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Paranoid triangulation

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A couple of unrelated articles caught my eye a bit today and led me to wonder just how unrelated they really where, or rather to ponder the impact of both of them coming to pass. Old Holborn highlighted the NUJ calling for state support for the vital democratic work of “proper” journalists. Rather than deal with their work not generally being worth much they like us all to be taxed and then given vouchers to give to “proper” news outlets. I figure this actually has a reasonable chance of getting implemented in some form, as it’s a neat way for … Continue reading →

More power to the useless

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I was going to write something about a few bits of recent news regarding HMRC, but life got in the way so I didn’t bother. However the Devils Knife covering the matter. So go and read their article which apart from proposing some terribly sensible suggestions for radical tax reform also asks the question which was bugging me, and others. Namely why when the HMRC have just admitted PAYE errors affecting 1.5 Million people and over 6 years of backlog on tax returns would it be a good idea to give them any control over us actually getting our wages. … Continue reading →

A collection of idiocy

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Once again I foolishly read the Metro on my way to work, you’d have thought by now I’d know better. The very front page greeted me with two disparate examples of idiocy. The lesser of the two was that random strangers decided to impose themselves on the family and friends of Raoul Moat because he’s “an hero” (as I believe they say in popular youth culture). From the mouth of on of the inconsiderate cretins demonstrating such a lack of manners came this utter gem: “I absolutely loved him. I just think he is a hero and I wanted to … Continue reading →