Upgrades don't cost nowt

How daft is this, from the Apple store? They can't process my "payment" for a set of free software updates!

It turns out that the problem was that my debit card had expired. So, on entering details for its replacement, they ask:

Lessons from Alaska

"I grew up in Deal on the Kent coast - you could see France across the Channel from the end of our street". Antony Hook's manifesto for election to the Lib-Dems International Relations Committee.

There are other reasons to vote for him.

Missing consonants

One may be regarded as unfortunate, but two are worthy of a blog entry. From this week's Sussex Express:

In print:

and online:

Pay cuts for the poor.

The lowest paid staff at the University of Sussex are being threatened with a cut in take home pay. It's a result of changes to their pension scheme, which will mean an increase in their pension contributions, and a reduction in the University's contribution.

Naturally, people are upset about this, so Amicus members were out on strike today. Unison are balloting soon.

So, while the city fat cats are still getting their bonuses, the poor are being asked to pay the price.

[Edited to add]:

What the University should do is allow all its staff the join the same USS pension scheme. Then the interests of all staff, including senior management, would be aligned.

Independence for Alaska

Is it true that Sarah Pailin used to be a member of the Alaskan Independence Party? The claim is made at 2 minutes 4 seconds into the video, but corrected on their web site. Her husband has been, though.

Why so bloody miserable?

"Why's everyone so bloody miserable about the economy?"

"Because they're worried about losing their jobs, Mr Harris"

Love her or loathe her?

Cameron's speech:

"Thank God we swapped [Calaghan] for Margaret Thatcher".

"For Labour there is only the state and the individual, nothing in between....no such thing as society... You cannot run our country like that."

Er, but wait a minute...