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  1. Re:Collateral damage by digitig · · Score: 1 · on Bloggers Versus Billionaire

    As a side effect of removing Craig Murray's site, celeb MP Boris Johnson also disappeared from the web for a time. On reappearing, Boris has very commendably wasted no time in making a statement:

    This is London, not Uzbekistan. It is unbelievable that a website can be wiped out on the say-so of some tycoon. We live in a world where internet communication is increasingly vital, and this is a serious erosion of free speech.

    Good show! Things are indeed looking less than peachy for Usmanov and his legal hit team. Next up, Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz?

    I'm not sure how significant Boris Johnson's comments will be. Clearly enough people take him seriously to keep him in office, but a lot of people consider him a buffoon, at least in part because of his frequent gaffes (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6901161.stm,http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=410160&in_page_id=1770, http://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/releases/20061004.htm)
  2. Collateral damage by alext · · Score: 1 · on Bloggers Versus Billionaire
    The kow-towing hosting provider in this case is Fasthosts of Gloucester, no doubt some customers will be reconsidering their patronage, especially in the absence of any explanation. I certainly will be.

    As a side effect of removing Craig Murray's site, celeb MP Boris Johnson also disappeared from the web for a time. On reappearing, Boris has very commendably wasted no time in making a statement:

    This is London, not Uzbekistan. It is unbelievable that a website can be wiped out on the say-so of some tycoon. We live in a world where internet communication is increasingly vital, and this is a serious erosion of free speech.

    Good show! Things are indeed looking less than peachy for Usmanov and his legal hit team. Next up, Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz?

  3. Same in the U.K. by Bogtha · · Score: 1 · on Politicians Catch on to Blogging

    If you're in the UK, you might want to visit some of the weblogs written by our Members of Parliament.

    Other important resources are TheyWorkForYou.com, which is a "Web 2.0" (ugh) way of keeping track of what your MP is doing and what's happening in the Houses of Parliament; and WriteToThem.com, which takes the hassle out of writing to your MP - they print it out and post it for you.

    Of course, if that's not enough for you, you can switch on Celebrity Big Brother, where George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow has been residing for the past few weeks. As predicted by Tom Watson in 2004.

  4. Same in the U.K. by Bogtha · · Score: 1 · on Politicians Catch on to Blogging

    If you're in the UK, you might want to visit some of the weblogs written by our Members of Parliament.

    Other important resources are TheyWorkForYou.com, which is a "Web 2.0" (ugh) way of keeping track of what your MP is doing and what's happening in the Houses of Parliament; and WriteToThem.com, which takes the hassle out of writing to your MP - they print it out and post it for you.

    Of course, if that's not enough for you, you can switch on Celebrity Big Brother, where George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow has been residing for the past few weeks. As predicted by Tom Watson in 2004.

  5. Interesting idea... by biglig2 · · Score: 1 · on Talking Software Patents with a Politician?

    ... in the UK it is normal for your Member of Parliament to be available to the public one day a week for a consultation - called constituency surgeries - perhaps I should go and pester Boris!

  6. Re:We need to educate the decision makers by mishmash · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Failed Win XP Upgrade Wipes Out UK Government Agency
    "Where to have the debate where it might be read by those who mater:" And you lead with Boris?!
    Yes. He's taking a stance on the ID card issue with his column in today's telegraph, entitled Ask to see my ID card and I'll eat it and has a discussion on his blog on the ID card issue

    Is there another MP who's taken a clearer anti-ID card stance, and is prepared to discuss their positon so openly?

  7. We need to educate the decision makers by mishmash · · Score: 5, Informative · on Failed Win XP Upgrade Wipes Out UK Government Agency
    We've got to stop this happening again, we've got to educate the people spending our money on huge computer systems which are prone to failure.

    I have found that many MPs when questioned on anything related to technology simply say that "it is a complex issue", which to me isn't good enough when such huge amounts of money and significant impact on people's lives is involved.

    There is a huge contract that'll be up for grabbs soon - EDS are preparing themselves to manage the UK national identity database and identity card scheme. This is one we could lobby our representatives on to ensure they do it right..

    Where to have the debate where it might be read by those who mater:
    Free service to fax your MP

    Boris
    Richard Allan
    Tom Watson
    Shaun Woodward
    Citing the recent and ongoing failures such as that cited in the article, and the UK Child support agency's computer failure. as well as the NHS computer system UK