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“Sleepwalking into a surveillance society?” – Information Commissioner http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/aug/08uk-info-commissioner.htm Watching out: A need for balance as Whitehall seeks more informationhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1218045,00.html Further, check out earlier entry on Monday, August 16, 2004 at: http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2004_08_15_tash_lodge_archive.html#109264894794420538 and at: http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2004_06_27_tash_lodge_archive.html#108854890794752745 when I’d volunteered for the … Continue reading →

A working 19th century windmill with museum and science centre. Once owned by George Green, physicist and mathematician. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/gg/MathspectrumLJC/index.phtml More about the windmill at: http://www.greensmill.org.uk More piccys on my PhotoBlog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=190035 Sunny eh? well yes, it was for an … Continue reading →

Attended a press conference at Wyburn House Farm, Hucknall. Still not too many details of the operation, but a statement read by Supt Stuart Wright. Much of the operation now standing down, even the tea urn and biccys, being taken … Continue reading →

An area of woodland, north of Nottingham, has been the location of the biggest ‘manhunt’ ever conducted by Nottinghamshire Police. ‘Operation Rendition’ involved the deployment of 650 officers, looking for two suspects, wanted for two different murders. One man was … Continue reading →

Richard Thomas is the Information Commissioner. There is a splash in todays Times about his views on government proposals for the introduction of Identity Cards in the UK. Below is the critical article about it all by Thomas, followed by … Continue reading →

It rained a lot last week, and, it’s going to rain a lot next week. [english summer]. So, I leapt in the motor, and dashed out to the hills. Put in a few miles for the views and excercise, and … Continue reading →

Oh whatever next!!!! Home Office consultation paper on: “Moderning police powers to meet community needs”. Includes: * Dropping restriction on arrest to “serious offences”, * Extending use of search warrants, * Allowing fingerprinting outside of police stations to establish “identity” … Continue reading →

http://www.nottinghamevents.org/riverside/index.html One of the most popular weekends in the East Midland’s summer diary – Riverside 2004 is Nottingham’s largest outdoor festival with something for everyone! Met many entertainers ‘from the road’ and the free festivals, and discovered a few that … Continue reading →

A great photographer who, with his 35mm Leica camera, captured the human response to defining moments of history. He was a hero of mine. Andrew Robinson Thursday August 5, 2004 The Guardian Henri Cartier-Bresson, photographed in 2002: he was a … Continue reading →

Defy-ID is an adhoc network of groups and individuals prepared for active resistance to increasing surveillance and the introduction of identity or ‘entitlement’ cards in the UK. The Home Secretary, Britain’s biggest serial threat to freedom, David Blunkett is now … Continue reading →

It was a free day at Newstead Abbey today. [so I went along ….] The Abbey is in the ‘Restoration’ Competition, as part of the BBC program, were the public get to vote, on what they want preserving. Not sure … Continue reading →

The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action – or those who want to be involved – get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, … Continue reading →

Black people have been here in Nottingham for over 500 years. You would think that they could claim they lived here by now. But discrimination is so obviously, still an issue. There is ever increasing violence, here in Nottingham. Well … Continue reading →

Have covered a few events, some locally, over the last couple of months. So here are the collected links to all these.  Nottingham had it’s Mayday – Stop the War demo on Saturday 2003 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/05/66783.html Menwith Hill, London, Nottingham, Chetwynd … Continue reading →

The first ever Nottingham Mela took place on the Forest Recreation Ground, Radford. The day promised to be a spectacular family festival of music, with exhibitions, displays, stalls, a food arena, funfair and art workshops. Headliners include: Orange Street… their … Continue reading →

Pride returns to the glorious surrounds of the Arboretum, a beautiful Grade II listed park in the heart of Nottingham City Centre for the second year running in its current incarnation. Pride kicks off at noon running until 6pm.     … Continue reading →

I was excited to discover that I could still use a Reversing Ring, on my earlier Nikon lenses.  Using my 50mm and 28mm, when reversed, produce quite large magnifications.  As they are old lenses, the camera would only meter in … Continue reading →

This is the beginning of a new chapter for SchNEWS – doing their own films, and showing them at  SchLIVE satirical news shows and other screenings, as well as putting them up for free download on our site. Here is … Continue reading →

Well since Thursday last week, I’m now the owner of a Nikon D70 dSLR camera with an 18mm-70mm DX lens. {Oh, and can use my old Nikon lenses, but in manual mode.  Still very useful] So, to get used to … Continue reading →

http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=163975 Well, the festival had largely finished, [see yesterday] and was getting set to leave. Walking down the track, this teenager says, “I’ll do a wheely for you mister”.  And gosh, he does, for about 30 feet.  I took a … Continue reading →