Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Universal Healthcare MP3

Posted on 31 December 2009 by Robert

A free MP3 download is available from MC Yogi, and an entire mixtape from The Hood Internet! Continue reading →

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Answering the McCann Question

Posted on 23 December 2009 by Robert

Mark Pack asked me to write a guest piece for the Liberal Democrat Voice on Libel Reform. It was a good opportunity to dig a little deeper into the argument for reform, and rebutt one of the most common objections to making changes. Continue reading →

Posted in Debate, Human Rights, Law and Order, Lib Dem Voice, UK | 1 Comment

Counterpoint: In praise of 100px Campaigns

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert

“when it’s a rough day & I look at my tweetdeck & its filled w/ green …it matters” Continue reading →

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So, We Can Engineer a Mass Movement to Hack the Christmas Pop Charts, but We Can’t Agree on a Global Climate Change Treaty?

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert

And as for Twibbons? This innovation seems to me to be a hugely reductive exercise, shrinking political debate to a space 100 pixels wide. Continue reading →

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Arguing Libel Reform in the Solictiors Journal

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Robert

In which I find some common ground with Carter Ruck. Continue reading →

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MR Systems, Highbury

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Robert

A shout-out to MR Systems in Highbury, North London. A pretty much immediate response to my request for a quote. And when I brought my laptop in, they repaired it in 3 hours! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fmr-systems-highbury%2F’; addthis_title = ‘MR+Systems%2C+Highbury’; addthis_pub … Continue reading →

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Inside Time

Posted on 7 December 2009 by Robert

I celebrated a minor victory on Criminal Memoirs for Inside Time Magazine. There doesn’t seem to be a permalink for the article, so I’m reproducing it below. Continue reading →

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10 Tactics

Posted on 6 December 2009 by Robert

What happens when “noxious” civil society groups use digital campaigning tactics for “nefarious” purposes? Continue reading →

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You’re Only As Good As Your Last War

Posted on 1 December 2009 by Robert

David Aaronovich’s column in The Times today warns that we might be sleepwalking towards a nuclear Iran.  Stuck in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, we don’t have the political stomach to seriously engage with the threat. We almost lack … Continue reading →

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