Monthly Archives: December 2006
Who is the most effective political liar?
The London Review of Books recently published an article on lying in politics, describing the actions of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown at the Labour Party Conference (where Cherie Blair was overheard saying “well, that’s a lie” when Brown professed … Continue reading
Filed under Australia, Politics, United Kingdom
United Kingdom: 21st Century Panopticon?
A couple of months ago I saw the film “Red Road” whose story centres around a woman who works as a CCTV camera operator and the man that she surveils: as the film progresses it is clear that the two … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, United Kingdom
Working as an Australian psychologist in the UK: Statement of Equivalence etc
In 1998 I wrote a little article (below) for the West Australian branch of the AACBT about the process of getting work in the UK as a clinical psychologist. Mostly this article was about the process of applying for membership … Continue reading
Filed under Clinical Psychology, United Kingdom
The First Post
For some reason I have been toying with the idea of keeping a blog (or is it tending to a blog? Perhaps like a garden). Mostly I like the idea of having a place where I can compose my thoughts … Continue reading
Filed under Salutations
