Comments on: Every home a detention centre

By: Richard S

Richard S — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:34:14 +0000

Just had another run-in with the UK government and its agencies over very poorly informed and unreasonable decisions to not grant temporary visitor’s and temporary student visas; contrary to all publically declared policies.

There are many strange stories circulating: Odd granting of visas and odd refusals of visas: Widespread rumours of corruption and offers of “help” – at a price.

Overseas, Britain’s name is being badly tarnished, in our name. A proper judicial investigation into the facts and policies is long overdue.

By: Ideal Gov administrator

Ideal Gov administrator — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:51:38 +0000

Well, I wouldnt shy of asking about e-gov nirvana, or a state of enlightenment, or describing logging on to the Gov Gateway as purgatory.

But underneath that, is tagging people unobtrusive and cost-effectivem, or is it an easy way to spread evil tentacles of control. Anyone know anyone who has been tagged? My mate Dave was…I’ll ask him.

By: Richard S

Richard S — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:11:39 +0000

In recent years, too many once great charities have been subverted and wrecked by government contracts or by politicisation.

The word “stigmas” is an acceptable plural and much less likely to cause unnecessary offence which may damage the intended impact of the article.

The author would not have dared to misuse any word of significance to a non-Christian faith.

By: Ideal Gov administrator

Ideal Gov administrator — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:05:42 +0000

1. Yes, or as someone suggested to me this am, we put ALL our biometrics in the public domain, with some charity of trust perhaps, and then they have no value because anyone can get them.

2. I quite liked stigmata and associations of victimhood leading to beatification. But isnt it the plural for stigma?

By: Richard S

Richard S — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:06:07 +0000

Unfortunate use of the word “stigmata.”

(As unfortunate as Bush’s use of “crusade.”)

In our Christian country “stigmata” means something very different: The authors should have used “stigma” or “stigmatize.”

By: Richard S

Richard S — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:58:05 +0000

Why not simply “tag” the whole legal population of the UK: Then anyone without an official tag would stand out and trigger alarms.

(Ordering 60 million tags would attract a good discount.)