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CPI - another bank scandal... and five more years of texts and robocalls 23 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
Ros reminds me that, two years or so ago, she received a phone call from a financial institution that shall remain nameless, offering her protection against identity theft. At the time, she questioned...
Creeting St Peter: a little more on that solar farm proposal 19 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
I've not heard anything more about the solar farm proposal but, over dinner with a friend who has a renewable energy business, I took the opportunity to ask how many homes could be supplied with energ...
Is it still possible to have online debate without abuse? 18 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
I've spent the last day or so in a blizzard of moderation over at Liberal Democrat Voice for having the temerity to suggest that, rather than rush to judgement, it might be better to wait for the fact...
The four-step approach: something to ponder over, perhaps? 16 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
According to Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, Dean of Bath University’s School of Management, leaders need to demonstrate four key characteristics to really establish and maintain trust. Ability - dem...
Happy birthday, @BaronessRos 10 Aug 2013 | 02:33 pm
Yes, it is that time once again when we celebrate Ros's birthday. Naturally, I have found an interesting and thoughtful gift to present to her, although that gets a little harder each year - we're at...
Creeting St Peter: exactly how ugly is a solar farm anyway? 7 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
No sooner do I retire from the Parish Council fray than a front page headline appears in the Bury Free Press referring to a proposed solar farm on the south east edge of the parish. Apparently, an ope...
Parish Councils: not necessarily a place for this political activist 3 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
It has been four years since I was first co-opted onto Creeting St Peter Parish Council, and I have since survived an election. Throughout that period I have consistently used this blog to fret about ...
So much for the Coalition packing the Lords then... 27 Jul 2013 | 12:51 pm
One of the low spots of attempts to reform the House of Lords was the claim that the Coalition was packing the chamber. It wasn't true, especially given that there had only two lists of new creations ...
Might Claire Perry versus Guido Fawkes be a bit of a mismatch? 24 Jul 2013 | 04:35 pm
I don't know much about the Conservative MP for Devizes, whose campaign against the easy accessibility of internet porn has brought her to the attention of internet freedom campaigners and civil liber...
Internet: freedom, and liberalism, lies bleeding... 22 Jul 2013 | 03:57 pm
So, if David Cameron and the Conservatives are to be believed, we are about to have an opt-in provision for 'adult content' on the internet. Strike another blow against freedom, I fear. Don't get me ...
