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TSA roundup

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Whilst the TSA “Scan or be groped” problem is currently restricted to the US, I’ve stumbled across enough articles discussing the matter of late that it seemed worth having a bit of a round up. If only because I know enough people that fly out there regularly and just as likely either the US will demand we have similar procedures (there being no point in having such procedures if people can avoid them simply by flying into the country) or we’ll copy them anyway. Over at Samizdata there’s a decent bit of discussion on if the searches are reasonable and … Continue reading →

Public spaces in London

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A while back I linked to the Evening Standard report on the new and improved ring of steel and the topic also game up both on the last little walk I went on and in comments about it. so it’s interesting to note that the London Assembly Planning and Housing Committee are “reportedly” going to be talking about private management of public spaces. I saw “reportedly” because although the press release mentions that the “private management of public space can mean Londoners are excluded from parts of the capital or subject to arbitrary rules around activities like filming” , there’s … Continue reading →

Sticking it to the bankers

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Via Captain Ranty a nice, simple risk free way to stick it to the bankers and smash the system. We all just need to withdraw all of our funds from the banks on the same day the 7th December, we can put it all back the very next day but just for one day leave nothing in the bank it will cause chaos and Eric Cantona is supporting it – what more reason do you need? As Captain Ranty observers you don’t even need to take out all of your money, leave in enough to pay any bills due in … Continue reading →