Category Archives: Politics

Stuff you should know about that isn’t the regular crap people talk about like football, big brother or problems at work

Blue lego block of ambiguity

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Liam

At the risk of getting sucked into the Apple vs Adobe shitstorm, my own response to Apple chosing to block Flash content from their mobile devices is to at least tell users why – because Apple left it at the … Continue reading →

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Kiss my IR35

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Liam

It’s good to know the government hasn’t been wasting our money after all. Oh wait, seems they have. Any contractor in the UK will have heard about IR35 – the mechanism by which HMRC is trying to close every tax … Continue reading →

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20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Liam

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. I found this somewhat amusing video of undercover Chinese police subtly trying to prevent a British journalist filming a report there.

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All Your Laptops Are Belong To Us

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Liam

Another reason not to visit the US? The Department of Homeland Security have now given themselves the right to nick your laptop when you go to the states. Someone tell them about the Bill of Rights? I pity the state … Continue reading →

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Prince Bandar bullies Tony Blair

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Liam

This dodgy git is Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, head of security, son of the Crown Prince and puppet master to hungry arms manufacturers, such as the UK’s very own BAE Systems. He’s the guy responsible for threatening poor old … Continue reading →

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