Big Brother is watching himself

Two council workers use CCTV to spy on a naked woman, but are caught by a CCTV camera in their CCTV control room. The BBC reports.

Rice's message: Stop whining, or else

Condi Rice, America’s Secretary of State, delivered a stern dressing down to us pansy Europeans today, and we feel much bucked up for it. Stern words from Nanny never go amiss, particularly here in Britain. If you missed it, here are the key points (in track changes): * Our nationally

Kerries Mayo

Kerry Mayo, the Brighton footballer, has threatened to withold his council tax (he lives in Lewes district) if Lewes council go ahead with their legal challenge to Falmer stadium. Also notable: Kerry Mayo’s wife is also called Kerry.

Strange bedfellows

PledgeBank is an excellent site, part of the MySociety network, where you can make a public pledge to do something if a certain number of other people will pledge to do the same. That’s not to say there aren’t some strange pledges. Take this one, a natty fascist

Apparently, I would hate this...

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Empire, c'est magnifique!

An interesting episode in the French Assemblée Nationale, not a place prone to interesting episodes. The UMP – Chirac’s party – have blocked an attempt by the left to repeal a provision in a proposed law that requires schools to put a positive spin on the French empire, particularly in North

A bad performance management measure

A District line station supervisor grumbles, rightly, about the performance measure that requires him to keep ticket gates closed and the manual barrier locked, even when the station is closed, and contractors need access.

Carbon cards

The BBC website discusses an intriguing idea – personal tradeable carbon allowances. The principle is the same as that used for large companies – you have an allowance, and if you exceed it you have to buy more, if you stay within it you can sell your surplus. I think it’s

Trebles all round!

The Argus reports that Conservative clubs in Sussex (not part of the Tory party officially, but a related organisation) have been revelling in longer opening hours, despite the party’s threats of death, destruction and mayhem.

US Congressman resigns after massive backhander spree

The member of the House of Representative for the San Diego area has resigned, after admitting to taking almost $2.5m in bribes from defence contractors. Brown envelopes were not for Randy Cunningham – they don’t come that big – rather, he just let defence contractors buy him a house, pay