It's not just software patents that are dubious… someone's applying for a US patent on the stunning and not at all obvious idea of having a testing system "wherein the test is privately conducted and testing results are anonymously reported … Continue reading
What made me particularly appreciate the Mitch Benn song is not just my loathing of the Mail's racism, but also that one of Lisa's brothers lives in Newton, one of the proposed sites, with his wife and kids. A tiny … Continue reading
Asylum seekers here, asylum seekers there In Throckmorton, and who knows where Their story's been splashed all over this week's Daily Mail In which they're designated foreigners for bashing They'll rob our homes, they'll nick our jobs Though paradox-ically we … Continue reading
… by not watching the Queen Mother's funeral: (courtesy of the BBC, ITN, Sky News and CNN). 1.) "The people in the amassed crowds have come from all over the world. I was speaking – just this morning – to … Continue reading
The Tory candidate in Harrow West this time, following the defeat of the sitting Tory in 92 (an ex-junior minister most famous for his adultery) was Danny Finkelstein. Danny was once known as Yet Another Reason to Hate the SDP … Continue reading
Lib Dem News columns for Oct and Nov 93 … Continue reading
To some people's amusement, I've long lusted after Stephen Hendry, the best ever snooker player. (How good is he? Well, the most centuries in a season record is his. Who's second? Erm, Stephen another year. And he's third. I think … Continue reading