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  • Pirate Party UK – 3 years old today

    Pirate Party UK – 3 years old today

    Ever since I first heard of the Swedish Pirate Party, I thought to myself that the UK needed something like that, and that if it had something like that I would love to be a part of it. I didn’t however investigate sufficiently or I might have come across the several attempts to do just…

  • Pirate Party a single issue party?

    Pirate Party a single issue party?

    In this ‘blog post I would like to challenge the perspective that calls the Pirate Party a single issue party. Upon cursory inspection, that seems the case, but I hope that I can persuade readers that when you dig a little deeper there is more to the Pirate Party. I do not just mean the…

  • Pirates and Protecting Personal Privacy (a response)

    Pirates and Protecting Personal Privacy (a response)

    As one of the Pirate Party members present for the excellent DEAPPG meeting (thank you!), I’ll try and respond to some of your comments Eric. I will emphasise however that my comments do not necessarily represent anyone else in the Party nor the Party itself 😀 I’m glad you were intrigued by us. I am…

  • One year anniversary

    One year anniversary

    As of posting this, I have been a paid up member of the Pirate Party UK for a year. It has been a rather busy year, and so much has happened both personally and for the party. I’ve stood for and achieved uncontested victory as the RAO for the South East. I have also stood…

  • Policy discussion forums, open or closed?

    Policy discussion forums, open or closed?

    When the PPUK’s policy discussion forums were closed I was aware of it, but as a paid-up member not really affected by it. At least that’s what I thought. I should also confess that I didn’t pay any attention to the debate surround the issue before or after the decision was made, and have blissfully…