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123-reg support fail…. 22 Jul 2011 | 02:41 am
I’ll let the transcript speak for itself – just look at the timescale, and note the part in bold, from someone apparently in the UK… Me (14:58): Hi there, Why are several domains suddenly missing from...
The epic failings of the No To AV campaign. 16 Apr 2011 | 10:35 am
Now we all know that the No2AV campaign is full of crap. “Vote AV, get BNP”, or the premise that you HAVE to place a vote for ALL the candidates, therefore everyone has to vote for some party they don...
FiTs of madness 16 Apr 2011 | 10:05 am
I I appear to be so “on my own” with my views on the solar feed-in tariff, that I was wondering if it’s just me and George Monbiot on this. I’d like opinions, especially as I plan to write a couple of...
Immigration, damn lies, and statistics. 14 Apr 2011 | 10:52 pm
So, David Cameron made a speech in which he said that, actually, massive uncontrolled immigration might not bring the huge benefits promised to all areas. At which point, I found myself involved in a ...
When deficit denial and facts collide. Hari vs Reality. 30 Mar 2011 | 04:08 am
According to Johann Hari, everything is just fine and dandy, no need to cut. British politics today is dominated by a lie. This lie is making it significantly more likely you will lose your job, your ...
Australia flood crisis and the DEC Appeal. Or lack of. 12 Jan 2011 | 12:27 pm
First post in a long time, so you can be sure I’m irked! DEC stands for Disasters and Emergency Committee. Let’s check our definitions: disaster –noun a calamitous event, esp. one occurring suddenly a...
CISAS survey fail. 11 Mar 2010 | 09:34 am
I received an envelope with a yellow form to fill in. Along with the following letter: CISAS Customer Satisfaction Survey 2009 As part of our promise to constantly review and improve the CISAS service...
Wibbling moron David Nutt sacked as government advisor. 31 Oct 2009 | 05:18 am
Nutt is clearly a candidate for some of the worst “bad science” of the year, and blatant statistic mangling. I wouldn’t trust a word this kook spouted – he sounds like a complete wibbling loon candida...
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize 9 Oct 2009 | 09:58 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8298580.stm US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthe...
Carol Thatcher vs Anton Du Beke vs the BBC 6 Oct 2009 | 03:06 am
January 2009 In a private, un-broadcast comment, BBC co-presenter Carol Thatcher refers to a tennis player as having “hair like a Golliwog” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7871746.stm She is ...