Archive for February, 2008

Self diagnosis - NADD

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in geek | No Comments »

I think I really have NADD (Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder). Not as serious as some, but its still there. Currently I have more tabs open in Firefox than I can be bothered ... Read more..

Idiot MPs - can someone create a response?

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Castro, left wing | 1 Comment »

Via: EDM 982 FIDEL CASTRO 20.02.2008 Burgon, Colin That this House commends the achievements of Fidel Castro in securing first-class free healthcare and education provision for the people of Cuba despite the 44 year illegal ... Read more..

Banning plastic bags bad for the environment?

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in environment, plastic bags | 18 Comments »

This makes me think that could be the case. How often do you stop in the supermarket when you haven't planned to? I know I do fairly often, especially on my ... Read more..

Is Fair Trade really fair?

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in akex singleton, fair trade, free trade, liberalism | 4 Comments »

No seems to be the answer: Despite Fairtrade’s moral halo, there are other, more ethical forms of coffee available. Most Fairtrade coffee on sale in UK supermarkets and on the high ... Read more..

Castro - no hero

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Castro, left wing | No Comments »

James Schneider points me at Danny Finkelstein's list of why Castro is no hero. I've also come across this which debunks many of the left's apologies of Castro. Lastly, here's an economist ... Read more..

Kitty!

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in cats, milford | 1 Comment »

Yesterday evening we got a cat. He's not ours to keep, but we're fostering him for the Hounslow Animal Welfare Society. His name's Milford and he's a 2-3 year old male ... Read more..

A couple of things which piss me off…

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in liberalism | No Comments »

'Liberals' who advocate authoritarian policies. Especially when its 'for their own good' or the worst 'because they're stupid'. Conservative 'libertarians' - just because you don't like the actions of the state ... Read more..

Don’t underestimate Billary’s desire for power…

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in US predential race 2008, hilary clinton | 1 Comment »

In a move which, whilst its perfectly legal, promises to make a mockery of the whole primary process, Hillary Clinton's campaign has declared that it will seek to persuade (aka ... Read more..

Who cares about the children? Not the union…

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in US, drew carey, education, unions | 1 Comment »

The US has a massive problem with powerful Unions who are directly harming the prospects of children in the country. The Teacher's Unions stand opposed to anything which may upset ... Read more..

Farmer’s Markets

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in economics, entrepreneur, farming, free market | 1 Comment »

I think Farmer's Markets are great. Not because I shop at them much (I find them too expensive), not for environmental reasons (I don't buy into the whole 'food miles' ... Read more..

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