The Metropolitan Police have launched a beta version of their new crime mapping website. It’s a simple enough Google Maps mash up but I found it highly addictive. It could be improved – for one thing a break down of crimes by type would be useful. But it does take the figures down to sub-ward… Continue reading Metropolitan Police release Total Perspective Vortex (beta)
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Ban my games of DEATH!
Alix’s announcement that the boardgame War on Terror has been seized by police worried that people might use the “EVIL” balaclava included in it for nefarious acts has got me wondering: what other subversive components lurk within my boadgame sets? I would suggest the following; if the Metro Police would care to raid my house… Continue reading Ban my games of DEATH!
Is it okay to hate Tim Leunig?
Guardian Readers burn Tim Leunig in effigy. Press, politico and blog reaction to the Policy Exchange’s Cities Unlimited report has been quite extraordinary. The Guardian today was particularly wretched, producing a big special article extolling the North (if you really think it’s so great, why did you leave Manchester then?) and quoting David Cameron extensively… Continue reading Is it okay to hate Tim Leunig?