May 27, 2004
A Most Beneficent Government
I'm not a Discworld fan, but Nin is -- big time! But this interview with Terry Pratchett, discussing the next Discworld novel, "Going Postal", tickled me, especially this bit:
"People in the U.K. are familiar with the title concept, though it isn't quite the same here. Because a beneficent government has seen to it that only criminals can have guns in the U.K., it's not so easy to get hold of a pump-action shotgun and walk into work with it.
(via SciFi Wire)
Posted by Ithildin at May 27, 2004 5:24 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Cool, another Terry Pratchett book!
Posted by: Dave at May 28, 2004 6:19 AM
In addition to writing some great stuff, I also really like that Pratchett has views on gun control that most of the British political and cultural establishment would find horrifyingly un-PC.
Posted by: Dave J at May 27, 2004 6:34 PM