Guest post by Carl Packman
One month ago I argued that there were certain instances where charity giving was both a way of disavowing the feeling of guilt, and that it operated like a business, trying to drive out other competition.
I argued that though this was the case, it is surely better to have charity for [...]
It should come as little surprise to hear that Ricky Gervais has quit Twitter after just one month and six tweets. After all, it would be hard to imagine the self-confessed (and not wholly undeserving) egotist getting everything he wants to say about himself down in 140 cringe-worthy characters. Of course, one of his characters [...]
Victory! The injunction’s been lifted, and the Guardian is allowed to report the Parliamentary question for itself. Good fucking work everyone.
Earlier this evening The Guardian was served with a gagging order forbidding it from reporting parliamentary business. To quote the article in the paper itself:
Today’s published Commons order papers contain a question to be answered by a minister later this week. The Guardian is prevented from identifying the MP who has asked the question, what [...]
