(Bad) ideas to stop the looters

People have lots of ideas about tactics that should be used to quell the mobs. Some of the most common ideas, though,aren’t very good. This is because we keep talking about the “riots”, but what’s happened the last few days aren’t really riots. They have no political cause, no demands, no agenda. They have no […]

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Twitter’s South Tyneside case won’t help Giggs

Following a Court Order, Twitter inc handed over details of the owners of Twitter accounts to South Tyneside Council. The Sunday Telegraph wrote this up with the headline: “Twitter reveals secrets: Details of British users handed over in landmark case that could help Ryan Giggs” A similarly excited tone was taken by the guests on […]

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