#ukpol
The tory government’s idea to weed out arseholes in power is to fill the civil service with more yes-men and more cronies...
New Babylon 5 Project Coming Says J. Michael Straczynski
Attention, attention all #6502 fans, the news you've been hoping for!
https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/04/21/neo6502-open-source-hardware-modern-retro-computer-project/
I learned today that 5 of my books are among the more than 1600 books banned in some schools right now.
https://pen.org/index-of-school-book-bans-2022/
For more information
https://pen.org/issue/free-the-books/
Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2023/04/government-terminates-funding-of-hate-speech-christian-group?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
UK politics
I see Raab's resignation statement is every bit as graceless as you would have expected.
It's *always* someone else's fault with this lot, isn't it?
Dominic Raab resigns as deputy prime minister and justice secretary in wake of bullying report – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/apr/21/dominic-raab-bullying-report-rishi-sunak-tories-uk-politics-latest-news?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon - via @guardian
I just realised that I hadn’t pimped it. Feel free to clone, fork, criticise, file issues, send PRs or ignore, as is your want.
UK politics
I heartily approve of the precedent the government is setting in ignoring court rulings that we don't like.
I'm not particularly keen on the amount of tax I pay. So I'm thinking that if I pay less tax, and I end up with a court ruling telling me to pay more tax, I'll just ignore it.
That would be fine, right, Rishi?
I think–with my fairly robust constitution and love of bread–that I would have done quite well in the Middle Ages. Until my back gave in, of course: then I would have been screwed. #ShowerThoughts
Physics geek, dev nerd, science fan. Esperantisto. Secularism, blasphemy & sarcasm. Evidence or STFU. Plant hater. Caveat lector. Enthusiastic cat and dog dad. RT≠︎👍 Slowly moving widdershins into #InfoSec