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Here you will find out about the hardware I have used for v1 & 2 of my CarPC. Where I can I have given you information as to how good the product is and others that do the same job.
The Hart Of The System A ITX PC
- VIA EPIA 800 Mini-ITX motherboard and VIA 800Mhz C3 processor.
- 1 x 128MB DIMM
- 1 x 20GB Harddisk
- 1 Dell 24x Slim CD ROM Drive
- 100/133Mhz Front Side Bus VIA Apollo Chipset
- Integrated AGP4X Graphics
- Integrated VIA AC'97 Audio
- Integrated VIA 10/100 LAN 1 PCI Slot 3 Audio Jacks – Line-out, Mic-in and Line-in 1
- EPP/ECP parallel port 1 16C550 compatible serial port
- 2 External PS/2 Compatible Keyboard /Mouse ports
- 2 TV output ports (S-Video or optional RCA TV out) 1 SPDIF out TV-OUT with Integrated Macro Vision 7.01 and supports NTSC/PAL TV formats
- Black Cubid 2688R Mini-ITX case with twin front-mounted USB ports and PCI riser card
- External 'brick type' Mains Adapter
The system has many uses such as DIVX player for internet movies, as a MAME arcade machine, MP3 and Other codec player, and is neatly packaged in a black metal case measuring 292mm x 273mm x 63mm.
Further specifications on the EPIA can be found here.
The machine its self it very small. Although a little tough to get in to but once in there is loads of space ( considering ). I may need to move the fans for the DC to DC power supply ( pictures soon ). how ever a full size PCI card fits in very nicely.
As far as Windows XP goes the OS has most of the drivers required with out the need for any downloads – although that can not be said for Windows ME / 98 which needed most of them to make it usable.
I did need to update the BIOS how ever this did mean that for some strange reason when shutting down though Media Engine the system rebooted ? In order to make the hard drive a little safer while on the move have come up with a ( untested ) idea. I have worked a lot on HP Vectra VL PCs, on their hard drive mounting trays are some rubber bungs. These go in between the screw head and the hard drive with the idea to smooth out any bangs. I have took these and mounted them on the tray for my PC. Making sure that the case is not to tight when the screws are in it should protect the hard drive from a certain amount of vibration while moving.
Lastly I have now installed a Riva TNT 3D card. See the software section to see why, how ever you will find further pictures here. Should you have any problems when using your composite video screen because the PC does not think there is a proper screen attached then click here for the solution, a VGA Dummy from Modasylum.com.
In all 8 out of 10 ( Version EPIA 800 Motherboard & Cubid 2688r Case )
Lilliput 619GL-70NP (XGA) With Touchscreen
- Screen size 7″ digital
- Aspect ratio 16:9 wide TFT screen. Optional 4 display modes: 4:3<–>16:9 <–>16:9 Zoom<–>4:3 For CCTV
- Resolution 1,152,000 pixels
- Color configuration RGB stripe
- Power input DC 12V
- Power consumption 9W
- Video system 2x Video inputs (PAL/NTSC)
- 1x Audio input
- 1x VGA input
- High resolution and no radiation (better for eyes' protection)
- Reversible screen: X-turn (mirror picture) & Y-turn (flip-down picture) available
- Video input signal: 1.0Vp-p, composite video
- Audio output: Speaker built-in & earphone jack
- Full function OSD control (Multi-language)
What is included ? – 7″ VGA Touch screen TFT with Video-support and built-in speakers
- Infrared Remote Control
- Car dash mounting bracket
- AV-cord
- Computer-connection cord
- Power Adapter f. EU 230V
- Cigarette Lighter Adapter
- Touch screen Driver-CD
- Manual
The Media Remote RF Control ( Also Known By x10 or a Fire Cracker )
This custom RF remote comes with everything you need to add control to pretty much any application you may be writing. It comes with a USB RF receiver, and you can download drivers as well as source code and test programs online to help you integrate support into your program. This remote is silver in colour and has everything you need to put yourself in control of entertainment. All the buttons are clearly labelled with symbols that most everyone knows; this means even people who have never used the remote before learn how in just minutes.
