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1. Orange customers sent 28m New Year text messages. Ananova, 02/01/02
   
2. Company directors get record golden farewells. LRD, 02/01/02
   
3. Vodafone says report of £3 billion asset swap with BT is 'speculative'. Ananova, 02/01/02
   
4. Vodafone and BT in asset swap talks. Money Telegraph, 02/01/02
   
5. End of the line for Atlantic customers. BBC, 02/01/02
   
6. Asia in line for telecoms boom. BBC, 02/01/02
   
7. MmO2 plans debut bond to refinance debt. Reuters, 02/01/02
   
8. Ringing the changes in telecoms sector. The Times, 02/01/02
   
9. Sonera opens 3G network as France restarts licence bids. Financial Times, 02/01/02
   
10. BT may sell Eutelsat stake - paper. Reuters, 30/12/01
    
11. Atlantic clients fear closure as D-day looms. Scotland on Sunday, 30/12/01
    
12. Exodus bid piles pressure on C&W chief. Sunday Times, 30/12/01
    
13. Euro vote delay 'would cost 150,000 jobs' - John Monks. Ananova, 28/12/01
    
14. John Monks' New Year's message - 'make your mind up' time for government. TUC, 28/12/01
    
15. STUC accuses bosses over stress. BBC, 26/12/01
    
16. Political donations back on the agenda. Money Telegraph, 26/12/01
    
17. TUC to train 500 reps to tackle gender pay gap. TUC, 26/12/01
    
18. NTL fury at £10m for boss's firm. Scotsman, 24/12/01
    
19. NTL defends $15m bailout of CoreComm. Guardian, 24/12/01
    
20. TUC welcomes Government crackdown on scrooge bosses. TUC, 24/12/01
    
21. 'Scrooge' bosses forced to pay out. BBC, 24/12/01
    
22. Global Crossing to sell UK assets -paper. Reuters, 23/12/01
    
23. Excell angers CWU over plans to use £3.6m settlement for Scottish expansion. The Herald 21/12/01
    
24. Monteray: CWU Expands In To Service Sector. CWU, 21/12/01
    
25. NTL bondholders may make restructuring proposals. Reuters, 21/12/01
    
26. BT Group to scrap thousands of phone boxes. Ananova, 21/12/01
    
27. Thus goes it alone with share deal. Scotsman, 20/12/01
    
28. Vodafone claims world's first 3G mobile roaming call. Ananova, 19/12/01
    
29. NTL mulls restructuring plans. Ananova, 18/12/01
    
30. TUC welcomes EU committee agreement on information and consultation directive. TUC, 17/12/01
    
31. Consignia: doorstep deliveries will not be scrapped. Scotsman, 17/12/01
    
32. The Telefonica Alliance of Unions Holds 6th Meeting. UNI
    
33. TYCOON JOHN CAUDWELL CALLS UP CHILD WORKERS. This is Staffordshire
    
    • Mobile phone firm to employ children - at £3 per hour. BBC
      Child employment law
      Children below 13 cannot work with a few exceptions
      Children can work 12 hour week
      13-14-year-olds can work five hours and 15-16-year-olds, eight hours on Saturdays
      Children can work two hours schooldays
      Children cannot work before 7am or after 7pm
      LEA must issue employment permit
      Children cannot work in factories
      
