Monthly Archives: February 2010

Simon Singh at the RCJ

Posted on 26 February 2010 by Robert

Here’s a slideshow of my photos from the demonstration outside the RCJ. Continue reading →

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Linklog for 5th February to 19th February

Posted on 19 February 2010 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 5th February to 19th February Ehud Barak breaks the apartheid barrier – If, and as long as between the Jordan and the sea, there is only one political entity, named Israel, it will end up being either … Continue reading →

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On Bias

Posted on 17 February 2010 by Robert

A while back, I noted that everyone, everywhere, thinks that their culture is under attack. Continue reading →

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The Torture of ‘Suspects’

Posted on 16 February 2010 by Robert

Tentatively supporting torture in some cases essentially means that you support the water-boarding of innocent holiday-makers. Continue reading →

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Sleep Deprivation

Posted on 13 February 2010 by Robert

I’m sick of people equating ‘sleep deprivation’ in the torture/interrogation sense, with the lack of sleep that many people suffer as as a result of their job. The two are incomparable. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2010%2F02%2F13%2Fsleep-deprivation%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Sleep+Deprivation’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Fortress Academy

Posted on 11 February 2010 by Robert

Students were rejected by the UKBA for a variety of trivial reasons, including having written ‘Malaysian’ instead of ‘Malaysia’ under country, or for the colour of the background used in their photograph. Continue reading →

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A Jeremiad on UK Visas

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Robert

Recording of my speech at Goldsmiths College with Tony Benn. Continue reading →

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Back-up Your Brain

Posted on 6 February 2010 by Robert

A human consciousness restored from my uploaded back-up would be indisputably my creation, a more detailed product of my life and times than anything I might write or carve, or anyone I might sire. Far better that they, in particular, get to witness the “more glorious dawn” of a Galaxy-rise, than some other generic homo sapien. Continue reading →

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Yellow Brick Road

Posted on 5 February 2010 by Robert

A clever new feature on the main concourse is the addition of coloured queue tiles on the floor, leading towards the trains. They are like little yellow-brick-roads for the mass transit system, nudging people into an orderly line, without the need for the proto-fascist barriers that we see at most cinemas, airports and theme parks. Continue reading →

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A Corrupt and Complicit Culture

Posted on 4 February 2010 by Robert

It is vain and self-deluding to believe that the killing of writers in other parts of the world has nothing to do with our own lives and attitudes. As Lydia Cacho said, “a corrupt political system is only sustained by a corrupt and complicit culture”. Continue reading →

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