Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Censor the internet for the cheeeldren!

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Internet filtering once more being pushed by the powers that be according to the Inquirer. Not going for out right censorship this time though, nope this time it’s for the children (as allegedly parents have been crying out to have the state block naughty things for their precious off spring as they can’t be arsed). So when you sign up to an ISP they’ll have to quiz you on who’s in your house and then encourage you to accept a suitable level of censorship. Of course the cynical amongst us might suggest this would then be pushed out to “nudge” … Continue reading →

Modern justice or something

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I’m not going to link to anyone’s blog just for a change, but I’m really quite astonished by some of the things that have been said in blogs I tend to frequent. Most of the blogs I read seem to generally be in favour of justice, against mob rule and generally believe in the old fashioned idea that someone is innocent until proven guilty – or at least I thought they did. Following the recent allegations about the late James Saville even before any sort of investigation has taken place an awful lot of people seem to be of the … Continue reading →

Anyone fancy a walk?

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I notice that once again November the fifth is fast approaching, which means it must be time for a little bit of seasonal exercise. Old Holborn kicked off this little tradition 4 years ago now so if you’ve not made it before why not come along, have a little bit to drink then go for a bracing walk around Westminster. Meet our friendly met police force who’ve only searched us once but do like to follow us till we’re safe in the pub (I assume for our own protection). Last year we had lots of fun joining in with the … Continue reading →