Posts by Phil Lyth
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In case anyone was wondering, not that I am a schill for Drinnan.
Just, you know, that some of his stuff is fascinating in the the same way as ew-yuk, I just stepped in some muck.
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We're not that far off the trigger-point for the minister declaring a digital switchover date, and at that point Sky will have to play sensibly.
Does Drinnan lurk here? This week he not only fails to have a shot at Media7, he leads with a leak from Coleman that a Prime/Freeview announcement is imminent.
And he goes on to muse on the Bennett story, asking why do the media fail to ask tough but obvious questions before running a story?
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The Government denied leave last Thursday for Lianne Dalziel's private members bill to repeal the provocation defence: she sought leave at the earliest opportunity after the Weatherston verdict. She and Chauvel had purposefully kept silent (including not putting the bill in the ballot) during the two high-profile trials.
In an exquisite touch of poetic justice at 12 o'clock today, her Crimes (Abolition of Defence of Provocation) Amendment Bill was selected from the ballot.
It will soon be debated on Members Day.
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We're not that far off the trigger-point for the minister declaring a digital switchover date
The Freeview site says in part:
At 60% digital homes (primary TV only) a target date will be set. At 75% digital homes or 2012 (whichever is earliest) they will set a date. A one region switch off trial will be completed followed by region by region shut off (all completed within one year). ASO will therefore take place sometime between 2012-2016.
So when analogue signal is switched off, all our old TVs will only be good for playing DVDs and (gasp) VHS tapes? Are they figuring that when the signal is switched off the only people impacted will be a few late late late adopters and so there will not be an avalanche of discontent?
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the referendum question
I must plead not guilty. I left Parliament in 2005 after a decade working there. Not for the Office of the Clerk but having frequent contact with them.
82 years old
Yes my Mum was born in 1927 too but sadly she has succumbed to dementia to the point where she is being cared for in a secure unit. The short story is that, when we realised what was happening and needed to ask for help, the systems processes services and care of public service and private providers were/are brilliant. The longer story can wait for the right thread.
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No, ScottY, naughty was saying:
"Formally known as" in the from column
When you really meant "Formerly known as". The new (real) name would be the formal one.
Phil
who is pedantic
and who relishes the view of some in the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives that pedantry is a character trait which should be highly-valued -
But if I sign up under my real name my posts count goes back to zero
Didn't happen for me on PAS, got noticed from post #1. But if it's important to you, sign up under your real name then put 418 posts on the end of the copyright thread: will only add 1% or so to that one. Then you'll be sweet.
As my post suggests, I'm very insecure.
Even hypochondriacs get ill and die.
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the thump-up
So we're getting back to the referendum debate?
Thank goodness that these days Russ and David are only posting twice a week, it means the comments can really explore interesting stuff . . .
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Nielsen has released a split of sites
Um, I read that as saying there is only one lurker (registered or not) for each person who is commenting. That few? Russ, you've obviously got a truckload of info from Nielsen - care to share more over the next week or too? Obviously you'd be far too good to stoop to print media's selective excerpting of figures.
more than usually snide
Craig, I hope that clean shirt/one sock invite is for Drinnan rather than me.