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Where’s Ben Duncan’s blog gone?

5 Comments / Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

I know that Ben Duncan and his other Green Party colleagues care keenly about openness, honesty and transparency. They’re right. It’s the lifeblood of politics. That’s why I was terribly worried to hear that Ben Duncan’s blog had disappeared from blogland in the past few days. I’m a regular reader of Ben’s blog and am …

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Is Caroline Lucas on the Bus in Brighton?

8 Comments / Travel & Places / By Dan Wilson

Yesterday, the Brighton Argus (print edition) reported a press release from Green Leader Dr Caroline Lucas claiming a day’s travel on Brighton and Hove Buses costs £3.80. Obviously, as any Brighton resident will know, a CitySaver ticket costs £3.60 daily (and there are huge savings available for weekly and monthly tickets). The Argus rightly pointed …

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The Argus and Booze Brighton: Some thoughts

4 Comments / Brighton & Hove, Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

Last week the Argus ran a front page piece about the number of places in town that sell alcohol: “Booze Brighton has one bar for every 84 households” I think The Argus missed the point. This is a resort city with two universities and that, combined with a native population that I venture likes a …

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My David Cameron

2 Comments / Personal, Whimsy & Caprice, Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

I’ve been loving the efforts of people to thoroughly lampoon David Cameron. MyDavidCameron.com has lots of lovely spoof posters. You can make your own here. Here are some of my own efforts. Nothing clever. Just a bit childish. Here’s a brace for for Doctor Who fans and lovers of The Divine Comedy.

Smash EDO: I never hid my face.

4 Comments / Personal, Whimsy & Caprice, Politics & Society, Travel & Places / By Dan Wilson

When I was 17, I was arrested during a Reclaim the Streets demo at the Old Steine in Brighton. I spent the afternoon in cells and my bicycle was confiscated. Subsequently, I went to court, pleaded guilty and took the punishment (bound over for a year and a modest fine, as I recall). On the …

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Sell on eBay to help the people of Haiti

2 Comments / eBay & ecommerce, Personal, Whimsy & Caprice, Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

You’ve doubtless been moved by the heartbreaking tragedy in Haiti over the past few days in the aftermath of the earthquake there. I’ve found the urge to help overwhelming and yet, combined with a sense of powerlessness, also very frustrating. This article from DFID caught my eye today: Killing relief with kindness. Lots of people …

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The Sun: Brighton is a “Town of Shame”

2 Comments / Brighton & Hove, Politics & Society, Travel & Places / By Dan Wilson

I adore this 1988 editorial from The Sun. Many thanks to Brightonian playwright Adrian Bunting who sent it my way. He got it from local cultural guru Peter Crisp, who is well known in the city. I hope that Peter and Adrian will forgive me for sharing it. It’s too delicious. The thing about the …

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Looking Forward to Small Business 2.0

Leave a Comment / eBay & ecommerce, Small Business / By Dan Wilson

As the snow and ice thaws at last, we’re getting keyed up for Small Business 2.0 in London on the 23rd. We’ve got some great speakers, sessions and exhibitors and I’m looking forward to a great day at the Novotel in Hammersmith If you haven’t heard about Small Business 2.0, it’s a day dedicated to …

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10 Thoughts about the Guardian’s 10:10

6 Comments / Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

One of the benefits of the Copenhagen climate discussions must be how it brings the notion of decreasing individual carbon emissions to the front of mind. Over the last few weeks I’ve enjoyed amazing conversations about how we can reduce our individual carbon footprints. The Guardian’s 10:10 campaign has also been instrumental in fuelling (ahem) …

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Eton: David Cameron and dirty words

6 Comments / Personal, Whimsy & Caprice, Politics & Society / By Dan Wilson

When Alec Douglas-Home died in 1995, I remember asking one of my teachers whether he thought there would ever again be a Prime Minister who’d been schooled at Eton. I paraphrase his reply, but it was unequivocal, slightly venomous and laced with regret. “Never again. John Major and his “classless society” nonsense has seen to …

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I’m still a PC. Just.

13 Comments / Media, Web & Technology, Personal, Whimsy & Caprice / By Dan Wilson

I’m inclined to use PCs. It’s how I began. It reflects what I need computers for. It speaks to how I see the computer market and audience and, perhaps most importantly, it is a vote of confidence from my experience. It’s also a bit of “yah boo!” at the ‘Mac Wankers’ who like to take …

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Wilsondan Elsewhere

Leave a Comment / eBay & ecommerce / By Dan Wilson

An occasional digest of stuff I’ve written, or said and that’s been published elsewhere: Labour List: on why I think Gordon Brown should go to Wooton Bassett. The rest is all eBay related and predominantly related to the launch of the new edition of my book, Make Serious Money on eBay UK. I was happy …

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Finally, the Conservatives have their candidate…

Leave a Comment / Brighton & Hove / By Dan Wilson

For a long time in Brighton Pavilion, Labour has been shadowboxing. We’ve had our own fabulous candidate Nancy Platts for two and a half years. The Tories chose David Bull initially and he didn’t really make a mark. The Greens have chosen Belgium based Caroline Lucas and she unsurprisingly continues to be largely absent (she’s …

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