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Video-making on a budget

Admin | Tuesday 27 March 2007

Film-making can be an expensive hobby. Especially if you start to buy professional lights, backgrounds and other accessories.

Iraq war has cost every person in Britain £88

Admin | Tuesday 13 March 2007

The illegal invasion and war in Iraq has cost every person in Britain (all sixty million of us) £88 each. ‘The figures were released as MPs protested about the plight of Britain’s NHS hospitals’: The Independent.

Manchester Pride exaggerates Parade crowd figures by 500%

Admin | Friday 2 February 2007

250,000 do not watch the Parade as the organisers claim. The true figure is ‘tens of thousands’ and here is the proof.

Dealing with email spam

Admin | Thursday 11 January 2007

It surprises me the number of friends who tell me that they get 200 spam emails a day or something similar. I get very few.

Timeslip

Admin | Sunday 3 December 2006

In 1970, Britain was suffering power cuts across the country, caused by industrial action. The days and times of the cuts varied each week. I remember having to do my homework by candlelight.

How submitting your video content to the BBC could cost you money

Admin | Friday 10 November 2006

Quality content and creativity are valuable things. If you need proof, just look at the millions of pounds that businesses earn from back catalogues of music, films, TV shows and news footage.

Questions that Manchester Pride, Marketing Manchester & the Manchester Evening News don’t want to answer

Admin | Wednesday 25 October 2006

On 18 August 2006 I wrote to Manchester Pride with the following questions. I received a reply from Marketing Manchester, saying that I would get a ‘prompt reply’ just as soon as Pride was over. More than two months later I am still waiting… NOTE: Since I wrote, the page has been edited to remove … Questions that Manchester Pride, Marketing Manchester & the Manchester Evening News don’t want to answer

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