The cost of transport goes up in Bethlehem!

I really, really want to know who’s responsible for stupid online pop-ups and banner ads that look like this: Why? Leaving aside the dubious practice of producing adverts which look like system messages, or which claim to be security reports (stand up, you cretin, I’m talking about you), how can you make such an inept… Continue reading Crap adverts

Lou’s latest entry links to the new government “chat” site, bigconversation.org.uk. It seems she was quite impressed, albeit briefly…so naturally, I clicked on the link. And got an error page. “Hmmm,” I thought, “perhaps she mis-typed the link. I’ll try the homepage.” This is what I got: For new readers, or those suffering from short-term… Continue reading The big cock-up

So Tony jumped on the knowledge and information bandwagon donkeys ago, but check out this new Labour site launched today. I’d really like to rant, but quite frankly… I think it’s great. Some LIVE web chats with MP’s are being hosted throughout December – ok, so they’ll be selecting the questions they wish to answer… Continue reading Blair’s BIG Banter

To continue the “throwing away my tax money” theme, today the Grauniad brings the news that, in addition to subsidising inept computer companies, I’m also funding arms deals, or at least underwriting them. Fantastic – now I have to demonstrate against myself. It seems our pals in Whitehall have made guarantees to step in and… Continue reading More money wasted