Here's some snaps from the mass snap in trafalgar square it was really quite jolly and friendly. Although with so many snappers none of us were used to having our picture taken!!
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Showing posts with label Id cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Id cards. Show all posts
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Thursday, 3 January 2008
another one bites the dust....
Let’s just gets some things straight….
I knew my resolution to be more good humoured wouldn’t last long, what did Lord Cardigan say?
“plans never survive first contact with the enemy…”
No IDea!
On the radio this morning, Parliament proposed making losing our ID info illegal. Which is classic nonsense, firstly it’s probably already covered by several laws. Secondly, isn’t this just further softening us up for ID cards? Lastly where’s the law fining and sacking government minister and senior civil servants for buying crap and expensive computer systems?
The high price of going nowhere.
It’s the New Year so th
ey have put travel fares up. So I have to pay £1 or so more for half the service as they’ve closed the East London line for estimated 3 years!
Obviously the GLA are spinning this as a cut in fares because it’s only travel cards that have gone up!
“The cost of One Day Travelcards and Travelcard Season Tickets will rise in line with inflation as these fares also apply on National Rail, and the agreement of the Train Operating Companies would be necessary for any lower fares.”
My answer to this is why can’t New Labour just tell the rail companies to cut fares? Why are huge government contracts unenforceable? It should go like this;
“Dear Mr. franchiser,
Please run this train line, we want clean, reliable, un-crowded trains for which you will get sum X. “
“Oh you’ve not done this well, do it or you will lose sum x, oh and your chief exec will lose his bonus and or his house.”
“Oh you still haven’t done it well you won’t get any government work ever again.”
Sadly this is not the case. New Labour is strange it wants to tell me what to do in my personal life, not smoke, not drink, give away my privacy (ID cards) but it won’t turn round to a train company and say you are not getting anymore more money until you do what we agreed/would like done.
You’d think that with the Olympics they’d be making a show at running an integrated transport system but no.
Also why along with bank charges, do the fares go up when everyone’s skint? Presumably just to add to misery of the dark mornings.
I knew my resolution to be more good humoured wouldn’t last long, what did Lord Cardigan say?
“plans never survive first contact with the enemy…”
No IDea!
On the radio this morning, Parliament proposed making losing our ID info illegal. Which is classic nonsense, firstly it’s probably already covered by several laws. Secondly, isn’t this just further softening us up for ID cards? Lastly where’s the law fining and sacking government minister and senior civil servants for buying crap and expensive computer systems?
The high price of going nowhere.
It’s the New Year so th
ey have put travel fares up. So I have to pay £1 or so more for half the service as they’ve closed the East London line for estimated 3 years!Obviously the GLA are spinning this as a cut in fares because it’s only travel cards that have gone up!
“The cost of One Day Travelcards and Travelcard Season Tickets will rise in line with inflation as these fares also apply on National Rail, and the agreement of the Train Operating Companies would be necessary for any lower fares.”
My answer to this is why can’t New Labour just tell the rail companies to cut fares? Why are huge government contracts unenforceable? It should go like this;
“Dear Mr. franchiser,
Please run this train line, we want clean, reliable, un-crowded trains for which you will get sum X. “
“Oh you’ve not done this well, do it or you will lose sum x, oh and your chief exec will lose his bonus and or his house.”
“Oh you still haven’t done it well you won’t get any government work ever again.”
Sadly this is not the case. New Labour is strange it wants to tell me what to do in my personal life, not smoke, not drink, give away my privacy (ID cards) but it won’t turn round to a train company and say you are not getting anymore more money until you do what we agreed/would like done.
You’d think that with the Olympics they’d be making a show at running an integrated transport system but no.
Also why along with bank charges, do the fares go up when everyone’s skint? Presumably just to add to misery of the dark mornings.
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
History Lessons
Myths and legends:
Most Primary school children as part of their history classes learn the difference between a Myth, a Legend and a Fact. This isn’t to denigrate for folk tales or the like but to help them learn the language and ideas of historical study. Here’s a catch up if you need it.
A Myth is story usually based in the past which has no basis in historical evidence or fact (but may have an underlying truth) and based on historical figures or events. The Viking tales of the World being made from the body of giant is myth in that it is based on any evidence but it did hold a underlying important truth for the peoples of the high north.
A legend is a historical story that is grounded in known fact/background but isn’t in its self true. King Canute commanding (and failing) the tide not to come in is a legend because king Canute existed and may well have been to the seaside but we have no record of him ever commanding the sea.
A fact. Is a known idea, event, person etc that we have written evidence of, from (ideally) a number of sources some hopefully contemporary to the event etc.
To test your knowledge here’s some examples from today’s news:
Which is the myth, the legend or fact?
Questions:
a. In prehistoric times giant scorpions existed that where bigger than a man.
b. Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome where raised in a cave by wolves.
c. That in the age of interconnected computers it’s sensible or ethical to centralised delicate personal information into hands of the government or similar agency.
Answers:
a. Up until this morning this could well have been a myth but apparently it is a fact.
b. This was a legend in that Rome existed and was believed to have named after Romulus but it’s doubtful the wolf thing was true, it was just the Romans trying show they we special (by having no antecedents) and or hard (grrr wolves are scary). The Romans are now trying to show it’s not legend but fact.
c. The moment our information is put on a computer it is unsafe; it can shared world wide in seconds either by accident or malicious intent (or by posting some cd’s). Add to this that even though we invented the thing the UK governments can’t buy computer systems that work and you have total mess. So the idea that ID card will swift, efficient and safe system to use is a dangerous MYTH.
Most Primary school children as part of their history classes learn the difference between a Myth, a Legend and a Fact. This isn’t to denigrate for folk tales or the like but to help them learn the language and ideas of historical study. Here’s a catch up if you need it.
A Myth is story usually based in the past which has no basis in historical evidence or fact (but may have an underlying truth) and based on historical figures or events. The Viking tales of the World being made from the body of giant is myth in that it is based on any evidence but it did hold a underlying important truth for the peoples of the high north.
A legend is a historical story that is grounded in known fact/background but isn’t in its self true. King Canute commanding (and failing) the tide not to come in is a legend because king Canute existed and may well have been to the seaside but we have no record of him ever commanding the sea.
A fact. Is a known idea, event, person etc that we have written evidence of, from (ideally) a number of sources some hopefully contemporary to the event etc.
To test your knowledge here’s some examples from today’s news:
Which is the myth, the legend or fact?
Questions:
a. In prehistoric times giant scorpions existed that where bigger than a man.
b. Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome where raised in a cave by wolves.
c. That in the age of interconnected computers it’s sensible or ethical to centralised delicate personal information into hands of the government or similar agency.
Answers:
a. Up until this morning this could well have been a myth but apparently it is a fact.
b. This was a legend in that Rome existed and was believed to have named after Romulus but it’s doubtful the wolf thing was true, it was just the Romans trying show they we special (by having no antecedents) and or hard (grrr wolves are scary). The Romans are now trying to show it’s not legend but fact.
c. The moment our information is put on a computer it is unsafe; it can shared world wide in seconds either by accident or malicious intent (or by posting some cd’s). Add to this that even though we invented the thing the UK governments can’t buy computer systems that work and you have total mess. So the idea that ID card will swift, efficient and safe system to use is a dangerous MYTH.
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