I wake today feeling decidedly naive. Last night I learnt a lot about the UK democratic process and how Parliament works. Courtesy of BBC Democracy Live (a superb resource) I was able to watch the third and final debate on the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons. It […]
Back in October I wrote an article about what I called ‘the idiot superclass’. It was a rant about what I saw as the vast mass of humanity that serves no useful purpose, following a couple of homophobic incidents in the UK that week but not about them specifically. In […]
You may remember that when I’m not ranting about the Digital Economy Bill, I like to spend my time writing. Late last year I finished the first draft of my first novel, Evinden, and this weekend I received a response from the first person to read the book in its […]
Here’s a quick update on the Digital Economy Bill, for anybody that’s interested. I have not received a response or even an acknowledgement to my second letter to Charles Clarke. Presumably the stock response wouldn’t work a second time, so the email was conveniently ‘put aside’. A shame. If Clarke […]
The hour is late: this Thursday Harriet Harman MP, Leader of the House of Commons, will detail the government’s plan for the Digital Economy Bill. She must be informed now that the bill requires proper debate. You can do this quickly and easily thanks to 38Degrees. Click here to add […]
Following advice from Glyn Wintle, who pointed out that MPs can take no response as meaning satisfaction, I have written again to my MP Charles Clarke regarding the Digital Economy Bill. You can read my original letter here, and read Mr Clarke’s original reply here. Here is my new response: […]
I wrote a letter to my MP, Charles Clarke, regarding the Digital Economy Bill. You can read that letter here. I’m very pleased to say that I received a personalised response two days later, albeit from one of his researchers rather than from Mr Clarke himself – although this is […]
I wrote to Charles Clarke MP today, regarding the Digital Economy Bill. You might have heard me mention that a few times over the last few weeks. If you want to write to your MP, you can do so really easily by clicking here to go to the 38Degrees website. […]
Just Cause 2 is out at the end of this month. I’ve put together a video preview based on the amusingly ridiculous demo. (more…)
Had a good day of writing Of Rock And Earth today. I’ve been struggling with mild writer’s block for a few weeks, ever since I launched into ‘act 3’ of the story, finding myself suddenly in unfamiliar territory without a map. Although I had a plot overview for this section […]
