July 30th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Back from my holiday only to discover some posted I had lined up on a timer didn’t work.
I’ll soon sort that and post ‘them anyway.
July 27th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
I’m off visiting my mum for a few days, so here’s some music: Nervous Norvus – Transfusion
July 25th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
July 25th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
In a nutshell, a long running mismanagement and industrial relations saga involving legal shenanigans, enforced contract changes, now up to 30 Industrial Tribunals and the loss over 2 years of a 200 year old chain of bookshops after a takeover that should have rejuvenated it.
Dave had reported the story in 75 posts, and has been Cease and Desisted – in the middle of the Lambeth Conference where he is very busy as Artist in Residence, just as the bookshop chain is being placed in bankruptcy in USA; it is a UK company.
Abstruse management saga becomes freedom of speech issue in middle of 3 weeks when press attention is focused on Lambeth Conference.
Cue shitstorm. Hopefully
The long version.
Hat tip for the short version to Manic
July 25th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
An excellent post about the verdict on the News of the Screws/Max Mosley trial.
Go read it.
Go on then. What are you waiting for?
This is a pure example of how the journalism practised not just by the News of the World, but by the entire Murdoch stable works. You might recall that last year the sex blogger Girl with a one track mind was threatened in almost the exact same fashion by the Sunday Times, that supposed august organ, stooping to the same level as the red-top tabloids to expose her actual identity.
It’s therefore completely impossible to have any sympathy for the News of the World whatsoever. They created this story from the get go, not with any great public expose in mind, but with the pure intention of making money out of someone else’s private life.
July 25th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Call me childish, but there’s something amusing about Iain Dale having fraud monitoring on his browser…
The wickipedia entry is quite amusing too.
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July 25th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Dave Walker of The Cartoon Blog has been order to cease and desist letter by a Texas owned bookshop owner resulting Dave having to remove 75 post that have been about the situation closing down discussion.
I’ve read some stuff, and it’s quite complicated (to me anyway), but Matt Ward seems to be the chap overseeing it, with lots of links and stuff here, and Unity doing his usual of making things a bit clearer. Or not.
It’s a bit complicated so read Matt and Unities posts, because it’s pointless me repeating it here and making a mess of it.
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Wanting to be helpful, rather than just speak up, I have saved the first 9 pages of the google results until google said the rest were omitted because of similarities.
I don’t know if I’ve wasted my time or not but if someone wants it, email me and I’ll send the link.
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The original copy of this list is on the Wardman Wire here.
