Tag: UK government

  • Brexit Visa Chaos

    Brexit Visa Chaos

    Brexit has been a shit-show from the start – still waiting for the ‘Sunlit Uplands’ and all these benefits that were going to shower gold from the skies we were promised by Brexiteers and politicians. What I do have is suppliers I cannot buy from because of the VAT/Customs chaos of stupidly bringing in a…

  • Why losing the battle to rip CDs is bad

    Why losing the battle to rip CDs is bad

    Just heard the news that the recently gained right in the UK for people to rip CDs for personal use (which most people thought was legal anyway) has been overturned. Although I doubt this will stop anyone from doing it, it’s bad for several reasons – the first being that “they suggested that a tax…

  • This Land Is Mine

    This Land Is Mine

    I’ve been avoiding talking about Gaza not because I don’t care, it’s not even compassion fatigue, it’s more same shit, different genocide. I’ve been against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs for decades, but it does seem rather intractable, since as this wonderful video from Nina Paley points out, the land has been killed…

  • Shame in the East

    Shame in the East

    Well for the next couple of months it’s Pride season, traditionally June because of Stonewall but London Pride is in July and Brighton is in August. Prides in this country are fun mostly apolitical affairs (I’ve commented on that in the podcast before now). But spare a thought for those in countries where it’s still…

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