December 31, 2011
2011 was a year of change in a decade of change.
The UK
It’s been obvious since before the 2010 general election that the coming decade was likely to involve big constitutional changes in Britain: Scotland might leave the UK, the UK might leave the EU, the electoral system for the commons might change, or the House of Lords would be elected using a PR system. The probablility of each of these changes individual is less than 50%, but together, at least one is likely to...
November 21, 2011
The EU’s Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, recently gave a speech admitting copyright doesn’t work and citizens hate it:
legal enforceability is becoming increasingly difficult; the millions of dollars invested trying to enforce copyright have not stemmed piracy. Meanwhile citizens increasingly hear...
November 19, 2011
I recently said why I’m not a Tory. In the interests of balance, I’ll say why I’m not a Labour supporter.
On Liberal Conspiracy I recently posted that:
Public spending went up from 36% of GDP in 2000 to 48% of GDP in 2010. If the UK...
