Monthly Archives: September 2003

if only this was true …..

If like me, you wake up every morning and check to see what delights the postman has left, and are then heartbroken to discover that all you got was a shitty Capital One offer, something from Egg and some Nectar … Continue reading →

Prof Laurie Taylor, Thinking Allowed BBC Radio 4 Laurie Taylor dives into an intoxicating past when he meets two historians who’ve been delving into the whys and wherefores of early anti-drug policies. Jessica Warner has written about the moral panic … Continue reading →

Liberty’s high court legal challenge of police searches at DSEI will take place on 2 October, 2003. Were you searched in London by police using Section 44 powers (Anti-terror search powers) during/before the week of September 6th-12 “DSEI week”? Liberty … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1046964,00.html Home secretary presses cabinet sceptics to agree to include paving legislation for introduction of national scheme in Queen’s speech Alan Travis Home affairs editor The Guardian. Monday September 22, 2003 The home secretary, David Blunkett, said yesterday that he … Continue reading →

Legal Action Group is running a one-day course, Recent Developments in Traveller Law, which highlights developments in the law affecting Travelling People. It is designed for legal aid practitioners, Travelleradvice and liaison workers and voluntary sector workers with a basic … Continue reading →

Interesting item on Radio 4 program, ‘The Message’ e-democracy :: Our politicians want a greater use of the internet to engage the public in democracy. Campaigners love it, the “Nimbys” embrace it, but what about the rest of us? We … Continue reading →

At last, a ‘good news’ story about travellers ….. Cornish Guardian – 18 September 2003 http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=79373&command=displayContent&sourceNode=78925&contentPK=7063296 A small group of men and women in Penwith have spent the last 18 months turning a former council dump into productive land where … Continue reading →

P800 Specification: http://clubsonyericsson.com/en/products_p800.htm I showed some screengrabs from the phone at http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=7092 to give a ‘feel’ for the device. Here are few descriptive shots, to show the device and the FM radio set. I go off about this, because most … Continue reading →

Have prepared this set, to give a general idea of what it looks like to operate. Some of the snaps look quite snazzy also, when used in this format. direct link to photos here: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=7092 All pictures on FotoPages: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com

A video documentary on the impact which new technology has on the role of the International newsgatherer. The film argues that coverage of world events by CNN and the BBC is flawed, citing the media reaction to the events of … Continue reading →

Special Interest: These trials will consider the legality of the war on Iraq. Special Event: Vigil to mark resumption of Hearings, & to mark 6 months on from the invasion of Iraq. Place: Gloucester Crown Court. Friday 19th September 2003 … Continue reading →

Stuart Millar – The Guardian Saturday September 13, 2003 http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1041164,00.html Ministers are to press ahead with plans to ensure that communications companies retain the records of every telephone, internet and email user, in the face of determined opposition from industry … Continue reading →

Have just climbed up from road out of Hathersage. A drink and cheese sandwich, having just reached the trig point here. OS REF SK229853 Walked a large circle, from High Neb along Stanage Edge, and then to Stanage Pole. About … Continue reading →

Johnny Cash, a towering figure in American music spanning country, rock and folk, has died of complications from diabetes, hospital officials in Nashville, Tennessee said today. He was 71. Born in Arkansas, “The Man in Black” originally auditioned as a … Continue reading →

http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/sep/05DSEi.htm The Metropolitan Police are using anti-terrorist legislation against protesters demonstrating at Europe’s biggest annual arms fair which was opened today by Geoff Hoon, UK defence minister, in London’s Docklands. The police have invoked Section 44 of Terrorism Act 2000 … Continue reading →

 Liberty is seeking a judicial review of the decision by the Metropolitan Police to use anti-terrorist legislation against protesters currently picketing the arms fair in London’s docklands. It has instructed Owen Davies QC to seek a ruling that the action … Continue reading →

An investigation by human rights group Liberty into the policing of peace demonstrations at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire has shown that anti-terrorism laws have been used to prevent citizens taking part in legitimate protests. In particular, Section 44 of the Terrorism … Continue reading →

Photos of other Nottingham Events from this year can also be seen on the PhotoBlog Nottingham Riverside Festival :: http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/view_log.pl?entry=3905 Nottingham Caribbean Carnival :: Day 1 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=3593 Nottingham Caribbean Carnival :: Day 2 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=3659 Nottingham Gay Pride :: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=5440 Nottingham … Continue reading →

The Green Festival held on the Victoria Embankment – Sunday, September 7, 11am-5pm. Stalls, including crafts, plants, local produce etc. also information stalls on sustainability etc. Family entertainment, live music, food stalls. Weather stayed ok, and a good day, had … Continue reading →