You will notice that each button has a few functions. When you press search for example, you can type letters in just like you do on a cellular phone, once the search is done, the buttons return to their normal functions. The use of multi-function buttons allows the remote to be very small in size.
Since the remote uses RF technology there is no need to aim it at a receiver, just be within 15 feet of it. It uses radio frequencies to transmit to the included receiver which hooks to your computers USB port. You may also want to have a look at Girder – the application has a control set just for this remote, look for 'Fire Cracker'. Finally the remote is very small at only 6.25″ x 2″ x 1″ in size – very well worth the money.
In all 9 out of 10 http://www.mediaremote.com/
Globsat BU-303 GPS Receiver
BU-303 has all the hardware necessary for customer to connect the equipment to Notebook PC or Laptop enables easy and convenient connecting to your computer through a USB connector. If you already have application software or you are developing own application, and you need a GPS receiver to provide your velocity and time data, this is the perfectly fits your needs. The USB driver and user manual.
BU- 303 GPS Receiver With USB Interface – Features
- "SiRF Star II/LP" high performance and low power consumption chipset.
- All-in-view 12-channel parallel processing
- Built-in active antenna
- High sensitivity to satellite signal
- Cold start under 45 seconds, average
- Superior urban canyon performance
- FoliageLock for weak signal tracking
- Build-in SuperCap to reserve system data for rapid satellite acquisition
- Supported NMEA 0183 command: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, GLL, VTG
- Super-cohesive magnetic for mounting on the car.
- Non-slip on the bottom
- USB interface connection port
- LED indicator for GPS fix or not fix.
- LED OFF: Receiver switch off
- LED ON : No fixed, Signal searching
- LED Flashing: Position Fixed
This thread may be of some interest to those that are having problems with this unit……
8 out of 10 http://www.globalsat.com.tw/
Kenwood KDC-W6527 ( My Head Unit )
Audio Features
Tuner Features
Changer Features
General Features
Added Features
CD Features
TM-7002S 7″ Car LCD Monitor With Touch Screen Add On
Full Review Here
- Screen size: 7″ (diagonal 16:9)
- Active Matrix TFT LCD Monitor
- PAL/NTSC auto selector
- Resolution: 1440 (H) x 234 (V)
- Viewing Angle (L/R:50 deg U/D:25 deg)
- Full function remote with OSD
- 2 video input
- Power Input: 12 V DC
- Power Consumption: <6W
Specifications for Touchkit controller.
- Power requirements +5VDC ( Maximum 100mA, typical 70mA, 50mV peak to peak maximum ripple )
- Operating temperature 0 to 50 C
- Storage Temperature -40 to 80 C
- Relative Humidity 95% at 60 C
- Protocol RS232 Model: 9600 bauds, None parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
- USB Model: USB 1.1 Low speed
- Max Resolution 2048 X 2048
- Report rate Max. 160 points/sec
- Response time Resistive: Max. 35 ms
- Panel resistance 4, 8 wire resistive model: 300 ~ 900 ohm
- Regulatory Approvals FCC-B, CE
Click here for my own drivers for this screen and for use with Windows OS's (16:9)
Full Digitalww 7002s Touch Screen Review
So what's it like ? Is it worth the money ? Conclusions later – in the mean time lets look at what you get…. and before you lot with the VGA monitors shout up just bare in mind the cost – £135 Delivered with the touch screen installed ! Now how much was that Xenarc ? Again more about that in the conclusion. The order was put in via email and Paypal from the UK to the supplier Digitalww in the states – 5 days later it was delivered. As you will see from fig 1 to the left it was perfectly packed in a bright blue small box. The 'wide screen' unit is very thin indeed and from first look shows quality – by that I mean more than you would expect for the price. The unit its self is fairly light and easy to control with the remote and the pre/after sales support you get from Armen the owner is excellent. In-case you are wondering he has an excellent reputation over at mp3car.com.