    • "I'll have no unions at my companies!" - John Caudwell, CWU
      
34. NTL to seek safety with debt-for-shares deal. Money Telegraph, 14/12/01
    
35. Global Crossing bankruptcy fears. BBC, 14/12/01
    
36. ITV Digital to cut 550 jobs. BBC, 14/12/01
    
37. Vodafone considers German job cuts. Financial Times, 14/12/01
    
38. Bell South cuts more jobs as economy slows. Financial Times, 14/12/01
    
39. Union Leader Delighted At Agreement With Post Office. CWU, 14/12/01
    
40. Postal strike threat lifted. Ananova, 14/12/01
    
41. Kearns and Baguley Scoop Top Jobs in CWU Elections. CWU, 14/12/01
    
42. Delivering Change. CWU, 14/12/01
    
43. Carrier Pre-selection: Greater choice for UK phone users. BBC, 14/12/01
    
44. India: VSNL in giant shareholder payout. BBC, 14/12/01
    
45. Polish telco running out of money. BBC, 14/12/01
    
46. Union in talks to save post jobs. Ananova, 13/12/01
    
47. Central bank warns on telecoms debt. BBC, 13/12/01
    
48. European Parliament accepts deal on new telecoms package. Ananova, 13/12/01
    
49. Talks today after ill-advised Consignia job loss announcement. CWU, 12/12/01
    
50. Can BT's new chief end his losing run?. BBC, 12/12/01
    
51. TSC Aviemore: Call centre to create 500 jobs. BBC, 12/12/01
    
52. Vodafone and Orange attack Oftel decision. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
53. BT and Marconi to roll-out multimedia payphones. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
54. Oftel refers mobile phone operators to Competition Commission. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
55. Unemployment figures rise again - statement by John Monks. TUC, 12/12/01
    
56. PO Job Cuts: Online BBC video interview with John Keggie, CWU Deputy General Secretary, BBC
    
57. Post unions to fight job cuts. BBC, 12/12/01
    
58. Q&A: The Post Office Crisis. BBC News Online takes a closer look at the shocking news that the Post Office will cut 30,000 jobs. BBC, 12/12/01
    
59. Post Office to axe 30,000 more jobs. Money Telegraph, 12/12/01
    
60. BT lures Lucent boss with £7m package. BBC, 12/12/01
    
61. BT names Lucent's Verwaayen as chief executive. Financial Times, 12/12/01
    
62. BT names new chief executive. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
63. JP Morgan owed $931m by NTL. Money Telegraph, 12/12/01
    
64. BT and Marconi to roll-out multimedia payphones. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
65. Oftel refers mobile phone operators to Competition Commission. Ananova, 12/12/01
    
66. Dispute over UK mobile phone charges escalates. Financial Times, 12/12/01
    
67. Telewest plans asset-backed bond for early 2002. Reuters, 11/12/01
    
68. South Africa: Vodacom signs up six mln mobile users. Reuters, 11/12/01
    
69. NTL announces 4000 job cuts. businessAM, 11/12/01
    
70. NTL raises job-cut tally by 2,000. Money Telegraph, 11/12/01
    
71. NTL Scots jobs at risk. The Scotsman, 11/12/01
    
72. BT tests broadband in remote parts of Cornwall. Financial Times, 11/12/01
    
73. China's Cabinet approves break-up of dominant phone company. Ananova, 11/12/01
    
74. Atlantic sell-off likely to drag on until next year. The Herald, 11/12/01
    
75. NTL cuts 2,000 more UK jobs. BBC, 10/12/01
    
76. Defending Public Services. CWU, 10/12/01
    
77. Trade unions welcome new EU trade preferences system. ICFTU, 10/12/01
    
78. International Human Rights Day. ICFTU, 10/12/01
    
79. European Union compromise likely on telecoms. Financial Times, 10/12/01
    
80. Firm says sewer robots are UK broadband panacea. Ananova, 10/12/01
    
81. Special report: The shake-up at BT. Financial Times
    
82. More jobs go to allay investor fear at NTL. Money Telegraph, 10/12/01
    
83. New call centre work rules. New guidelines for call centres have been issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it found work conditions were stressful and that more training was needed. BBC, 10/12/01
    
