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The Weekly Round-Up: 12.09.08
Round-Up Step forward one Lembit Opik, MP for Montgomeryshire, who has sworn to make the UK (or at least its cycle paths) safe for Segway owners. The MP for Montgomeryshire said he was willing to be arrested by... [12 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Antique computing, Segway protest and ID cards
Comment And there were plenty of comments flowing in concerning the story of the Segway-wielding MP. MP risks arrest for Segway use MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along... [11 Sep 2008]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. The MP for Montgomeryshire was willing to be hauled away by police in his... [09 Sep 2008]
£1 will save a red BT phone box
News Conservative MP, Alan Duncan, who describes himself as a campaigner for "Britain's traditional streetscape", said in a statement on his website: "I'm delighted that BT has agreed to what was always a perfectly simple... [29 Aug 2008]
Flexible working: Gov't 'must do better'
News The figures were revealed in a series of parliamentary written answers to questions from MP Bob Spink. The government may be pushing employers to embrace more flexible and greener ways of working for their staff but new... [30 Jul 2008]
Number of free ATMs to increase by a third
News Economic Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher MP said in a statement: "When people have to pay to get their hands on their own money it excludes them from the financial system. A government initiative that has rolled... [18 Jul 2008]
Parliament websites go to the polls
News Parliament and politicians are increasingly making use of the web but it's now the public's turn to have a say on which MP has the best website. The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a search to find the best... [20 Jun 2008]
NHS head defends major IT delays
News At a Public Accounts Committee hearing into the National Programme for IT committee member Richard Bacon MP questioned the extensive delays to Lorenzo. The head of the NHS has defended delays that have kept a key system... [18 Jun 2008]
Gov't department readies for Vista rollout
News In a parliament written answer earlier this month, Jonathan Shaw MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra, said Vista's hibernating feature - where it powers down when not in use - could potentially save... [15 May 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News The matter was sent to the High Court after the Office of Government Commerce appealed a decision by the tribunal to uphold a decision by the Information Commissioner to require the reviews were disclosed to activist Mark Dziecielewski... [14 Apr 2008]
DB2 9 pureXML Scalability on Intel Xeon MP Platforms Using IBM N Series Storage
White Paper With the recent launch of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor MP, IBM DB2 9, and IBM N Series storage, businesses can now enjoy the rich processing power and performance benefits these products have to offer. [09 Apr 2008]
Who's on the wrong side of the UK digital divide?
News UK residents on lower incomes are far less likely to have internet access, according to an Ofcom response to a parliamentary question on internet access tabled earlier this year by Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander. [07 Apr 2008]
More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001
News The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) is the latest to reveal figures in response to questions from Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East, Sarah Teather, about the loss of gadgets across... [01 Apr 2008]
Driver agency plugs data leaks
News Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick unveiled the data security changes at the DSA in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik. Data security at the Driving Standards... [28 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News UK MP calls for UK e-crime tsar UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting attacks from online phishers and hackers in recent years, while witnessing a gradual erosion of the ability of police forces to deal... [12 Mar 2008]
