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Edinburgh Pirate Party meeting, Wed 5 September
Edinburgh Pirates will be having an informal meeting on 5 September starting at 7pm in the Regent Pub. All Pirates are welcome, as is anyone interested in the Pirate Party or who just wants to talk with us. Details are … Continue reading
Posted in digital rights, Edinburgh, Pirate Party, politics
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Scottish Pirate Meetup, Wed 16 May
The next Scottish Pirate Meetup will be next Wednesday, the 16th of May at the Regent Bar from 7pm onwards. All Pirates are welcome, as is anyone interested in the Pirate Party, or who just wants to talk with us.
Germans censor the Pirate Party
Three days before an important election, the German State is censoring the Pirate Party: Reality sometimes does exceed fiction. Three days ahead of the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s largest and most populous state, the Piratenpartei‘s website has been discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, bullshit, Germany, Pirate Party, politics, war on civil liberties
Tagged censorship, Claire Perry
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Theon Greyjoy and Nick Clegg
(spoiler alert — don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happens in Game of Thrones) I’ve just been watching Game of Thrones S02E06 (or via Pirate Party UK proxy), and I can’t help thinking that Theon Greyjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, politics
Tagged Game of Thrones, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, The Pirate Bay, Theon Greyjoy
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Pirates win in Schleswig-Holstein, do well in Greece
There were two elections yesterday where Pirates did well. One was in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where the Pirate Party got 8.2% of the vote and won 6 seats. The other was the Greek general election. Here, the Pirates got 0.5% … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, digital rights, Germany, Greece, Pirate Party, politics
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Say No to Minimum Alcohol Prices
On Edinburgh Pirate blog: Say No to Minimum Alcohol Prices.
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What the US Republicans think of women
The US Republican Party, in their own words:
Posted in human rights, politics, USA
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Edinburgh Pirate meeting, Saturday 10 Mar at 3:30 pm
There will be a Pirate Party meeting in Edinburgh, this Saturday (10-Mar-2012) starting at 3:30pm. The venue is the Cameo Bar, 38 Home St, EH3 9LZ (map) Anyone wishing to be involved in the Edinburgh local election this May should … Continue reading
Posted in digital rights, Edinburgh, Pirate Party, politics
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Ten years for downloading music?
Internet users are being threatened with imprisonment: UK web surfers have caught a grim glimpse of the future with Internet users being threatened with 10 years in jail for “illegal downloading” after a prominent music file-sharing site was shut down … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, digital rights, Edinburgh, Pirate Party, politics
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Edinburgh Pirate meeting, Saturday 3 Mar at 4pm
There will be a Pirate Party meeting in Edinburgh, this Saturday (3-Mar-2012) starting at 4pm. The venue is the Cameo Bar (map) Anyone wishing to be involved in the Edinburgh local election this May should attend, as should anyone interesting … Continue reading
Posted in digital rights, Edinburgh, Pirate Party, politics
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Amused Cynicism 