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Running Great Britain? There's an App For That!

Posted by timothy on from the good-thing-it's-so-simple dept.

judgecorp writes "Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron will get a personalised iPad app to help him run the country. The 'government dashboard' will include health waiting list figures, crime statistics, economic statistics and a real-time news feed. Cameron is a committed Apple user — but British members of Parliament have only been allowed iPads in the House of Commons since March 2011."

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  1. Lies! by dexomn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Angry Birds will be running the country.

    1. Re:Lies! by jd2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I guess by county they mean America.

      The bad piggies are running the country now! They seem to have an irrational fear of airborne suicide bombers.

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    2. Re:Lies! by Patch86 · · Score: 3, Funny

      But Harriet Harman is still in the Opposition!

      Oh yes, obscure politics pun-based joke. I went there.

  2. Anybody else read the title... by gman003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    as "Ruining Great Britain"?

    1. Re:Anybody else read the title... by Goose+In+Orbit · · Score: 5, Funny

      He doesn't need an iDevice to do that

  3. What are you waiting for, Anonymous? by dingen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hacking into those feeds sounds like a lot of fun indeed!

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  4. Re:Why is a native client needed? by jo_ham · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop making apps for the sake of making an app. If the solution doesn't require any specific equipment on the device, just write make it a website.

    A wwebsite as on the internet?

    Is that you, Paul?

  5. Better idea by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just put him to playing Civilization or the like, and tell him he's running the country.

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