Wifi on GNER services
I’m blogging from the 0600 GNER northbound service from London to Leeds. While those souls up in First Class get it for free, us plebs in Standard have to pay for it. However, it’s really straightforward, and also available in small chunks (the minimum unit is half an hour, which is reasonable [...]
Rachel Craufurd-Smith speaks on EU audiovisual directive
Dr. Rachel Craufurd-Smith gave a talk last night at University College London (UCL), as part of its Current Legal Problems series. In the chair was Prof. Francis Jacobs (King’s College London, former advocate general at the ECJ), and in the audience were about 25-30 people, mostly students. I arrived just in time, finding [...]
Peter Fitzgerald RIP
Peter was buried in Athboy, Co. Meath yesterday. He was in his mid-30s and had been ill, coping with cancer.
It did come as a shock to hear the bad news. We had been out of touch for a while, although we met (by chance) during the summer, and arranged to meet at the [...]