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The UK government has decreed

Elija on 28 Nov 2009 (643 views)
that young offenders can no longer be called "youths" as it may offend the precious little darlings.

In open source no-one can hear you go Yaaaarrrrr!

Elija on 18 Apr 2009 (547 views)
The Pirate Bay trial ended in Sweden just the other day and the defendants were sentenced to a year in prison and to give silly amounts of compensation. What does this mean?

Can words be offensive?

Elija on 17 Jan 2009 (682 views)
There has been a furore this week about the royal family being racist or at least making racist remarks. Prince Harry was caught on video referring to another officer as "Paki" and then it was revealed that his father Prince Charles uses the nickname "Sooty" for an Asian friend.

Record £206,000,000 In Speed Camera Fines

Elija on 19 Dec 2008 (568 views)
Government figures released this week show that the speed cameras so liberally placed around our nation have raised record revenues this year. Two hundred and six million pounds which is a lot of money gathered in fines just for people going over the speed limit.

This is child abuse!

Elija on 03 Aug 2008 (487 views)
I'm going to say it even if no one else will. Letting your child over eat as much as Lesley Davis does is child abuse. Her daughter is 15 years old and 33 stone. Just so non English people can picture that, 33 stone is the same as 209 kilos or 462 pounds!