Arcoarena

Try to take over the world!

This is going to make no sense to anyone who doesn’t like Pinky and the Brain

But…..

There’s a Conservative Election Poster Generator thanks to Stuart Langridge. I created this

Have a go yourself. It’s quite fun.

Who should you vote for?

Your expected outcome:

Liberal Democrat

Your actual outcome:

Labour -12
Conservative -63
	Liberal Democrat 80
UK Independence Party -10
	Green 19

You should vote: Liberal Democrat

The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.

Take the test at Who Should You Vote For

Hmm. Interesting. I didn’t expect it to be quite that decisive….. Luckily the MP for my constituency was LibDem last time.

Passports, ID and why I don’t want a Labour Government….

….even though I know they’ll get in because:
a- the majority of people don’t think the Lib Dems could hack it
b- I seriously don’t think the Tories are thinking what I’m thinking (not unless they are seriously self-deprecating)

El Reg appears to have written about one of my problems. Remember ‘innocent until proven guilty’? Well how’s that going to work when the police start searching a fingerprint database with 56 million entries? I’d be concerned even with DNA which has less of a chance of falsely matching.

I don’t have a problem with ID cards. I wouldn’t even be too miffed if it became mandatory to carry them. After all the Passport office has my photo and my address etc. I have a problem with all the other stuff they are trying to hide behind an ID card (fingerprint databases and other biometric nonsense).

That’s what I don’t like about the current government and David Blunkett encompassed most of it, sadly Charles Clarke appears to be taking on his mantle now that Blunkett’s gone. The terror bill stuff is rubbish too. I don’t think that 911 (or the possibility of similar attacks) is an excuse for half the stuff that’s happened in the past 4 years even if the government want us to beleive it’s required.

Anyhow - rant over.

It’s been a while

To be fair on my part I haven’t actually had a lot to say but for the most I’ve been quiet because I couldn’t be bothered.

I’ve been about and done stuff. Went to see Lemon Jelly and stayed at Gary’s house mansion. More recently I very much enjoyed a trip to Greenwhich on Easter monday. Harrison’s clocks are facinating to see in real life, especially having read Longditude by Dava Sobel.

I’m currently flat hunting. I’d like to move out of my current one as it desparately needs double glazing and some decent plumbing (basically it’s a conversion from an office block so it has it’s niggling problems), however most other flats appear to be both more expensive and not as nice. I’d quite like to buy somewhere but money is a slight issue (oh well only at my current rate of saving I might manage to afford a small flat in 3 years time…..if property prices don’t go up….at all, what-so-ever).

As for the future. I might get to take part in an coporate sailing race thing round the isle of wight, twice (as novice crew on one of the Xyratex boats).

I suspect I’ve forgotton loads of stuff - the fact that I’ve forgotton it probably means it wasn’t that interesting - I’m sure you’ll live not knowing