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Prime Mentalist’s health records breached in database attack.

March 2, 2009

A HACKER attack on the health records of Gordon Brown and Alex Salmond has sparked a huge security alert. Confidential computer files on the Prime Minister and Holyrood’s First Minister were illegally targeted along with the records of scores of other high-profile Scots. NHS Fife doctor Andrew Jamieson has been charged and appeared on petition [...]

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Stock phrases for the new reality show……

February 18, 2009

Once we had game shows to evaluate and reward our knowledge of trivia, and competitive sports to reward our physical ability. Then came the reality show. The conventional wisdom is that audiences flock to reality shows because they enjoy the prurient sight of other people being humiliated. Thus conditioned, we have evolved into a mob [...]

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Hatching and Dispatching for the NuLabour stakeholder…….

February 17, 2009

(Una )Musings has an excellent piece on the Contact Point database, Labour’s Orwellian plan to regulate every aspect of the way in which a child  is raised, including chilling statements such as ‘refusal to take appropriate medicine’ – who is to decided what is appropriate, and for what ailment are they being medicated?; surely not [...]

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The wolf in sheep’s clothing……

February 11, 2009

I am no fan of the Animal Right’s Movement, Peter Singer has a lot to answer for. His theoretical position has been translated into some dark and dangerous realities.  Neither, though, am I a fan of the Serious Crime Act 2007.  It has long been argued that Part 2 – Encouraging or Assisting Crime  Sections 44 to 67 will be used to [...]

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The threat is mightier than the pen.

February 2, 2009

  The definition of Terrorism grows ever wider. It may surprise you to learn of the ways in which Vernon Coaker, the Labour Home Office Minister, has quietly signed away your right to undertake everyday activities. There are many reasons why you might wish to find out the current address of a former neighbour, or [...]

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Gary McKinnon and the USA – (Who happen to have been on constant High Alert Since 9/11!)

January 23, 2009

United States security services have been on extreme high alert since the atrocious 9/11 terrorist attacks. A young guy with a lot of time on his hands decided to hack into all the major security systems from a dial-up computer in his bedroom to see if he could glean information about UFOs. The security services were not aware [...]

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Pitchforks at the ready…….

January 9, 2009

  THE HOME OFFICE ARE FORCING ALL ISPs TO KEEP DETAILS OF EVERY EMAIL SENT OR RECEIVED IN THE UK.. The ISPS will be paid more than £25 million pounds.   Pensioners of all ages including ex-service members, the disabled and older people are dying because they cannot manage on the meagre cold-weather payments currently being [...]

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