Comments on: Jetpacks & garden privacy http://davidpritchard.org/archives/80 modern metropolitan mode choice, remodelled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Reynolds http://davidpritchard.org/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-36 Peter Reynolds Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:27:38 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=80#comment-36 Yes and some of us don't like the gradual abolition of the independent monarchy - we don't like the new government by sociologists and bureaucrats. HMSO is now called "Office of Public Sector Information" blaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... and we rarely see those envelopes that say "On Her Majesty's Service" any more. Apparently none of the public services serve Her Majesty any more. Everyone serves either shareholders or, supposedly, the public, but in fact, little informed by public opinion but rather by the opinions of politicians and sociologists. Yes and some of us don’t like the gradual abolition of the independent monarchy – we don’t like the new government by sociologists and bureaucrats.

HMSO is now called “Office of Public Sector Information” blaaaaaaaaaaaaaah… and we rarely see those envelopes that say “On Her Majesty’s Service” any more. Apparently none of the public services serve Her Majesty any more. Everyone serves either shareholders or, supposedly, the public, but in fact, little informed by public opinion but rather by the opinions of politicians and sociologists.

]]> By: drpritch http://davidpritchard.org/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-35 drpritch Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:32:10 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=80#comment-35 Interesting. I hadn't really thought of the English having a distinctive approach to privacy. It's not the automobile that erodes privacy in this book - it's personal jet propulsion, flying over others' gardens. oh, and one more entertaining note: the publisher of the book was Her Majesty's Stationery Office. So incredibly English! d Interesting. I hadn’t really thought of the English having a distinctive approach to privacy.

It’s not the automobile that erodes privacy in this book – it’s personal jet propulsion, flying over others’ gardens.

oh, and one more entertaining note: the publisher of the book was Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. So incredibly English!

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]]> By: beestar http://davidpritchard.org/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-34 beestar Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:11:11 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=80#comment-34 I've been reading an insightful book called "Watching the English," by sociologist Kate Fox. A large section is devoted to English attitudes toward privacy and, well, gardening. In the argument, how does the automobile erode privacy - simply by the inaccessibility of your home? But presumably you'd still be on a road of some sort, maybe just one with less traffic. b* I’ve been reading an insightful book called “Watching the English,” by sociologist Kate Fox. A large section is devoted to English attitudes toward privacy and, well, gardening.

In the argument, how does the automobile erode privacy – simply by the inaccessibility of your home? But presumably you’d still be on a road of some sort, maybe just one with less traffic.

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