The world’s shortest dispute.

Yay! Victory! Derek is free again to poke and be poked in his natural habitat! Not a moment too soon either, as it looks like was starting to resort to making his own entertainment. After a few stern emails saying no appeal against his Facebook ban – Derek Blackadder is back. Out of the blue, …

Whoosh!

Now I know how Carol Sawyers must feel. A few hours ago, the little group I started to protest at Derek Blackadder’s unceremonious ditching from Facebook had 28 members. Now at 1,650 users, it’s one of the world’s most popular union-related Facebook groups. What happened? Well, funnily enough I don’t believe it was solely the …

You only live twice

Sure you love being a trade unionist, but if you’re the type who’s ever thought it might be *even* nicer to be a trade unionist on a private mediterranean island, with lovely views, free beer and the superpower of flight, this might just be one for you. Come join the fun on Union Island, the …

Free the Blackadder One!

Let Derek back in, and make Facebook safe for unions again! Okay, having just had a go at defending Facebook from Eric Lee, I’m about to make a sharp Uey and have a go at them myself for something of a slight to trade unions and unionists. Most people with an interest in the internet …

In defence of Facebook (sort of)

I’ve been very slack on the blogging front in recent months (blame john 2.2, who starts wailing whenever I so much as look at a keyboard), and so I’ve kept a pile of things to write about in a bit more detail, and then gradually discarded them over the months as they sunk further from …