there are any number (13 September 2005, Interconnected)
september 2005 by mottram
"I propose that tax gets back to basics, and joins completely to the legal (and justice) systems. Put simply, if an exchange of money involves reference to the established legal system of a country, a royalty must be paid to the country."
creativity
politics
economics
finance
*
september 2005 by mottram
www.mnftiu.cc | get your war on | page k
september 2005 by mottram
Hurricane Katrin GYWO strips.
comics
politics
katrina
funny
cartoons
september 2005 by mottram
At one Swedish library, you can borrow books%u2014and a lesbian | News | Advocate.com
august 2005 by mottram
A Swedish library, realizing that books are not the only things being judged by their covers, will give visitors a different opportunity this weekend%u2014to borrow a Muslim, a lesbian, or a Dane.
culture
news
politics
sweden
august 2005 by mottram
Yahoo! Health Blog For Hope
august 2005 by mottram
Hilary Clinton has a weblog, with comments open, surprisingly.
health
weblogs
politics
august 2005 by mottram
WHAT HAPPENED
august 2005 by mottram
WE ARE THE ONLY BLACK ORGANIZATION THAT EXPOSES AND OPPOSES LESBIAN FEMINISM WITCHCRAFT!!
politics
funny
weird
august 2005 by mottram
Starting and Running a Political Weblog: The Basics
august 2005 by mottram
Persuading elected representatives to use weblogs. Great idea, but the snippy tone will surely put off more representatives than it will attract?
weblogs
weblogging
politics
campaign
august 2005 by mottram
Bloggerheads (UK) - Let's put GREAT back into BRITAIN - you can do your bit!
august 2005 by mottram
Help enforce Section 132 of the Serious and Organised Crimes and Police Act 2005
funny
politics
rights
august 2005 by mottram
Guardian Unlimited | Arts galleries | Banksy at the West Bank Barrier index
august 2005 by mottram
Hmmn, now that Banksy is positioning himself as a 'fine artist' (you know what I mean) one begins to wonder whether he's any cop.
art
israel
politics
graffiti
palestine
august 2005 by mottram
Yoz Grahame's Cheerleader: A Design For Life - The Red Cross and Israel
june 2005 by mottram
Fascinating post on Red Cross/Crescent/Star/Lion and Sun/Diamond controversies.
red-cross
geneva-convention
politics
israel
june 2005 by mottram
I Voted For You Because...
may 2005 by mottram
Tell your MP why you voted the way you did.
politics
election
mysociety.org
may 2005 by mottram
Long Live Labor - Why I'm for Tony Blair. By Christopher Hitchens
april 2005 by mottram
It's 'Labour', for crying out loud. Otherwise not uninteresting.
uk
politics
hitchens
april 2005 by mottram
The Map: The Nation waits | Leigh French | Variant 22
april 2005 by mottram
Iffiness surrounding the Map examined - I'd best not comment.
map
art
scotland
SAC
variant
politics
funding
april 2005 by mottram
Paperback - How We Should Rule Ourselves - Canongate Home
april 2005 by mottram
A pamphlet by Alisdair Gray and Adam Tomkins arguing that 'the component nations of the United Kingdom can become true democracies only by declaring themselves republics'.
politics
glasgow
scotland
uk
republicanism
april 2005 by mottram
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bush playlist puzzles pundits
april 2005 by mottram
The fact that I have a reasonable number of songs on my iPod in common with George Bush fills me with a strange dread.
news
ipod
apple
politics
bush
funny
april 2005 by mottram
Downing Street Says...: Election
april 2005 by mottram
I was about to link to Downing Street Says as a handy source of election news. Not so, it seems.
politics
election
election2005
news
april 2005 by mottram
BNP Leader on Race Hate Charges
april 2005 by mottram
About bloody time - the BNP are even more dangerous now that they attempt to cloak their racist motivations, nice to see them revealed for what they are.