The screen quality is very good for composite video although it will never be as good as a true VGA monitor. The picture is a little fuzzy how ever at distance ( and the right resolution for you ) it will be unnoticeable. The only major problem with using a composite monitor is that the PC will only detect it as a general TV device. You will need to create a custom device driver – such as mine – so your screen does not look out of shape. Basically what I mean by that is if you have a round object on your screen ( well a wide screen any way ) it looks elliptical and very strange. It does not stop the unit working how ever it can be annoying if you want to show your system off. The software in this unit seems to have been adapted from another unit with the volume and tint commands still been available, although this is a little annoyance it does not impede the use of the unit as such except that you have to press a key a couple of time to get past these non used options.
The unit connected to the PC / or other device through a USB cable ( which is the add-on for the touch screen ) or through the original multi pin cable. This cable supplies the two video feeds and the power supply to the monitor in one easy move. Although the obvious idea behind it is so you can remove it from the car its little tougher then you think. This may be a case that its new how ever you do get the feeling that if you don't get it right you may bend or break one of the pins.
My conclusion is that this is an excellent product for the price. The company has an excellent reputation where it matters and with my dealings that has been proven. The product its self is excellent and does exactly what I expected how ever I did find that the unwanted menu items and a very long USB cable which means it will have to be cut to make it removable the only let downs. If your looking for a monitor on a budget then this has got to be the one although there are others available from Digitalww and they are always changing the models and the spec.
In all 8.5 out of 10 ( Model Reviewed 7002s With Touch Screen Installed )
The Digitalww 7002s Touch Screen Manual
GPS Receiver – The Royaltk RGM 2000 ( Sapphire GPS Mouse ) – Replaced
- Sirf II chip set , USB connection
- Practically no logging in times, immediately ready for launch!
- 12 channel technology
- Round shape of the housing for best receiving characteristics
- Absolutely high-quality processing (this mouse also works with Destinator )
- Very small
- Integrated magnetic disk for simple attachment to metal surfaces
- The fastest and most exact position determination available at the moment ( GPS )
- Outstanding for the placement in the interior behind the windshield
- Works with NMEA compatible navigation software (map & Guide, TravelBook, MarcoPolo Travel Planner, Autoroute, Route66, etc..)
- Driver for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- The perfect alternative – for notebook navigation system in the car
The GPS Unit – I bought this off EBay after been recommended it because of the it works (using a COM port via USB ) its very compatible with lots of different software. It comes in either a USB ( mine ) or Serial Version. Effectively the same unit – the only difference is that the USB has an in-line Serial-USB converter. Click here for the manufactures ( Royaltek ) site. The sellers ( tsgps.de ) main site is here…
Some Hard To Find FAQ Information
1) How do I update the drivers for XP ?: The driver of Sapphire for Winxp is only USB driver. You can download it from http://www.royaltek.com/proditem.asp?filename=Support/software.asp
2) How do I update the firmware on the GPS with the flash Utill you provide and what are the settings I need to use ie address space etc ?: Refer to http://www.royaltek.com/proditem.asp?faq=yes&classx=Engineering#3Q1
Specifications of IR-receiver module – No Longer Needed
The electronic of the module sits in the plug. No need of an external power supply. Supply is directly by the serial interface. Purchased from Zapway it will allow me to use the remote control purchased with various software. I have asked for the D-Way head you see here to be changed for another so it can be unscrewed very quickly when removing the unit out of the car. It will work with the following software. Some thing to watch for which I did not know is that the Via boards can't always power these IR sensors due to a voltage difference on the com port, ZapWay to a special version which will deal with this problem. The whole unit with mods has cost me around £24 delivered from main land Europe. I did want to go USB – and probably still will in the future but not many of these software packages support them properly yet. Also don't thing by getting a USB to serial converter will work, most of these packages address the sensor directly to the IRQ in some strange way therefore that wont work.
