Category: politics
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G20: And a very English Revolution…
Details of the protest on April 1st can be found on the ‘G20 Meltdown in the City’ web site (link) Full circle back to 1649? ‘A very English revolution!’ The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will lead themed processions starting at 11 a.m. from the following rail stations: Moorgate Red horse against War; Liverpool St Green horse…
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Alternative G20 summit at the University of East London’s Docklands Campus on 1 April
An alternative G20 summit is planned for next Wednesday 1st April during the G20 summit here in London. There will be some good speakers there including the previous Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, the film maker, Ken Loach, and the historian Tariq Ali. It starts at 4PM and finished at 9PM. Directions below (link). University…
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Labor’s ‘deafening silence’ as web censorship trials delayed
One of the largest ISPs signed up to participate in Labor’s ambitious internet censorship trials has said its application has been met with “deafening silence” from the Government, raising questions over the workability of the proposed scheme and the effectiveness of the trials. The Government originally planned to trial the mandatory internet filters before Christmas…
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The convention on modern liberty
A CALL TO ALL CONCERNED WITH ATTACKS ON OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS UNDER PRESSURE FROM COUNTER TERRORISM, FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN AND THE DATABASE STATE WHAT ARE THE THREATS? What can be done about them? Why should everyone care? (link)
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The Death of Mr Practical: The Practical man and Globalisation
This is a polemical article I wrote in 1995 and published on my blog in 2003. In reflection there is perhaps no such thing as ‘practicality’ (well there is; but it is also not value neutral). Practicality can be a form of ‘non-thinking’; it is a thing that we do without understanding the context that…