Tag Archives: authoritarian

Peterborough by-election

Posted on June 8, 2019 by martin

Yesterday was a by-election that was due to the previous MP getting the boot due to a conviction related to speeding tickets. I was going to stay up for this result but with indications around midnight that Labour would hold … Continue reading →

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ADV has left China

Posted on November 25, 2018 by martin

ADV China is a YouTube channel I watched a lot when I was over in China back in 2016, and their most recent episode — embedded below — announces that they are basically moving production to a company in California. … Continue reading →

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The security charade

Posted on December 6, 2016 by martin

X-rays everywhere. Airports, ferry terminals, and even underground stations. It is clearly mostly for show, because so many times people are flinging bags and suitcases through the X-ray machines in such piles that anything other than Kukri or a Machete … Continue reading →

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