Those newspapers certainly nail their political colours to the mast

pretty much every day and in more than half the stories they run.

Posted By: duke of york on July 22nd 2013 at 14:16:08

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FAO OG, interesting blog from a Torygraph tech writer (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 14:02:05
- Several points on that (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:36:17
  - ok, don't really have the time for this, such a post probably deserves a better response (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 15:37:07
    - The lengths The Sun went to for info of celebrity break-ups (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:59:07
      - Could they get MPs' names who've opted in under FOI? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 22, 15:59:45
        
        I think we can guess which option Jacqui Smith's household is choosing (n/m) (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 16:09:18
        
        How many households will there be where both partners agree on opt in or opt out? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 22, 16:11:29
        
        How many household will there be (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 16:14:44
        
        9 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 22, 16:13:25
  - Not sure how to make an argument against this ridiculous scheme without basically saying (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 14:43:06
    - Ha ha! (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:57:13
      - Thing is it will do much more than block "porn" (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:06:44
  - Do parental filter programmes not achieve the same aim of creating a barrier (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 14:40:40
    - Porn filters should be on routers (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jul 22, 16:45:42
    - They are much more difficult to apply (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:48:26
      - More difficult to apply than a nationwide list for every single adult who wants to (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 14:52:34
        
        Huh? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:59:32
        
        Soz, yeah, shit point (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 15:04:33
        
        It's not the government's job to raise some shitty parent's ugly spawn (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:13:05
        
        Children aren't necessarily seeing porn at home though (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:12:53
        
        mobile phone companies already filter content (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 15:41:04
        
        Didn't kids of the 70's to 90's first experience porn from magazines left in bushes (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:16:00
        
        lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:19:58
        
        Bring back the Bongo Bush of Joy ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jul 22, 15:18:48
        
        Poor blighters - simply no idea what a 'Razzle Stack' is. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:20:37
        
        I believe it was a 'Pile Up'.... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 15:22:26
        
        hang on, I've thought of a solution (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 14:58:23
        
        Please (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:08:43
    - I do agree though that ISPs. search engines should be doing all they can to block (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 14:47:06
    - But forcing your ideals on others who don't agree is the entire point of pressure groups. (n/m) (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 14:44:08
      - But that's what government does, isn't it? No smoking under 16. No hunting. No cannabis. (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 15:16:23
        
        It's what they're meant to do. (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 15:49:36
- I hope someone asks Dave in parliament if he's going to opt in, and if he doesn't... (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 22, 14:36:16
- "torygragh", "daily heil"........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:05:08
  - Those newspapers certainly nail their political colours to the mast (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 22, 14:16:08
    - As do the Mirror / Guardian etc; theirs is just a different mast! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 22, 14:55:19
    - they do..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:20:08
    - lol perhaps he should read the mirror for some unbiased reporting eh? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 22, 14:19:08
      - whoosh. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:23:17
        
        It's nothing to do with off of on of out of on here though is it (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 22, 14:28:03
        
        again.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:30:57
        
        ...the OP was just drawing attention to a good piece written by a Telegraph writer (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 22, 14:33:57
        
        Well said that man; absolutely agree with you! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 22, 14:53:52
        
        Chelts - is your annoyance at the roth's leftie bias going to be the only thing you post (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 14:32:50
        
        Oh yes (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Jul 22, 14:43:09
        
        its (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:52:12
        
        its (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:46:46
        
        no.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:41:44
        
        Tsk. Typical communist response. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 22, 14:34:45
        
        Not sure anything is as bad as the Mail tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 22, 14:24:08
        
        you could also say..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:27:25
        
        Oh I do (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 22, 14:30:44
        
        agreed. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:32:01

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