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	<title>Treehugginghippycrap &#187; politics</title>
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		<title>Fish Fight!</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2011/01/14/fish-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=1028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and friends have been broadcasting the Fish Fight all this week on Channel 4. The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of problems relating to the ways in which we source and use fish and I &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2011/01/14/fish-fight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More bad news for higher education</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2011/01/10/more-bad-news-for-higher-education/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2011/01/10/more-bad-news-for-higher-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Simon Hughes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=1001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat deputy leader and government advisor on access to higher education, has revealed plans to reform universities as reported in the Guardian and the Telegraph. My message to the universities is: You have gained quite a lot &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2011/01/10/more-bad-news-for-higher-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hatchet job&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/10/18/hatchet-job/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/10/18/hatchet-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#condemnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[public service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new ConDem coalition government has recently announced a whole raft of cuts and restructuring which promises to radically change our public services. Whether this is for the better, I for one, think not; most likely they will do considerable &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/10/18/hatchet-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stonehenge Visitor Centre RIP. Again.</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/06/17/stonehenge-visitor-centre-rip-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/06/17/stonehenge-visitor-centre-rip-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stonehenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visitor Centre]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BBC have just reported that in addition to the dramatic cuts to public services, the Con Dem coalition have cut the government funding for the Stonehenge Visitor Centre Project. I imagine the project will now be cancelled as it &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/06/17/stonehenge-visitor-centre-rip-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It ain&#039;t all smelling of roses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/23/it-aint-all-smelling-of-roses/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/23/it-aint-all-smelling-of-roses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manifesto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently criticised Conservative policy in the run up to the general election but that&#8217;s not to say the Labour party is the answer to all our prayers; having been in power for thirteen years, the optimism of the early &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/23/it-aint-all-smelling-of-roses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Big Society&#039; or &#039;Back to the Future&#039;&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/22/big-society-or-back-to-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/22/big-society-or-back-to-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the manifestos are published and everyone seems to be pushing &#8216;fairness&#8217; and &#8216;change&#8217;. None more so than the Conservatives and they have unveiled their grand vision of the future: Big Society. This seems to be superficially about empowerment of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/22/big-society-or-back-to-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time for the apple to bite back&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/13/apple-bites-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/13/apple-bites-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theresa May]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[white cider]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=733</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amongst all the pre-election political ranting, posturing and point-scoring, an argument from Theresa May stood out today. Yes, social cohesion, the financial problems faced by the country and the so-called war on terror are all big issues but May claimed &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/04/13/apple-bites-back/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The law is an ass&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/03/15/the-law-is-an-ass/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/03/15/the-law-is-an-ass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Economy Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[file sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not quite law yet,  but with cross-party support from the three main parties, it looks like the Digital Economy Bill soon will be. Unfortunately, being driven by the small-minded folks in the record and film industries shouting loudly about lost &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/03/15/the-law-is-an-ass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open all hours</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/01/29/open-all-hours/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/01/29/open-all-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OS]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been mulling over the nature of Open Data, Open Source and just general openness for a while now and, on the whole, these are admirable concepts. Access to data and software can only bring benefits for the most part. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2010/01/29/open-all-hours/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Now we&#039;re getting somewhere!</title>
		<link>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2009/11/18/now-were-getting-somewhere/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2009/11/18/now-were-getting-somewhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ordnance Survey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/?p=610</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not only are we getting somewhere but news this week suggests we will have access to all kinds of map goodness to find our way and see what&#8217;s around us! First, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) decided to start giving &#8230; <a href="http://blog.treehugginghippycrap.org.uk/2009/11/18/now-were-getting-somewhere/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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