we could get some money back as they've clearly broken the contract?
Labels: David Blunkett, Olympics, privacy, waste of money