84. AT&T tests cable TV options. BBC, 10/12/01
    
85. Atlantic’s creditors get only a ha’penny in the pound. businessAM, 10/12/01
    
86. Hutchison 3G to lease network from former BT unit. Financial Times, 10/12/01
    
87. BT and Marconi in e-payphone deal. Money Telegraph, 09/12/01
    
88. Thus accuses BT of crippling sector with local loop failure. The Scotsman, 09/12/01
    
89. BT 'considers Virgin Mobile link-up'. Ananova, 09/12/01
    
90. NTL slaps £5 charge on Net service. Money Telegraph, 07/12/01
    
91. US jobless at six-year high. BBC, 07/12/01
    
92. Logica and Orange launch multimedia messaging trials. Ananova, 06/12/01
    
93. MmO2 reveals 6-month 3G delay. Ananova, 04/12/01
    
94. BT will change 'from Sumo wrestler to Samurai swordsman'. Ananova, 04/12/01
    
95. Union Says that BT Job Announcement is 'Confused'. CWU, 04/12/01
    
96. BT Retail insists 13,000 jobs must go by 2003. The Scotsman, 04/12/01
    
97. NTL readies masts sale contingency. Money Telegraph, 04/12/01
    
98. 160 new conference calling jobs created. Ananova, 03/12/01
    
99. Global Communications Industry Trends. UNI Telecom World Committee Meeting Washington D.C. November 2001
    
100. Mobile operators reject Oftel's price cap. Money Telegraph, 01/12/01
     
101. High prices cost broadband dear. BBC, 01/12/01
     
102. South Africa: More Telkom workers may lose their jobs. UNI, 30/11/01
     
103. C&W buys $850 mln Exodus assets, shares slip. Reuters, 30/11/01
     
104. Consolidation is certain in the telecoms industry. The Scotsman, 30/11/01
     
105. UK cable firm NTL hit by further debt fret. Reuters, 29/11/01
     
106. Moody's cuts NTL ratings on liquidity concerns. Reuters, 29/11/01
     
107. Hong Kong: UNI supports CWSA after Reach Ltd withdraws procedural agreement. UNI, 28/11/01
     
108. Deutsche Telekom reveals nine-month loss. Ananova, 28/11/01
     
109. Property sale to cost BT £40m a year. Money Telegraph, 27/11/01
     
110. Telereal buys majority of BT's property estate for £2.4bn. Ananova, 28/11/01
     
111. UK 'Broadband fiasco' looms. The Guardian, 26/11/01
     
112. Kingston heads for widened losses. Ananova, 24/11/01
     
113. £500,000 deal to delay Atlantic Telecom closure. Ananova, 24/11/01
     
114. Millions facing cash-strapped retirement. OCCUPATIONAL pension provision has dipped to its lowest level since the 1950s, leaving millions of Britons facing a poverty-stricken old age, a new survey has warned. businessAM, 23/11/01
     
115. "Backdoor privatisation" - Post union warns 'enough is enough', The Guardian, 24/11/01
     
116. Atlantic customers plan legal action against BT, The Scotsman, 24/11/01
     
117. Minister's meetings could see stay of execution for Atlantic Telecom, The Scotsman, 24/11/01
     
118. UNION TO OPPOSE ASSET STRIPPING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF PARCELFORCE, CWU, 23/11/01
     
119. Union to "oppose destruction of Parcelforce", Ananova, 23/11/01
     
120. KPN to cut an extra 1,300 jobs, Ananova, 23/11/01
     
121. Jobs under review as One 2 One examines its business, Mobile News, 23/11/01
     
122. BT admits its ADSL service is 'mediocre' , VNUnet, 23/11/01
     
123. Vodafone set to fight telecoms price cap, The Scotsman, 22/11/01
     
124. International Telecoms Bulletin No 5, UNI - Union Network International, 22/11/01
     
125. 446,289 telecom jobs lost - Telecoms job cuts watch (Financial Times), 22/11/01
     
