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BBC - Do speed cameras really cut accidents?
I guess we might be about to get some better data about whether speed or volume has a bigger effect on safety, which should answer some questions around the toll road.
 council police politics travel ukgov wsm mjray 07/27/2010 17:09
dcms: Review of Arm's Length Bodies
Is this a good thing or not? Mixed feelings: "abolishing the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to focus efforts on front-line, essential services and ensure greater value for money - Government support for museums, libraries and archives will continue"
 culture library promotion sport ukgov mjray 07/27/2010 09:02
Proprietary technology is a waste of money, says Kroes
"Many authorities have found themselves unintentionally locked into proprietary technology for decades. After a certain point that original choice becomes so ingrained that alternatives risk being systematically ignored, no matter what the potential benefits. This is a waste of public money that most public bodies can no longer afford."
 conferences council eu events foss politics promotion software standards ukgov ukgovoss mjray 07/24/2010 17:38
Budget Cuts Force British Government To Shut Down Mysterious Seaside Village
I am not a number. I am a free budget cut!
 humour ukgov mjray 07/24/2010 09:07
Why Making Money from Free Software Matters - The H Open Source: News and Features
Glyn Moody, author of Rebel Code, hits the spot again. This is why software.coop is so against the DEAct because it is a pain for making money fairly from freedom.
 article digitaluk education enterprise foss politics software ukgov mjray 04/29/2010 15:42
Penval - News: Being Digital
"I don’t object to paying for content. I do object to having to pay for content by being forced to use one channel. In Negroponte’s words: “Such a smorgasbord of incompatible set-top boxes is a horrible thought”"
 digitaluk dvb freesat media promotion tv ukgov mjray 02/10/2010 12:07
Why the Greens dominate Bristol's online politics | Bristol24-7
"what they bring to the table are some basic journalistic instincts that the other parties either lack or are withholding. These qualities might be raw but they include natural curiosity; an eye for a story; the desire to dig beneath the surface; a willingness to question authority; disdain for the ‘party line’ and that quality Paxman summed up as, “why is this lying bastard lying to me?”. All are alive and well on the Green blogs alongside an uninhibited willingness to deal in ideas."
 blog bristol council politics ukgov web mjray 01/29/2010 10:02
Vowles the Green in Knowle: Zero Meals Per Gallon...
"The amount of corn required to fill a 4X4 tank with biofuel would feed a child for a year."
 blog ethics food promotion social ukgov mjray 01/27/2010 16:20
DavePress: That was the ukgc10 that was
Review of UKGovCamp10 with links to sessions. Hopefully it will be udated with pingbacks as more material appears online
 article blog computing conferences council events politics promotion ukgov web webapp mjray 01/24/2010 14:02
righttowork.org.uk - conference
Interesting idea but looks a bit SWS which might put people off. But isn't employment doomed anyway? Worker #coops anyone?
 conferences cooperative events politics ukgov work mjray 01/24/2010 13:11
Poblish: crowdsourcing new policies, and why blogging has to change | Local Democracy
Interesting idea but it requires javascript and cookies and google and bleargh. Do I want my CPU fan running that much just to blog? I'll have to explore a bit more before I decide. Maybe a mobile/lite version will appear soon.
 blog ukgov webapp mjray 01/19/2010 16:23
Sustainable Redland » Blog Archive » Lord Turner’s committee says airports can’t keep expanding
"the Committee on Climate Change [...] basically saying that we can’t meet our carbon reduction targets AND let air travel carry on growing. [...] North Somerset Council needs to take note"
 bristol environment travel ukgov wsm mjray 01/19/2010 12:35
Britain's Digital Economy Bill will cost ISPs £500M, knock 40K poor households offline
Aritcle by Cory Doctorow describing the nightmare of Labour's Digital Economy Bill
 copyright digitaluk enterprise politics privacy ukgov ukgovoss mjray 01/13/2010 15:13
Co-operative schools: the future of schooling? « Disciplined Innovation:
200 co-op schools within 2 years, in the mainstream education system - wow!
 article cooperative education ukgov mjray 12/18/2009 15:39
Information Technology becomes a UK Election Issue | Sirius Corporation plc
Nice analysis, but only Labour and Conservatives, which doesn't reflect the choice in WsM
 article computing foss ukgov ukgovoss mjray 11/27/2009 14:34
New Eyes Each Year » Blog Archive » Online services – a free lunch? - Reflections on my library world article blog council library ukgov mjray 10/21/2009 11:29
BBC NEWS | Grant for WWII code-breaking site
"The money will help Bletchley Park become a world heritage centre"
 education promotion social ukgov mjray 09/29/2009 10:07
Good for #wsm but slow: OFT proposes referral of local bus services to Competition Commission travel ukgov wsm mjray 08/26/2009 14:30
Social Investment Wholesale Bank Consultation cooperative enterprise promotion social ukgov mjray 07/27/2009 07:22
World Cup footBALLS: parklife « The Bristol Blogger blog bristol council licensing rant sport ukgov mjray 07/20/2009 06:47
FLOSS and Grants :: Copyrighteous blog floss grant ukgov ukgovoss mjray 07/11/2009 17:35
Rural areas need fast broadband [BBC] cooperative internet isp kewstoke ukgov mjray 06/24/2009 09:21
Swedish pirates capture EU seat (BBC) copyright council eu foss internet isp media police promotion social ukgov ukgovoss mjray 06/09/2009 15:53
Eurostar faces rivals for cross-channel route * Comments (…) * Buzz up! * Digg it * Dan Milmo, transport correspondent * guardian.co.uk
Eurostar usually OK. It's SNCF that needs competition or reform.
 travel ukgov mjray 06/09/2009 08:21
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