- To the EU: How not to hold a consultation « mmmullen’s Blog
“Increasingly, “email us your thoughts and ideas” is being used by those who don’t really want those thoughts and ideas but want to say they have asked” – esp if the email address in question bounces!
- Met Police lose 2005 rape handling report « Complicity
London bobbies mislay evidence of own incompetence.
- The Eyjafjallajökull Event – Research on Complex Systems
Beautiful pictures, must read carefully to see what it means.
- Elections in Georgia: Degrees of control | The Economist
‘As a farmer in central Georgia recently told a friend of mine: “I have cows and pigs. Why should I vote? I have enough shit in my life already.”‘
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The Economist rather misses the boat: one of the key points that comes up when you compare Bond with Who is the regeneration issue. For viewers who have got used to regeneration being an integral part of the overall story arc in Who, Bond is inherently confusing. When Craig did Casino Royale, where were we supposed to be in Bond’s life? We have to scratch our heads and work it out from clues as the film develops, and force ourselves to forget what we have seen before in other Bond films. Does the character storyline get “reset” when a new Bond-actor comes on? Does each new actor get a new set of M/Q/Moneypenny/Felix actors?