January 2012
2 posts
October 2011
1 post
TV Tropes and the descent into madness →
A lot has changed since my first TV Tropes blog post, which I notice is consistently the most popular post on my blog (to my dismay, actually). I was criticised by someone defending Troper Tales…
July 2011
1 post
So...
I might start using this tumblr thing again. It’s been so dead…
June 2011
1 post
saturdaynightholocaust:
I LOVE it when it rains cus I have an attic room and it sounds so awesome listening to it. However, its JUST STARTED pissing it down like crazy and I’ve got to get to work. GRRR.
This so fucking much.
May 2011
7 posts
Grey's Anatomy, and the art of tragedy →
I’m going to admit, and lose a lot of “man points” by saying this, but I watch Grey’s Anatomy. It’s a show that I’ve watched for a couple of years, after a friend showed me the first season….
What next for the coalition? →
Well, Thursday was an absolute disaster. Losing a third of our councillors and the AV referendum 62–38. So where did we go so wrong?
The meltdown was inevitable. It’s pretty much a “midterm…
Leafleting for the Yes campaign →
Today’s polling day! And I’ve been busy most of the day helping the Yes campaign leaflet parts of Leeds for the final push. Mostly the university, but with some leafleting taking part in the city…
Why I am voting Yes today →
Because AV is fairer, more democratic, and ends tactical voting.
It’s fairer because never again will the most unpopular candidate win, as they do in council elections all the time, and even…
What would Parliament under STV look like? →
As I said in my first posts, I am a believer in the Single Transferable Vote: it devolves power to the people, is preferential, and is proportional. I’m voting for AV as it does the first two,…
April 2011
3 posts
The No2AV leaflet →
The AV campaign is in full swing but strangely, I’ve only received campaign literature from the No campaign so far. As a Yes supporter, I find this amusing but disheartening: with only a week to go,…
The failure and ridicule of TV Tropes →
This is something festering in my mind for the past week or two; a blog post that can hardly be considered “hackery”. It’s really a shame that I’ve sidelined myself into blogging solely about…
The deficit and all that. →
Belt up, this is going to be a big one.
So yeah. That march a couple of weeks ago. At a generous estimate, 400,000 marched against the government’s spending cuts. And while I sympathise with them,…
March 2011
8 posts
4 tags
LUU leadership race, pt. 1: Education Officer →
And now for something a little different: Leeds University Union is holding its student executive elections soon, and as such, I’m going to go through all the positions and all 41 of the…
LUU leadership race, pt. 6: Welfare Officer →
And now we reach the end of going through Vote Match. 25 questions this time.
The Union has a role to play in international politics: Open minded; see the similarly worded 4:1.
The…
LUU leadership race, pt. 3: Communications and... →
And part three. I think we’ll see convergence of questions a lot from here on out.
The Union Trustees must have the final say on policy: Yes. See 1:3.
The BNP should be invited by the…
Boundary Review →
The Electoral Commission has outlined rough plans on where the reduction of MPs from 650 to 600. As expected, traditional Labour strongholds will lose seats. But is it “gerrymandering”, as Labour…
Added notes on The Arr-Emm-Tee →
This is a follow-up on the post “The Rise and Fall of Unionism” at Legal Fiction. The last part goes on about the hubristic attitude of unions as of late; I admit that I did have some input on the…
February 2011
2 posts
AV or not AV: an addendum →
There’s a strange logic to No2AV’s arguments; they’re trying to push both the “AV will lead to more coalitions” and “AV will lead to less coalitions” on different pages on their Why Vote No? In a…
The AV “debate” in Leeds →
…wasn’t really a debate.
There’s been a spat between the Yes and No camps. Basically, the No campaign are hosting “debates” across the country. I say “debates” because they weren’t…
January 2011
4 posts
Dyslexic child ‘was stupid as well’ →
December 2010
16 posts
Verdict on Christmas now in: “Oh, quiet, just the... →
e-Petitions: bad for democracy? →
So, the Coalition have announced the return of the e-Petitions system previously in effect under Blair and Brown, with one clear change: petitions will be more readily be debated by Parliament….
Bright light coming from the East was plane... →
(via NewsBiscuit)
Fury as Vincent Cable says what everyone actually... →
Coalition in crisis over where to spend Christmas... →
Super Teriffic Japanese Thing: Eva Eros 2.0... →
Commuters disrupted by unexpected absence of flash... →
New album Codes and Keys coming out this Spring →
Fuck yes DCFC.
Rich & Mark’s Monday Morning View →
Holy fuck Guido’s right for once.
Nick Clegg resolves not to make any New Year... →
Did the students renege on their side of the deal? →
You can’t claim betrayal if you didn’t even vote.
Labour and Tuition Fees: An Addendum →
Today’s the day that MPs will vote on whether to raise the cap on tuition fees. And, as they have been doing since Browne was published, Labour are currently digging into the Lib Dems for not caving…
Government to introduce protest fees for students →
Labour and Tuition Fees: An Addendum →
Today’s the day that MPs will vote on whether to raise the cap on tuition fees. And, as they have been doing since Browne was published, Labour are currently digging into the Lib Dems for not…
Why Labour are not good: Pt. 1, Tuition Fees →
I’ve been tempted to blog for some time about things but haven’t quite got around to it. But Harriet Harman’s comments at PMQs last night really ired me for some reason. I’m a paid-up member of the…
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
4 posts
Sylvester McCoy wins role in The Hobbit →
(from Gallifrey Base)
Grand Old Duke of York "livid" at army cuts →
(from NewsBiscuit)
Students 'likely to drink less' →
Yeah, this is bullshit. Everyone I know gets bladdered.