Quite a busy week in the news… so, today, I have a mix of text, podcasts and even a bit of film.
First, I talk with Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal Blog, about the need for a national DNA database. We then have a look at the political situation in Pakistan following the election last week and at the position of Speaker Michael Martin in the wake of recent press reports about his expense claims.
Listen to the newsreview podcast
Richard Ramsay, one of the Editors of Consilio, has written a short commentary on the DNA database proposal.
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Earlier in the week, I interviewed Ed Vaizey MP, Shadow Minister for Culture about the problem of illegal downloading and, this weekend I did a follow up interview on this and the duration of copyright with Dr Peter Groves. [Click links to listen to podcasts]
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Charon the movie? Unlikely… but I did do a short film about The Bollo for readers who might like to see where I spend far too much of my leisure time – possibly. Watch the film.
And so to the second of the newsreview podcasts. I talk with Geeklawyer about file sharing – illegal downloading – HMRC paying £100,000 to buy ‘stolen’ information on tax exiles who bank secretly in Liechtenstein – middle class criminals who pay cash to avoid paying VAT – Shock horror from The News of The World today that Paul Burrell is gay and has to come back to give explain why he was recorded by the Sun telling someone on the phone that he had been ‘naughty’ by committing perjury at the Diana Inquest. Geeklawyer thinks children should be illegal. After my lunch at The Bollo today – the place was crawling with screaming children – I am coming round to his point of view. Listen to my podcast interview, ‘recorded in a clandestine manner’ of course, with Geeklawyer
During the podcast, Geeklawyer asked me to publish a website URL – a Pledge for file sharers:
Pledge “filesharing”
“I will not vote for any party supporting disconnection of ‘alleged’ filesharers but only if 750 other people will do the same.”
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I may well add to this Weekend Review later – but I need to have a quick glass of rioja…. It is Sunday afternoon, after all.
And… the Training Partner for Muttley Dastardly LLP is much taken with the examination regulations, as reported on RollonFriday, at BPP Law School… Here
AND FROM THE CONSILIO BLOG…
Excellent podcast as usual I had much fun and hope to do another one soon. Apolgies for the clipped sound – for the next podcast I hope to use a decent mike & headset.
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GL…. a different style of podcast… very relaxed… Thanks for doing it… and for your direct insights !
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tax exiles who bank secretly in Liechtenstein
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