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Interesting Links for 30-01-2012
- Civil servant in charge of Lobbying reform steps down after tweeting death wish for group campaigning for said reforms
'Walsh Atkins will be asked to explain the tweet she posted on December 22, saying: “I wish Unlock Democracy [the campaign group] would die. I am prepared to help it along.”'
- Tory grumblers told to fall in line over Lords reform
'because the policy was in the party's general election manifesto, the constitutional reform minister has said'
- "Universal Music Group Stole Our Music" | VICE
Youtube's auto-removal tool for the music industry leads to the industry removing stuff that's not their copyright
- No Devo-Max says Cameron - even if Scots vote for it
'UK Prime Minister David Cameron has flatly ruled out any extension to tax raising [or benefits system] powers for Scotland beyond the proposals contained in the Scotland Bill which is currently going through the Westminster Parliament.'
- Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley scandal | The Verge
- Freedom Act leads to bad government, O'Donnell warns
risks forcing ministers and civil servants into a system of "oral government" Because gods forbid we should know what and why our politicians and civil servants decide things.
- Loveless partners in coalition ditch plan to renew their vows - Politics - The Independent
No new coalition agreement 2.0 The parties haven't gotten enough of what they were wanting through, and they can't agree on new stuff.