Riot for the media

So the students have taken to the streets to protest at the proposed changes to student funding. On the plus side they start out with some very nice placards clearly stating their cause, then left a load of grafitti which didn’t mention it. The rather pointless riot somewhat spoilt it though, starting initially in the wrong place and then attacking a rented office filled mainly with people with no power or little influence – surely protesting outside Parliament would have been more productive? Whilst the students are angry and have grievances to put across I can’t help feel that it … Continue reading

Petition against government snopping on email

The Open Rights Group have a petition up against the “Intercept Modernisation Plan” which has been quietly revived and will be reportedly getting about two billion to work out how to spy on our email and web traffic. You and I might think they could do something more useful with that two billion but what do we know. Now I’m enough of a realist to not expect the petition to do much good but equally not signing it will certainly achieve nothing so may as well object. Go and sign it here +30

Hail the conquering Raccoon comes

Excellent news for a change it seems the reports of Anna Raccoons retirement from blogging were premature for the dauntless Anna has resumed blogging. 0-1