Category Archives: UK

Rob’s #LeadersDebate Reax, Part II

Posted on 22 April 2010 by Robert

Some quick points. I don’t think this was a game changer. By which, I mean, I think the pro-Clegg narrative of the last few days should continue. Clegg avoided a smackdown on the EU because Brown was largey in agreement, … Continue reading →

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Fallout

Posted on 22 April 2010 by Robert

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

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Rob’s #LeadersDebate Reax

Posted on 15 April 2010 by Robert

First, it was refreshing to hear a political debate without the noise. I mean that not only with regards to PMQs, but to Question Time too. I think there was substance in what all three leaders said, but precious little … Continue reading →

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Some Idle Thoughts About Voting

Posted on 7 April 2010 by Robert

So apparently there is some kind of election thingy happening on 6th May. Continue reading →

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That Hypothetical B&B Again

Posted on 6 April 2010 by Robert

Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary, is at the centre of a mini-controversy because he suggested that Christian B&B owners should be able to turn away gay couples. We have been here before, and I have already formed my view.  … Continue reading →

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Write a blog, kill your career?

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Robert

I’ve spotted a couple of references recently to the ‘perfect memory’ of the Internet and how it can come back to haunt you in later life.  It breeds a peculiar form of self-censorship.  First, the now-outed Girl With A One … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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