Goldacre, Barnett, and the Death of Authority
Ben Goldacre’s spat with Jeni Barnett and LBC cuts directly to the heart of one of the major things that is wrong with the world - for me if not for everyone - the death of authority through its abuse by those in power.
Various Items
Item - Tonight I was lucky enough to play at Vashti And Friends at the Hideaway in Tufnell Park, one of those rare lovely gigs where everything is completely laid back and relaxed, the music is all good, you don’t want to drink more beers than you have money in your pocket to pay for, and you get to play everything - something you’ve rehearsed with a friend, something of your own, and something completely random you were just asked to do the night before. This was good.
Vie De Merde
I told you I was an insomniac.
Ranty McRantypants Lets It All Out
Ok. I really have to actually start using this thing now. Enough is enough is enough.
Licensed London Undergound Busking In Crisis
With the sudden termination of the relationship between Transport for London and Automatic Management, who were running the scheme, it’s not at all clear how much longer the scheme will last. Bummer for me, as I’m on it.