126. Hewitt accused of 'favours not fairness' for business, TUC, 22/11/01
     
127. Time to tackle work-related driving death toll, TUC, 22/11/01
     
128. One2One to cut 900 jobs at five UK sites, Money Telegraph, 22/11/01
     
129. KPN crisis spurs £3bn cash , Money Telegraph, 22/11/01
     
130. NTT to cut 100,000 staff - but none will be out of work, Ananova, 22/11/01
     
131. One2One cuts 900 UK jobs, Ananova, 21/11/01
     
132. Vodafone just tops national mobile phone survey, Ananova, 21/11/01
     
133. BT admits it suffered broadband failure, Ananova, 20/11/01
     
134. Manufacturing decline devastating communities, says TUC, Ananova, 19/11/01
     
135. Atlantic Telecom protesters take to the streets. The Herald, 20/11/01
     
136. Atlantic customers call demo as firm hangs up. Scotsman, 20/11/01
     
137. Student Christmas casuals ripe for exploitation. TUC, 20/11/01
     
138. Working mothers could refuse shifts. BBC, 19/11/01
     
139. MmO2 fuels buoyant trading. Ananova, 19/11/01
     
140. NTL hits broadband customer target early. Reuters, 19/11/01
     
141. UK: Postal Pay - Talks Continue. CWU, 19/11/01
     
142. Mobile phone demand declines. BBC, 19/11/01
     
143. Nigeria set to complete telecom sale. BBC, 19/11/01
     
144. Downturn leaves debt-hit Marconi facing pensions shortfall. Scotsman, 19/11/01
     
145. Manufacturing decline devastating communities, says TUC. Ananova, 19/11/01
     
146. No North-South divide for ailing manufacturing. TUC, 19/11/01
     
147. BT mobile offspring mmO2 starts life on own. Reuters, 19/11/01
     
148. Eircom says CEO to stand down, board changed. Reuters, 19/11/01
     
149. Manufacturing decline devastating communities, says TUC. Ananova, 19/11/01
     
150. Telewest: 'At least we aren't a frog anymore' . Money Telegraph, 18/11/01
     
151. Atlantic Telecom: Legal action looms over number change. BBC, 18/11/01
     
152. Post staff to be balloted over strike action. Ananova, 17/11/01
     
153. Oftel forces BT to unbundle. Money Telegraph, 16/11/01
     
154. BT workers protest over job losses. Ananova, 15/11/01
     
155. C&W raids its cash pile for shareholders. Money Telegraph, 15/11/01
     
156. BT continues overseas clear-out. Ananova, 15/11/01
     
157. Telewest reveals increased third-quarter losses. Ananova, 15/11/01
     
158. BT given legal clearance for mmO2 demerger. Ananova, 15/11/01
     
159. Cable & Wireless cagey over Colt Telecom. Ananova, 14/11/01
     
160. C&W plans £1.7bn share buy-back. Ananova, 14/11/01
     
161. Cable & Wireless profits slide. Ananova, 14/11/01
     
162. Hutchison 3G creates 600 jobs in Glasgow. Ananova, 14/11/01
     
163. Slowing Energis to cut 350 jobs. Money Telegraph, 14/11/01
     
164. Vodafone loses £8.5bn but shares rise . Money Telegraph, 14/11/01
     
165. Energis claims it's riding out slowdown as more jobs go. Ananova, 13/11/01
     
166. Vodafone hit by fall in value of assets. Ananova, 13/11/01
     
167. Vodafone set to write-off £6 billion 'slump'. Ananova, 13/11/01
     
168. Italians deal BT £200m blow. Money Telegraph, 11/11/01
     
169. Global operations hit Cable & Wireless. Ananova, 09/11/01
     
170. BT's Hampton resignation rings City alarm bells. Daily Telegraph, 09/11/01
     
171. UK Wireless internet 'auction' fails again. Daily Telegraph, 09/11/01
     
172. NTT agrees trillion-yen staff shakeup. BBC, 09/11/01
     
173. Atlantic faces UK break up after talks collapse. Financial Times, 09/11/01
     
174. Global Unions' Day of Action - letter to the Independent. TUC, 09/11/01
     
175. TUC welcomes Employment Bill plan for grievance and disciplinary procedures. TUC, 09/11/01
     
176. BT unveils massive loss. BBC, 08/11/01
     
177. Bonfield defends his bumper £1.5 million pay-off. Ananova, 08/11/01
     
178. Analysts dismayed by Hampton's departure from BT. Ananova, 08/11/01
     
179. BT spin-off mmO2 to co-operate on 3G network in Holland. Ananova, 08/11/01
     
180. BT finance director quits. Ananova, 08/11/01
     
181. BT counts the cost of ending the Concert party. Citywire, 08/11/01
     
