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LonM's Blog

LonM starts rambling and doesn't know when to stop

Category: Politics

Alt News – The Bike Library

2025-06-132025-06-13 — Posted inPolitics — 6 min read

A look at a news story from somewhere else, where the controversy surrounds meaningful action and not mediocrity

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Ranty complaint about the French Consulate in Edinburgh

2025-03-272025-03-27 — Posted inPolitics — 5 min read

An annoyed rant at the uselessness of the French Government’s overseas consular service

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Political Tech Will Doom Us All

2025-02-212025-02-19 — Posted inPolitics — 5 min read

Politicians love technology as a magic cure all, and letting them believe that will doom us all

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Techscam Exceptions for Creative Commons

2025-01-062025-01-06 — Posted inPolitics — 6 min read

My non-legal view on the creative commons license as it pertains to the use of DRM, GAI and crypto on derivative works.

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The state of Computer Science in Scotland

2024-12-272024-12-27 — Posted inPolitics — 3 min read

My initial reaction to a report about low pass rates in high school computer science in Scotland.

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Left and Right are Pointless for Politics

2024-09-132024-09-09 — Posted inPolitics — 4 min read

The one-dimensional Left and Right spectrum has become pointless. What could alternative discourse look like?

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Winter Fuel Payments are Economically Necessary

2024-09-122024-09-11 — Posted inPolitics — 2 min read

The UK government has made a mistake by cutting winter fuel allowances for pensioners.

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North Sea Oil & Gas Are Out, Environmentalism or Not

2024-06-182024-06-18 — Posted inPolitics — 4 min read

In the UK there is a lot of disagreement over north sea oil and gas development. Now the economics alone show that fossil fuels are on their way out.

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The Petition Ends in a Fizzle

2024-05-24 — Posted inPolitics — 3 min read

A petition campaign is started. An election is called. A petition campaign is unceremoniously ended.

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My Response to the DCMS Statement on Games

2024-05-072024-05-06 — Posted inPolitics — 11 min read

This is my response to the UK Government’s statement on the petition to ensure long term playability of purchased games.

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Computer Misuse Act Response

2021-05-212021-05-21 — Posted inPolitics, Technology — 10 min read

A copy of my response to the UK governments call for information on the computer misuse act.

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