Passing thought

With hopefully at least some of our elected representatives facing criminal charges for fraud, tax evasion or something, the recent moves to give prisoners the vote starts making so much more sense. Whilst the blame for such a move has been put firmly on the EU, perhaps it was just a rare bit of forward thinking from the embezzling low life that rule over us. Would anyone be surprised if it turns out that the EU’s human rights group decides that not only is it illegal to withhold the vote from convicts but that it’s just as illegal to prevent … Continue reading

10 things to do if your house is being searched by the police

An excellent article on Iain Dale’s Journal by Damien Green’s wife: 10 things to do if your home is being searched by the police this along side NightJacks “Guide for decent people” really are two articles that should be read carefully and learnt from. Whilst Mrs Greens article is written for the partners of politicians partners, it does seem excellent advice for everyone, though I suspect the bit about photographers won’t apply so much to most of us, and I’d also query point 8: “8. Recycle redundant electronic goods: Make sure, when upgrading any mobile phone, to dispose of the … Continue reading

Chicken Little rules the roost

I’ve been reading a lot of posts regarding how ISPs will be logging every web site we visit and all of our e-mail based on an eu directive that came in to force today. I’ve also read the UK legislation and the EU directive and as far as I can make out it’s all bollox! No really it is. The only source for the belief that ISPs will be logging web pages I can find is an article in the telegraph it isn’t in either bit of legislation. Well not unless it’s been very sneakily snuck in, in something that’s … Continue reading