If you turn to today’s Technology Guardian (available online) you’ll see a lovely shot of me standing in my garden with my wife’s laptop, looking seriously at the (blank) screen. It’s for the article Porn bill firm opens new front.
It’s part of The Guardian’s ongoing coverage of the MBS billing software debacle which I first covered in March last year.
It’s given some positive press to the MBS Victims Forum Liz and I set up towards the end of last year.
I wonder what (if anything) it will do for me: “Professional blogger Andy Merrett”.
Welcome to any Guardian readers who’ve been following links!
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“So, if you fancy a good pint, a tasty curry or meal out with the family, we hope that you enjoy the Wetherspoon experience.” [company web site]
Not any more, it seems  not unless you’re prepared to eat and drink up fairly quickly, anyway.
JD Wetherspoon, whose pubs are known as family-friendly places to visit for reasonably priced food and drink, has announced that adults with children will be limited to two alcoholic drinks, and may be refused soft drinks and coffee in order to shorten their stay.
Apparently, children are causing the cut-price pub chain discomfort because of a lack of play facilities.
Bizarrely, the pub chain are trying to comply with “child cruelty legislation”. Rather funny, given that, in the case study quoted by the BBC News website, one bar manager said that the parents could stay only if the child left. Huh? So who would look after the child then?
Given that the pub is trying to find new ways of attracting customers, with early morning opening to attract the coffee-supping crowd, and free Wi-Fi, you’d have thought that it would be happy for families to be in the premises during the day time. Evidently not.
Rather bizarre. Thanks JD  at such a point as I have children, I’ll be sure to avoid your establishments and go somewhere that gives a damn about the family.
(Via BBC News)
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