BNP
politics
UK
scum
racism
hate
april 2005 by mottram
Creative Commons Worldwide
april 2005 by mottram
Creative Commons Scotland
commons
creative-commons
scotland
law
politics
copyright
april 2005 by mottram
SSP - Elections
april 2005 by mottram
The SSP need to update their elections page!
scotland
glasgow
politics
election
election2005
april 2005 by mottram
Scottish Liberal Democrats: Amy Rodger
april 2005 by mottram
Lib Dem candidate for Glasgow North
politics
lib-dem
glasgow
maryhill
election
election2005
glasgow-north
april 2005 by mottram
Ann McKechin MP for Glasgow Maryhill
april 2005 by mottram
My new MP (I moved recently) has a pseudo-weblog type thing (no permalinks, nor proper archives, and a press release-ish tone, which is a shame).
glasgow
politics
weblogging
weblogs
labour
MPs
april 2005 by mottram
Ann McKechin MP, Glasgow, Maryhill (TheyWorkForYou.com)
april 2005 by mottram
Ann McKechin, current Glasgow Maryhill MP, Labour candidate for Glasgow North, is a bit of Blairite judging by her voting record (bad on foundation hospitals, anti-terrorism, ID cards; good on gay rights.)
politics
election
election2005
labour
maryhill
glasgow
glasgow-north
april 2005 by mottram
Christian Voice - 404 Not Found
march 2005 by mottram
The Christian Voice website now returns a 404 Not Found error. I wonder if they were contravening something in their ISPs terms and conditions, or if it's something more... interesting.
scum
politics
fundamentalism
christian
march 2005 by mottram
The coming crackdown on blogging | Newsmakers | CNET News.com
march 2005 by mottram
Microcontent voting turns microcontent donating.
web
law
politics
america
weblogs
march 2005 by mottram
Cosmopolitan Scum
march 2005 by mottram
Christian Voice pressure Derby theatre into cancelling performances of Jerry Springer, the Opera
politics
censhorship
fundamentalism
march 2005 by mottram
fumblings: Naming II:
february 2005 by mottram
Trans-this, trans-that, trans-the other, gibo, bigo, bibo and gigo. You'll know what I'm talking about if you read this post on naming people who are - how can I put this? - interestingly gendered.
intersex
transgender
gender
politics
naming
taxonomy
february 2005 by mottram
Sex is for FAGS! - Boys Abstinence-Only Education Coolness Program
february 2005 by mottram
Absitinence-Only Coolness For Boys
funny
politics
sex
february 2005 by mottram
Radio Free Nepal
february 2005 by mottram
News of the impact of the Royal Coup in Nepal, from Nepal
weblogs
politics
nepal
february 2005 by mottram
ResistanceMP3 - Hear socialists, Noam Chomsky, Malcolm X, MLK, speak. MP3 recordings of presentations - From Anti Capitalism to Zionism
february 2005 by mottram
Lectures and talks, including Noam Chomsky, Paul Foot, Tony Benn.
mp3
speech
politics
lectures
february 2005 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Deal to ban 'homophobic' reggae
february 2005 by mottram
As vile as many dancehall records are, this strikes me as stupid and wrong.
dancehall
politics
homophobia
music
february 2005 by mottram
qwghlm.co.uk: 2001 Electoral Map of Britain
february 2005 by mottram
This is a map of parliamentary constituencies in Great Britain, proportionally coloured according to the support for the three main parties in the 2001 general election
maps
mapping
politics
february 2005 by mottram
Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | 'For the briefest of moments the genie was out of the bottle'
february 2005 by mottram
All the mid-90s bands she mentions were shit, and she doesn't mention Electralane, one of the best bands making music today, all-women or not. (ie. she has a point, but Louise Weiner of Sleeper 'fame' is still a complete arse.)
music
politics
feminism
women
february 2005 by mottram
Kilroy-Silk launches party with attack on asylum and immigration policies.
february 2005 by mottram
New political party for folk too chicken to join the fucking BNP.
scum
politics
uk
fascists
february 2005 by mottram
Space and Culture : The International Journal of Social Spaces
january 2005 by mottram
Anne points to the Stanford Humanities Lab collaborative research project on "the rise and fall of the crowd -- particularly the revolutionary crowd -- in the Western sociopolitical imagination between 1789 and the present". Wow. Fascinating stuff.
crowds
social
politics
january 2005 by mottram
Scotsman.com News - Politics - End looms for right-to-buy policy
january 2005 by mottram
A SENIOR minister yesterday gave the strongest hint yet that the Scottish Executive intends to scrap the right of council house tenants to buy their homes.
homelessness
politics
scotland
homes
council
january 2005 by mottram
Guardian Unlimited | Online | Brussels chews over Apple's pricing policy
december 2004 by mottram
Competition authorities in Brussels will ask Apple why iTunes tracks cost 15% more to download in Britain than in France or Germany.
apple
europe
music
politics
december 2004 by mottram
Tenet calls for Internet security -- The Washington Times
december 2004 by mottram
"Access to networks like the World Wide Web might need to be limited to those who can show they take security seriously, he said." WTF?
america
cia
internet
politics
scum
web
december 2004 by mottram
Socialist Worker(Britain) - 'Why did they dump Tommy?'
december 2004 by mottram
Quotes a motion by Livingston SSP: "The central issue is the defence of a working class leader from attacks by the right wing press." Quite.
