http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/ The musings of Dave Silvester aka. Mu-Sly en-gb 120 http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/12/15 I hear plenty of talk about "voter apathy" and the fact that we Brits basically aren't interested in turning up to vote and choose who rules over, sorry, I mean "serves" us. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/12/15 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:57:27 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/11/08 Emailing politicians is fun - you should try it sometime! Here's one I've just sent the Labour party: http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/11/08 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:01:12 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/08/04 ID cards have popped up in the news again today, and I decided it was time for another round of letter writing. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/08/04 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:10:14 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/07/01 Yesterday, I wrote and posted this letter (clocking in at 3 sides of A4 paper) to John Heppell, who is the MP for Nottingham East where I live. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/07/01 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:42:27 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/05/05 It's election day, so naturally instead of talking about the election, I'm going to tell you a music-related story from my childhood. (This follows on from an Ampfea.org Music Bar thread.) http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/05/05 Thu, 05 May 2005 17:24:14 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/05/03 As the UK elections draw nearer, there's been a lot of talk about Iraq, education, the NHS, pensions, Rover, you name it! However, one thing that none of the parties seem to be making a big thing of is the fact that a very large percentage of votes don't count for anything at all. What I'm talking about is our electoral system, and the fact that unless you happen to vote for the candidate that wins in your constituency, your vote has absolutely zero effect on the shape of government. That's right - nada, nothing, zilch, zip. You might as well have not bothered voting, because your voice is completely ignored. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/05/03 Tue, 03 May 2005 02:45:28 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/03/14 I'm finding it hard to believe what is going on in this country at the moment, and it's making me rather angry. Charles Clarke and the other dangerous lunatics in government are trying their hardest to erode a fundamental cornerstone of our society - the right to a fair trial, and the guarantee of "innocent until proven guilty". http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/03/14 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 04:39:33 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/02/16 So, Microsoft have finally woken up and announced Internet Explorer 7.0, apparently due for beta release on Windows XP this summer. Well "whoopee f-ing doo", because it's not going to heal the wounds caused by it's ancestors just yet. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2005/02/16 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 03:34:29 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/08/17 The BBC's charter is coming up for government review over at http://www.bbc.co.uk/thefuture/ so I decided now would be a good time to let them know my thoughts, as follows: http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/08/17 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:28:40 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/03/10 I recently stumbled upon an article written for the Daily Mountain Eagle (of Jasper, Alabama) by it's copy editor, Susan Sanford. I'm not usually the kind to send lengthy emails to some far-off corner of the world criticising someone else's website, but in this case I felt so incensed by the sheer stupidity of the author, I had to say something. So I wrote a rebuttal email and sent it, and then decided to post it here for your perusal: http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/03/10 Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:32:04 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/01/04 Today I received an email from a website claiming that "a report has just been submitted about the person or persons associated with this email address", with the general implication being that someone had something bad to tell the world about me. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2004/01/04 Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2003/03/18 So, it seems as if the war is almost upon us. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2003/03/18 Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/12/24 A life without religion equals a life without fear. http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/12/24 Tue, 24 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/07/05 When will this random craziness stop? http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/07/05 Fri, 05 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/07/04 Please note: This article is old, and my advice now would be slightly different, in that I'd advise people to stop using Internet Explorer completely and switch to any number of better, free browsers such as Mozilla Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ http://www.mu-sly.co.uk/articles/2002/07/04 Thu, 04 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT