I’m a WordPress developer most of the time, building awesome things for awesome people. I also like to do political type things, especially when technology is involved. I am a secular atheist, a father and a cyclist (MTB trails and road). Other than that I eat (fast) and read books.
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Could/should the WordPress Foundation do more?
Genuine question. A couple of posts have caught my attention over the last week; Australia wants Drupal-based gov-wide CMS by Simon Dickson (obviously, ’cause he’s the boss nowadays) What can the WordPress community learn from the state of Drupal? by John Eckman It got me thinking about the WordPress Foundation and whether it could do more to…
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You cannot have effective democracy without liberty. Compulsory voting is an affront to liberty.
Re: First-time compulsory voting is designed to get politicians to engage with young voters’ concerns : Democratic Audit UK
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The Communist Manifesto
Years after buying a copy, along with some other political philosophy books, I finally got around to reading Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto. My understanding of it is that it postulates two things; Society is split into two factions; the working class, and the ruling class, with the latter exploiting the former for it’s benefit. In order…
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Why I’m voting Green, and why you should definitely vote today.
After using the excellent Vote Match website, I reviewed my answers and the comparisons to the policies of the various political parties and decided that I agreed with it’s assessment that I should vote for the Green Party. There are a few things I do disagree with the Greens on, such as their stance on Nuclear…
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The case for lowering the voting age is NOT less persuasive now than at any point in the last 50 years
Re: The case for lowering the voting age is less persuasive now than at any point in the last 50 years While I don’t fundamentally disagree with the points made (some are very valid), this argument misses a key point. At 16, often for the first time, young people are making big decisions that will…
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Amazing time lapse of a “super cell”
http://youtu.be/VoO89cqDgJU
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Switzerland’s referendum system sounds fantastic
Re: Switzerland rejects highest minimum wage Reading the above article I was mostly fascinated by the fact that on one day the country goes to the polls to vote on multiple referendums. As a believer in direct democracy I’d love to see something similar in the UK.
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A no vote for Scottish independence is not a yes vote for devolution
Re: Nick Clegg: the matter of Holyrood’s tax powers must come out of the shadows Nick Clegg is suggesting the Westminster parties should have a devolution plan ready in the event Scotland says no to independence. Doing so may well help their yes campaign but voters should beware. In the event of a no vote…