- Girder
- Universal Infrared Control Engine
- IRassistant
- Winlirc & More
Drivers can be downloaded here
Sensor Specifications
- Connection to PC: Serial interface – 9 pole Sub-D socket
- Sensor sensitivity: (maximum at customary 38 kHz modulation of the remote control)
- Dependent of the remote control typically 10 – 30 meters (33 -100 feet) Also reflected by walls distances of some meters can be achieved.
- See also diag. below.
- Length of cable between sensor and connection plug: 2 – 15 meters (6,5 – 49,2 feet)
- Measures of sensor:Area as seen from cable-axis: 5,5 * 6,0 mm
- Directivity of the sensor: e. g. for 45° the value of 0,5 shows the sensitivity and therefore the reach is 50 % – that's 5 -15 Meter.
Patriot PCBX 300/1 – The Old PC Unit – Replaced
Because I cannot get a DC-DC power supply for this unit I am going to buy a new ITX system at some point soon
Below is a copy of the information from the power supply itself. PC100 Switching Power Supply Model PS100 AC Input: 100v to 240v auto 2A 60.50Hz
DC – – – +12V 5VSB Ground PS-ON#
OUTPUT 5.5A 0.8A Return Signal
Below is a picture of the motherboard and the six pin socket which the wires from the power supply should go into. I have numbered the individual pin holes next to the blow-up of the socket. The blow-up is orientated the same way as it is in the picture. You can now cross check the positions of the different coloured wires with the table above.
The Original Plan ( And Like All Good Things Its Changed Since Then )
The old diagrams off what the system was going to be like can be found here
Hard Disks With No Moving Parts ? Flash IDE Drives Are Here
One of the major upgrades I am planning is to make the system as resilient and as quick as possible. One of the flaws about using a PC is the hard drive ( even the IBM Micro-drives to some degree ) – it has constantly moving parts which don't like bumps, they can be noisy and generate heat therefore need more cooling which in turn generates more noise. Enter the solid state disk other wise known as flash memory because its a chip based storage medium which you 'flash' or write information. Because its chip based it has no moving parts therefore less likely to fail or be susceptible to things like knocks etc. There are two different types and sizes but the main version available is the one you see to the right of this text. They can be used in all sorts of applications such as PDA storage, MP3 players and digital cameras but now they, with the use of an adaptor ( £13 from Linitx.com ), can be used as a fully working solid state hard drive for a PC running Windows or a Unix operating system. As a rule they mainly come with the FAT16 file system formatted on it how ever as this is to allow the vast majority of devices to use these cards straight off there is no reason you can't use another suitable format such as FAT32 or HPFS. So what do you need ? First of all you will need a large enough Compact Flash Card for you to write to. The prices for these are coming down and on average you can get a 512Mb version for a reasonable price how ever I personally don't link the idea of these as they are to small to use just like a full replacement for a hard disk as you need to start cutting your operating system and applications down to fit. The answer is to find a large Compact Flash Card such as the ones from Pretec.com where the largest one they have to use in this format is a wopping 2Gig how ever this does come with a $999 price tag. They do other cards up to 3Gig how ever these are a different type and I don't know enough about them at this stage other than you need certain hardware. Once you have connect the power and IDE cables to the adaptor and placed the card in the slot the PC hardware and operating system will treat it just like a normal hard disk – after that its up to you to create your own system.


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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
Have you ever stopped to consider where the water from your toilet and sinks goes to? It was not long ago that almost every home had a cesspit to collect all household waste, in fact, in many remote communities' cesspits are still the norm.
There are many myths surrounding our drainage and although the Roman's did indeed do much for the country, they did not build the foul drainage channels that are still present in the streets below London.
According to SewerHistory.org, the first sewers in London were simply open ditches that drained towards the Thames. The word sewer actually derives from Old French seuwiere, which means to remove water. In modern English, sewerage describers the sewer network and sewage is the waste water within the network.
