Category: Politics
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Add your voice to the illegal file-sharing debate
News today that the government is pledging to combat internet piracy in the UK with a series of new measures, including £50,000 fines for those found guilty of illegal file-sharing. The Guardian says that the move is being pushed through…
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ID cards: It’s all in the positioning
Has the government finally got it right re the controversial identity card scheme for the UK? The Home Office is now talking less about counter-terrorism and more about easing travel in Europe, says eWeek Europe. […] in a rather downplayed…
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The ridicule of Parliament
This morning, I picked up a copy of today’s Daily Telegraph, the edition of the paper that includes “The Complete Expenses Files,†a 68-page report detailing the revelations about MPs’ expenses that the paper has been publishing every day for…
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MPs expenses: How to save £91 a week
Earlier this week, the government published the details of expenses claimed by Members of Parliament. Plenty has been talked about during the past few months in relation to MPs’ expenses, not the least of which has been the ongoing scoop…