182. BT predicts pension deficit. BBC, 08/11/01
     
183. US post looks for bailout. BBC, 08/11/01
     
184. 'No excuse' - TUC seminars seek to 'beat bullying at work'. TUC, 07/11/01
     
185. UK mobile users 'exploited'. BBC, 07/11/01
     
186. One2One says may cut jobs in UK. Reuters, 05/11/01
     
187. Ericsson expects fewer mobile phone operators. Ananova, 05/11/01
     
188. KPN raises 632 million from eircom stake sale. Reuters, 05/11/01
     
189. BT says no plans to float retail division. Reuters, 04/11/01
     
190. One2One business review could lead to job cuts. Ananova, 01/11/01
     
191. New TUC globalisation website goes live – www.tuc.org.uk/globalisation. TUC, 05/11/01
     
192. Unions are delivering access to new learning opportunities for a new industrial age. TUC, 01/11/01
     
193. Postal Union Brands Scrapping of Early Mail Collections "A Panic Measure". CWU, 31/10/01
     
194. NTL and Orange launch new mobile phone service. Ananova, 01/11/01
     
195. BT investors demand details of Bonfield payoff. Financial Times, 01/11/01
     
196. Robin Cook criticises BT pay-off for Sir Peter. Ananova, 01/11/01
     
197. BT under fire for Bonfield's £3m payoff package. Scotsman, 01/11/01
     
198. Bonfield ends 'action packed' reign at BT. Electronic Telegraph, 01/11/01
     
199. Blair 'acts like Morecambe and Wise with unions'. Ananova, 01/11/01
     
200. Job losses to hit 24 million . Tens of millions of jobs worldwide will be lost by 2002, owing to the global economic slump and US attacks, the ILO says. BBC, 01/11/01
     
201. Irish government clears Valentia's eircom takeover. Reuters, 01/11/01
     
202. Postal Union Brands Scrapping of Early Mail Collections "A Panic Measure. CWU, 31/10/01
     
203. BT's Bonfield stands to take home £3.14m. Ananova, 31/10/01
     
204. Alcatel to shed 90 more jobs in the UK. Ananova, 31/10/01
     
205. BT boss says restructuring will be his legacy. Ananova, 31/10/01
     
206. Alcatel to shed 10,000 more jobs in Europe. Ananova, 31/10/01
     
207. BT chief steps down - with £1.5m. Ananova, 31/10/01
     
208. TUC response on executive pay . TUC General Secretary John Monks responds to the Incomes Data Services' survey on executive pay. TUC
     
209. Anthrax Alert - Gloves . CWU, 30/10/01
     
210. Virgin and Carphone join forces. Ananova, 30/10/01
     
211. Orange announces milestone in its 3G trials. Ananova, 30/10/01
     
212. BT unions fight for network to stay British. The Times, 29/10/01
     
213. Broadband: a revolution Scotland is reluctant to join up for. Scotsman, 29/10/01
     
214. mmO2: BT's unwanted orphan. Electronic Telegraph 28/10/01
     
215. Scottish unions set to back opposition candidates. Sunday Times, 28/10/01
     
216. Union Calls for End to Afghan Bombing . CWU 26/10/01
     
217. TUC says 100,000 jobs lost due to strong pound. Ananova, 26/10/01
     
218. Trade unions celebrate black history month . TUC, 25.10.2001
     
219. The Communication Workers Union has become the first UK union to support the call made by Christian Aid, for a halt to the bombing of Afghanistan. CWU, 26/10/01
     
220. VERTEX: "WE'RE ON THE HOME RUN TO RECOGNITION" SAYS JEANNIE DRAKE. CWU, 25/10/01
     
221. KPN announces 4,800 job cuts. The Scotsman, 26/10/01
     
222. KPN seeks BT tie-up on 3G costs. BBC
     
223. Thus sells off services for £3.5m. Ananova, 26/10/01
     
224. Mobile phone sales fall by 42%, says Ericsson. Ananova, 26/10/01
     
225. TUC says 100,000 jobs lost due to strong pound. Ananova, 26/10/01
     
226. Instant holiday rights for new workers. Ananova, 25/10/01
     
227. Motorola predicts only limited 3G networks until 2004. Financial Times
     
228. UK advertising watchdog tells BT to remove 'fast and reliable' internet ad. AFX
     
229. Paraguay telecom co Antelco privatisation postponed to March. AFX, 27/10/01
     
230. TUC says 'know your new holiday rights'. People at work are entitled to paid holidays from their first day at work from today (Thursday). Up to now holiday rights only started after 13 weeks with the same employer. TUC, 25/10/2001
     
