http://www.jonathanbishop.com/weblog/ Weblog of Jonathan Bishop. Jonathan Bishop is a leading public figure in the socio-legal, soci-economic and socio-scientific solutions to issues affecting communities, both organic and virtual. A pioneer in educational technology and online community development, he is committed to making a significant contribution to society. en-gb 19 Nov 2008 16:38:00 GMT 60 118 171 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/weblog/ http://images.jonathanbishop.com/display.aspx?Item=1 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=205 08 Nov 2008 21:02:46 GMT X marks the spot on many a pirate's treasure map, and now the Government is looking to make its mark in network law to protect the rights of musicians - are their proposals legal?... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=205 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=204 05 Nov 2008 17:29:44 GMT Tony Blair will be remembered for his decisiveness in dealing with problems of unemployment by tackling the social reasons for it. Will Barack Obama do the same for tackling information inequality?... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=204 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=203 02 Nov 2008 20:55:23 GMT I heard on BBC Radio 5 Live a debate about the Welsh Ambulance Service building a database of addresses of dwellings where there has been violence against ambulance staff and immediately considered the legal implications of this... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=203 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=202 24 Oct 2008 21:20:27 GMT As news hits the UK of a conviction for a virtual murder in Japan, we must ask whether British law enforcement is behind the times when it comes to networked living... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=202 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=200 09 Sep 2008 20:18:11 GMT It seems that moves are afoot on Wikipedia to remove all mention that I invented the Circle of Friends social networking technology... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=200 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=199 01 Sep 2008 09:01:01 GMT I was reading an article in response to David Lammy's comments that affluance is the root cause of violence in teenagers today. The article criticises him, but I think he's in the right area... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=199 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=193 21 May 2008 18:55:30 GMT I read with interest the column by Michael Came on the role of the European Union in UK affairs. While I would not consider myself the professional politician he wanted a response from, as my profession is IT and as a Town Councillor I am unpaid, I feel obliged to respond to him as someone who spent three years studying European Union Law ... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=193 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=183 14 Apr 2008 13:02:58 GMT I was reading in the New York Times that Apple commands 80 percent of the music downloads market. They also insist on these only being played on iPods, which leads me to wonder whether this is against EU Law... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=183 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=187 01 Mar 2008 22:35:55 GMT At a time when the European Union is realising itself as a block that believes in the rule of law, a lot is happening which suggests that existing legal systems are having problems coping with the challenges of the post-contemporary era... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=187 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=185 21 Feb 2008 14:43:03 GMT I was in Raffles in Treforest having lunch today, on the silent TV was Sky News with breaking news that Gazza had been detained and underneath the headline, 'US military shoot down potentially harmful spy satellite heading towards Earth'... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=185 http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=184 27 Jan 2008 14:46:03 GMT I support the moves by the Government to look into the spate of suicides in Bridgend, though the views of Angharad Mair are shocking, based on panic not purpose.... http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Weblog/display.aspx?NID=23&Item=184