January 6, 2013
by Neil T
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Today we took the time to visit the People’s History Museum in Manchester. I actually hadn’t heard of it until yesterday, when we were looking for something to do as a couple having spent all of yesterday playing games (me, … Continue reading
July 23, 2012
by Neil T
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Yes, I’m linking to the elephant armour again. Because it’s awesome. Last week, for the first time in almost 3 years, I wrote a guest post over at Stupid Evil Bastard. It’s a blog post I considered writing here, but … Continue reading
August 5, 2011
by Neil T
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A few weeks ago, after being prompted by the Open Rights Group, I wrote to my local MP Linda Riordan regarding plans for new legislation that would cut off the internet connections of those suspected of file sharing. Basically, I … Continue reading
November 3, 2010
by Neil T
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If we were to go to war with France, or Germany, or even the Netherlands, we’d be a bit screwed. Companies owned by the federal governments of those countries actually operate a number of key services in the UK.
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May 21, 2010
by Neil T
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Before the election, as part of the campaign against the Digital Economy Bill (now unfortunately passed into law), I used a tool to contact the various candidates who were standing in my constituency. This was at the end of April.
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May 8, 2010
by Neil T
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Normally, 36 hours after a general election, we’d know who our new Prime Minister was and he would be in the process of selecting people for his/her cabinet. This has not been a normal election.
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May 7, 2010
by Neil T
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Well most of the results of yesterday’s election are in, and it is officially a ‘hung’ parliament – no party has more than 50% of the seats. Here’s my take.
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May 6, 2010
by Neil T
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Today is election day in the UK. If you are registered to vote, and haven’t already done so by post, please go out and vote.
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April 29, 2010
by Neil T
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This is a scanned copy of a leaflet from the BNP that I received through my letterbox earlier this week.
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April 27, 2010
by Neil T
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The events of the past couple of weeks have ensured that this election is very much a three-horse race between Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. And then there’s the rest.
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