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Reposting other peoples comments…

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Seen over at LegIrons a very neat explanation of how the fiscal stimulus works. I quote in it’s entirety: “It is a slow day in the small Minnesota town of Marshall, and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A rich tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel, lays a $100 bill on the desk and says he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs before selecting one for the night. 1. As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next … Continue reading →

A straw poll

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It would seem that over at Labour Lost they thing that people don’t actually really rather despise the current Labour party and that they’re not as unpopular as the Tories used to be. The Appalling Strangeness disputes this idea, so if you dislike the current Labour lot as much as the Tories of yesteryear go on over and say “Hi” – and add you name to those that do actually “hate and revile” labour. In the meantime have a cartoon (Thanks to Ara). (In other news work is excessively busy – so I’m being even quieter than usual. Just in … Continue reading →

Escaping the internet panopticon

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I’ll be returning to looking at the whole take back parliament thing later, but I’m still digging there so meantime I thought I’d pull together a few bits on something that I’m more familiar with. The Devils Kitchen has a link to an excellent article on the Panopticon Parliament which coming so close on the heals of Charlotte Gore’s article about the new front in the battle for liberty – prompted me to revisit an old bug bear of mine. Whilst we’re fighting tooth and nail (or at least letter and blog) to curtail the state intrusion into our lives, … Continue reading →