3 Strikes the latest

The vote happened. Amendment 138 went out, and nothing equivalent went in. France wins another round.

EDIT: No it's not that simple. The vote is still on Thursday. this is still preliminary horse trading. it looks a bit like the Council of Ministers is willing to drop the whole "3 strikes" part from the telecoms package right now, probably with the intention of bringing it back in another Directive. or maybe not. That would in fact be a partial if temporary victory. major_clanger is working on it. I just can't - too much else on. More later.

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However i got this very heartening response from one of the French campaigners on saying I found this depressing, so I pass it on :) It speaks to a lot of us digital types i think, and not just about filesharing laws.

"We're out of rationality here. So we may not win over the texts and
their contents. Anyway we're pinpointing such major democratic
dysfunction that any text can be written and voted by anyone powerful
enough.

What matters is our ideas, and the demonstration we make. We document
the whole process explicitly to demonstrate this, so people can see,
think, agree, and ultimately act.

Our strategic objective #1 is to raise consciousness about freedom in
that crucial paradigm change we're living.

Remember : we're right, we're many, we're younger than they are, we know
how to use the network.... and in the end we win. ;) "

Barristers (in my ongoing TV catch up!)

Mostly for major_clanger..

Most barristers are teetotal?! Jesus, on what planet??!! maybe family specialists conceivably.. She should meet my friend Geeklawyer :-)

Anna is really annoying me. Yes she's v photogenic and the camera loves her but as i thought in ep 1, i suspect she really simply isn't bright enough for the Bar. Articulate, confident, engaging, yes, but her actual analytical and argumentation skills are ropey. And if you failed an exam once on your notes, I'd usually suggest further research rather than rewriting and summarising the same notes over and over again.. not too intelligent (tho I note she does pass!) And taking the furniture job for quick cash is just, well, stupid (as her mentor told her).

What I'd like is the gender ratio of those 1 in 5 who get a pupillage. Are they as overly female dominatd as this prog would seem to suggest (which wouldn't surprise me given the general better results and study skills of women law graduates) or are they just following more women because they're prettier/ make better TV?

Also is that 1 in 5 fig country wide or just for those looking at the trad London Inns??