Category Archives: London

Free Speech in Parliament Square

If the authorities are genuinely concerned about hygeine then they should provide modest facilities for ablutions and waste disposal… thereby facilitating the protest, not hampering it. It would be unfair for residents of the City of Westminster, or Greater London, to foot the bill for this. Instead, UK taxpayers should pick up the tab. Continue reading

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Chromaroma

Ask and ye shall be rewarded.  In reply to my previous post, Matt Somerville tweets: @robertsharp59 Sounds like you want to see http://www.chromaroma.com/ Indeed I do.  It is described as: an online multiplayer game played out as you travel the … Continue reading

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The Underground Project

A fascinating link that has been doing the rounds recently is the Live London Tube Map by Matthew Somerville.  The link is meant to be here, but at present (24/6/2010) it is not active… probably because so many people re-tweeted … Continue reading

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Another Demo for Aung San Suu Kyi

Photos of the demo at the Burmese Embassy Continue reading

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This Is The Digital Election We Have Been Waiting For

Last week, Anthony Painter launched a Digital Election Analysis he wrote for Orange. A key conclusion was the that the eager awaited ‘Digital Election’ we had all been expecting (after the fantastic Obama ’08 campaign) simply failed to materialise, and … Continue reading

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Fatullayev Demo Photos

Here are my photos from the demonstration for Azerbaijani editor Eynulla Fatullyev. Update 7th June 2010 Here is a video of the same event, courtesy of Amnesty: addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2010%2F06%2F03%2Ffatullayev-demo-photos%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Fatullayev+Demo+Photos’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Multi-Signature Letter on Azerbaijan

The letter in The Guardian is an example of a multi-signatory letter, an age old tactic for all types of political campaigner. Continue reading

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Blogger Wins Libel Case

It is worth noting that both Dave and his partner looked relieved rather than happy. This case has taken three years to defend, and for much of that time he has had to defend himself. Continue reading

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Politics of Persuasion on Proportional Representation

*This post contains excessive alliteration, which some readers may find offensive. Politics means different things at different times.  During the election campaign, it was the politics of presentation:  of a leader (and his lovely wife), and of a suitable narrative … Continue reading

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Fallout

My photoset on Flickr, showing the economic fallout of the volcanic erruption… Continue reading

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