Archive | August, 2007

Government regulation of reincarnation

By on August 23, 2007 in interesting, madness, people

TweetHeaven knows (literally) how the Chinese government will administer this one! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227400/site/newsweek/

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Network Rail and Freedom of Information

By on August 21, 2007 in people, trains

TweetAn e-petition to 10 Downing Street is requesting that Network Rail be designated a public authority so that people may request information from it under the Freedom of Information Act At the moment it is very difficult to request certain details about the running of the railways from Network Rail owing to technicalities in the [...]

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Train company threatens legal action

By on August 14, 2007 in people, soapbox, trains

TweetAwaiting the 0830 Salisbury to Southampton service yesterday (13/08/07) my eye fell upon the front page story of The Times which reported the threatened legal action by First Group against the rail watchdog London TravelWatch. This is the story as reported by the BBC and here are some letters written in response to The Times [...]

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A single Wiltshire

By on August 3, 2007 in soapbox, trains

TweetIn her infinite knowledge and wisdom, Hazel Blears, the Secretary of State who decrees on such matters decided to approve Wiltshire County Council’s bid to become a unitary authority, abolishing the five districts of Wiltshire. Apparently they put foward a very good case. I’m sure of course having been in teh job less than a [...]

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