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Bitcoin – TechnoLlama
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Blockchains and the challenges of decentralization. June 23, 2016. June 24, 2016. I haven’t written a blog post about Bitcoin and the blockchain for quite a while, mostly because I spent most of my BTC energies in this First Monday article with Chris Marsden. This blog post will act in part as an introduction to the concepts for those not familiar with […]. Forget Bitcoin, the blockchain is where it’s at. August 3, 2015. The Silk Road trial: lessons for Internet regulation. June 5, 2015. July 11, 2015.
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Andres – TechnoLlama
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The future of media and some implications for regulation. August 29, 2016. August 30, 2016. There has been a lot of soul-searching in mainstream media in the past week, following Shane Smith‘s scathing health check at this year’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh international TV festival. The lecture should be obligatory viewing for anyone interested in media in general, but also for those of us […]. August 4, 2016. August 4, 2016. Wikileaks: Who watches the watchmen? July 27, 2016. July 27, 2016.
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Cases – TechnoLlama
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Australian court rules that Google is liable for defamatory links. October 30, 2015. February 25, 2016. Whenever I feel like criticising the European intermediary liability system, I look at Australia and any negativity quickly passes away. It has long been commented that while the USA, Europe, and many other countries have limitation of liability regimes in place, Australia seems to have managed to bypass most legislative […]. High Court takes second step in making it illegal to rip CDs. July 18, 2015.
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Networks – TechnoLlama
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Whatever happened to the Long Tail? July 27, 2015. August 22, 2015. If you have been interested in the evolution of digital content, you may remember the Long Tail. This was a theory that saw life as an article by Chris Anderson in Wired magazine, and then as a hit book released in 2006. The theory states that so-called brick-and-mortar shops only […]. February 15, 2015. February 16, 2015. Has the Blockbuster killed the Long Tail? October 19, 2013. October 19, 2013. Can we rebuild the Internet? One of th...
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Procedure – On Procedure and Politics
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On Brexit and parliamentary power plays. Posted by Radical Centrist. On Government Motion No. 6. Posted by Radical Centrist. On Organizing House Business Sensibly. Posted by Radical Centrist. When a bill debate isn’t a bill debate. Posted by Radical Centrist. Why a Canadian PMQs isn’t a good idea. Posted by Radical Centrist. James Gray, MP. Ideas for parliamentary revival. Posted by Radical Centrist. Older Posts →. UK Conservative MP Mark Pritchard during debate in the House of Commons.
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On Procedure and Politics – Page 2
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On Procedure and Politics. All is fair in love and war and parliamentary procedure. - Michael Foot. Cromwell, Disraeli, Churchill, Macmillan would not have allowed that. They believed in the power and supremacy not of Government, but of Parliament. It is our inheritance and our duty to take radical steps to preserve and enhance that primacy. James Gray, MP. Ideas for parliamentary revival. Posted by Radical Centrist. Setting the record straight on preferential voting – again. Posted by Radical Centrist.
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Parliament – On Procedure and Politics
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I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60% of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning. Today’s vote by MPs has no constitutional legitimacy. We are a democratic party, with a clear constitution. Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite behind my leadership at a critical time for our country. Jeremy Corbyn after losing confidence vote. Leadership Selection – A Cautionary Tale. Posted by Radical Centrist.
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On the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee – On Procedure and Politics
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I was fortunate enough to work closely with the PCRC, (.) during the 2010-15 Parliament. It carried out groundbreaking investigations into previously neglected areas, including a consideration of the possibility of a code for independent local government. Its inquiry into the idea of a written constitution for the United Kingdom was the first ever to be conducted. On the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee. And there would have been a lot more good work to be done in this new Parliament. Intere...
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The duties and responsibilities of honourable Members – On Procedure and Politics
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In our proceedings every Member should be heard courteously, whatever views he or she is expressing. Members of this House have a duty to behave with civility and fairness in all their dealings. The duties and responsibilities of honourable Members. The UK House of Commons directs the Speaker to make a statement at the beginning of each Session about the duties and responsibilities of honourable Members. This is what Speaker Bercow said:. Parliament should be open to those whom it represents. We shou...
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On clapping in the Chamber – On Procedure and Politics
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On clapping in the Chamber. During an address to the UK House of Commons, parliamentary leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) Angus Robertson, in reply to an intervention by a Labour MP, stated:. Obviously, the hon. Gentleman has difficulty reconciling the conscience of him and his colleagues who trooped through the Lobbies shamefully unaware that support for the austerity agenda. 8221;, or the desk thumping that used to be done in the Canadian House of Commons before the days of live television...