SSP
media
politics
scotland
sheridan
socialism
december 2004 by mottram
ukraine_revolution
november 2004 by mottram
Blogging the troubles in the Ukraine
news
politics
ukraine
weblogs
november 2004 by mottram
Sheridan was forced out by his own party - [Sunday Herald]
november 2004 by mottram
Tommy Sheridan was given an ultimatum by the Scottish Socialist Party he led: resign or the party will reveal information about you that will force you to resign, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
SSP
politics
scotland
november 2004 by mottram
Scotsman.com News - Politics - Sheridan tells lawyers to sue newspaper over affair story
november 2004 by mottram
The MSP, who stood down as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party last week, is to sue the Scottish News of the World for defamation after an article claimed he had a four-year-long affair with party activist Fiona McGuire.
SSP
politics
scotland
november 2004 by mottram
Joi Ito's Web: Govt. Responds; Indymedia Seizure Order May Have Come from Italy
november 2004 by mottram
Sheesh. Why this isn't a bigger story, I don't know.
freedom
politics
society
november 2004 by mottram
Revealed: War has cost 100,000 Iraqi lives
october 2004 by mottram
Oh great, are 'we' trying to play catch-up with Saddam or something?
iraq
politics
scum
war
october 2004 by mottram
Lie Girls... call 212-875-7000
october 2004 by mottram
Reassurance and lies from phone sex lovelies!
funny
politics
october 2004 by mottram
FOXNews.com - Views - America Under Attack ... by British Media
october 2004 by mottram
A look at the British media by Fox News' man in London - he's not happy, presumably unused to the idea of truth, dissent, investigation, etc. on the television.
media
politics
scum
october 2004 by mottram
Socialists face debt of £200,000
october 2004 by mottram
The SSP are skint.
news
politics
scotland
socialism
october 2004 by mottram
Secession!
october 2004 by mottram
I think history may be about to go sideways... One thing I think which is not at all beyond the realm of possibility... is a dissolution of the United States.
politics
social
theory
october 2004 by mottram
Spy Blog: Indymedia server scandal - "no UK law enforcement agencies were involved"
october 2004 by mottram
An interesting update on the Indymedia seizure - it may well have been illegal under UK law.
politics
society
october 2004 by mottram
Die, Thatcher, Die!
october 2004 by mottram
Why does she still cling on? I want my street party!
funny
politics
october 2004 by mottram
Law enforcement memo of "imminent" terror attack?
october 2004 by mottram
October Surprise time! Of course, there need not be an actual attack if this news spreads widely enough to turn cowardly custard Yanks over to voting Bush. Then he can provoke Iran into pre-emptive action, etc. etc.
politics
scum
society
october 2004 by mottram
This is London: Music cheats in court
october 2004 by mottram
The BPI are prosecuting 28 filesharers, RIAA-style. Interesting that they've been spamming people via IM with warnings to stop using filesharing sites - can we prosecute them for that under EU anti-spam legislation?
copyright
filesharing
music
politics
october 2004 by mottram
MacCentral: Apple offers presidential debate via iTunes
october 2004 by mottram
Free download of the first debate between Bush and Kerry at the iTMS
audio
politics
speech
october 2004 by mottram
Would Jesus Vote Republican?
october 2004 by mottram
Well, no I don't think he would.
america
politics
religion
scum
october 2004 by mottram
Bumbling Fuckwits
october 2004 by mottram
Standing ovations for mouthing vague platitudes, no discernable policies announced. They're finished, aren't they?
conservatives
news
politics
scum
october 2004 by mottram
Robert Kilroy-Silk's views about foreigners
october 2004 by mottram
The collected racisms of everyone's least favourite oleaginous fuck-knuckle, courtesy of the Eye.
funny
politics
race
scum
october 2004 by mottram
Sentenced to Be Raped
october 2004 by mottram
The really disheartening thing is that cases like this, or honour killings, or female genital mutilation are largely ignored.
politics
october 2004 by mottram
Guardian | Keep power and sewage plants secret, media told
october 2004 by mottram
Newspaper editors and television producers are to be asked to avoid referring to such visible installations as sewage works and power stations on the grounds they are potential targets for terrorists.
news
politics
october 2004 by mottram
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