231. Work schemes 'named and shamed'. BBC, 25/10/01
     
232. BT chairman will quit if demerger plans fail. icWALES, 24/10/01
     
233. BT shareholders back demerger of mobile phone arm. Ananova, 23/10/01
     
234. BT workers protest over 'disastrous' mobiles sell-off. Ananova, 23/10/01
     
235. BT needs its O2, unions tell BT EGM. CWU, 22/10/01
     
236. BT staff to join mobile section sell-off protest. Ananova, 22/10/01
     
237. Orange says sales will be better than analysts' predictions. Ananova, 23/10/01
     
238. UK ANTHRAX ALERT: CWU advice to postal workers. CWU, 22/10/01
     
239. Ericsson braced for job cuts. Ananova, 20/10/01
     
240. Wireless Broadband Investment Highlights Madness of Break-Up. CWU, 22/10/01
     
241. £62m cost to UK industry of hanging on the phone. Ananova, 19/10/01
     
242. Sprint to cut 6,000 jobs. Ananova, 18/10/01
     
243. Ericsson cuts another 2,000 jobs. Ananova, 17/10/01
     
244. Concert Closure Good for BT and Employees. CWU, 16/10/01
     
245. Vodafone to cut up to 650 jobs. Ananova, 16/10/01
     
246. BT says it should have acted sooner to cut Concert costs. Ananova, 16/10/01
     
247. 2,300 jobs to go as BT and AT&T end Concert. Ananova, 16/10/01
     
248. AT&T hit by $5.3 billion costs. Ananova, 16/10/01
     
249. Siemens to cut 5,000 jobs. Ananova, 15/10/01
     
250. BT Ignite to open £90m internet data centre in Wales. Ananova, 12/10/01
     
251. BT boss 'expected to quit early'. Ananova, 12/10/01
     
252. BT says mm02 customers have risen to 16.8 million. Ananova, 11/10/01
     
253. Motorola cuts 7,000 more jobs. Ananova, 10/10/01
     
254. Atlantic Telecom's administrators cut 245 jobs. Ananova, 08/10/01
     
255. Orange strengthens hold on UK number one spot. Ananova, 08/10/01
     
256. Strike action at A&L averted. CWU, 08/10/01
     
257. Vodafone increases UK customer base to 4.6 million. Ananova, 04/10/01
     
258. BT in talks to outsource accounting operations. Ananova, 04/10/01
     
259. Alcatel sheds 3,000 jobs worldwide. Ananova, 03/10/01
     
260. NTT DoCoMo 'expects to launch 3G in Europe next year'. Ananova, 03/10/01
     
261. POSTAL CUTS ARE UNNECESSARY, SAYS UNION LEADER. CWU, 03/10/01
     
262. WorldCom to cut 1,000 jobs in Europe. Ananova, 02/10/01
     
263. Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in workers' rights call. BBC, 03/10/01
     
264. Nortel axes 20,000 more jobs. BBC, 02/10/01
     
265. Colt asks for £400m to back networks. BBC, 02/10/01
     
266. WorldCom to cut 1,000 jobs. BBC, 02/10/01
     
267. Terror attacks 'excuse to axe jobs'. Ananova, 02/10/01
     
268. WorldCom to cut 1,000 jobs in Europe. Ananova, 02/10/01
     
269. WorldCom to cut 1,000 more jobs mostly in UK. Financial Times, 01/10/01
     
270. World's first 3G phone service launched. Ananova, 01/10/01
     
     

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271. The Critchley Labels Dispute: what is a "techno-strike"?
     
     
272. Marketing Trade Unions - a Manual by Allen Pascoe
     
273. What are Interest-Based Negotiations? New Zealand trade unionist Allen Pascoe explains what they are and why we should be interested in them.
     
274. Monopoly and Competition in British Telecommunications by John Harper. The former Director of BT's Inland Division defends the record of publicly owned telecommunications. Reproduced with permission from his recent book.
     

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275. "Return of the Job Killers" - and we thought we knew the meaning of 'convergence'.... (published in May/June, 1996, Scottish Trade Union Review )
     
276. "Communications, Computing and Broadcasting" - Digits and Jobs: a severe case of compression (published March/April, 1996, Trade Union News)
     
277. "Organising on The Internet!" - threats and challenges facing telecommunications workers, and some new(?) organising ideas (published in February/March, 1996, Focus - magazine of the Communications Workers Union )
     
278. "Wired, Weird and Wonderful - Thomas Paine and the Internet" - some thoughts following an article in WIRED magazine (published in Focus, (CWU) and Scottish Trade Union Review, 1995)
     

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