21st June 2008 Archive

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The Casey Report: Putting your mouth, not brain, in charge

Evidence-based policy thoroughly decked

We don’t do referendums in the UK. Quite apart from the sense that they are too easily manipulated into providing cover for unpopular government policies – or getting Government off the hook – they don’t fit very well inside our tradition of parliamentary democracy. What we do have, courtesy of New Labour, are focus groups, “ …

Government 21 Jun 07:02
Cardiff 'copter coppers give chase to UFO

Aliens visit the land of leeks and daffodils

The pilot of a police helicopter was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a UFO as the aircraft was returning to the Ministry of Defence base of St Athan, near Cardiff. The three airmen described the unidentified flying object as "saucer-shaped", and proceeded to pursue, getting as far as the North Devon …

Science 21 Jun 07:39
Asus confirms Lamborghini ZX1 specs

The supercar of handsets?

UK petrol prices are now so high that even if you could afford a supercar, just running it would be cost a fortune. So why not buy a different type of Lamborghini to impress the chicks with and opt for Asus’ Lamborghini ZX1 mobile phone. Get in the talking seat, with Asus' Lamborghini ZX1 The phone first appeared at CeBIT …

Reg Hardware 21 Jun 09:02
Network Solutions writes hypocrisy into press release

Master of its domain. And many others

After spending the last six months front-running internet domains, Network Solutions has announced that ICANN should prevent people from front-running internet domains. In early January, the well-known domain registrar began self-registering domains that web users show interest in. If you searched the NetSol website for a …

Small Biz 21 Jun 16:56