Modern sewers are kept separate from rainwater drainage and remain fully enclosed between house and treatment work. However, in many cities, including London, parts of the sewerage network are still connected to rainwater runoff, and this is a common cause of sewage overspills.
It wasn't until the late 1850's that London began to recognize the importance of a fully functioning sewage system. Before this time diseases such as typhoid and cholera claimed thousands of lives as a result of untreated sewerage and un-sanitised water. The Thames resembled an open sewer despite the river supplying the source for the cities drinking water!
The Great Stink of 1858 was The Thames become almost clogged with foul waste and this prompted the government to take action to improve the city's outdated sewage systems.
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When used water is expelled through toilet flushing or sink drainage the waste water must go through a cleaning process to transform the water back to its sanitary state so it is acceptable to be re-introduced back into the rivers.
As the used water has become contaminated and unfit for human use it is transferred through the draining system which then connects to underground pipes leading to the sewage system. This sewage water will then be transmitted to the sewage treatment works in preparation for the first stage of the multi cleaning process.
Following the waste water treatment process the now clean water is then put back into rivers and reservoirs and may eventually become a suitable water supply. Current technology does not allow sewage to be converted to drinking water, but researchers in America are working on this.
Future plans for expansion of sewage treatment works and modernization of sewers is likely to further accommodate the Greater London's population growth, although London's "super sewer" is probably still several years away.


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Event: Autumn Quiz Supper 2015
The Autumn Quiz Supper will be held at Pinner Village Hall, an excellent venue with ample parking and good accessibility.
The supper on offer is pizza and salad — thanks to Pizza Hut who are again giving us a generous discount.
Drinks may be purchased from the bar. (Please don't bring your own drinks as it's against the venue hire conditions.)
Teams are of 8 to 12 but don't worry if there are fewer of you than that as we will partner you with others in the same situation.
Tickets will be available from the Centre priced £16, or £12 if you don't want any food.
Venue location
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Fury Edge Description
The manufacturer (Healthy Rips) has been come to be known for releasing quality vaporizers in small packages and the Fury Edge continues that tradition. It's an improvement on the popular Fury 2 with a longer battery life, ability for multiple attachments and much more. It's a powerful little unit that has enough juice to keep you going.
Small and discreet
The Fury Edge is palm sized and stands just 1cm taller than the Fury 2, while improving significantly. It's packed with state of the art temp control features, awesome battery life and a flurry of new features in a small package. It uses a durable but extremely lightweight kirksite alloy chassis which grants it the ability to be so light but powerful.
Incredible vapor for its size
Don't be fooled by the HR Fury Edge's size: its unique (mostly) convection heating system gives you big clouds in a small package. It definitely produces some of the best vapor quality for any vaporizer in its weight class. There is very little draw resistance and the vapor that hits your lips is cool and flavourful. You can pack up to 0.2 grams of dry herb in to the chamber which is the perfect amount on the go. If concentrates are your thing, it can also handle those with the wax pad.
Long lasting battery
Although the size has only been increased by a bit, the battery life has almost increased by 50% to 2300 mAh. While that might not mean much to you, it's a noticeable increase and improves a weak area of the Fury 2. That's a massive jump from 40 minutes active vaping time to over 70 minutes, which is great for a vaporizer this portable.
Fast USB-C charging
Not only is the battery improved, but you can charge the Healthy Rips Fury Edge in record time too. HR has opted for a much faster, USB-C charge method. Beyond the accelerated charge time, USB-C has the added benefit of employing a non-directional port, which stops you from wearing out your connection. This means that your vaporizer will last longer.
Easy to use and clean
Easy three button operation, super fast heating time and the convenience of haptic feedback all make using the Fury Edge an absolute delight. Cleaning is as painless as a wipe out of the bowl with a q-tip or the included cleaning tools, while a 5 minute alcohol soak, rinse and air-dry will suffice when a deep clean is needed. When cleaning is no longer doing the trick, they've have included a replacement stainless steel screen for you to start fresh.
Attach multiple accessories
With the all-new accessories attachment mouthpiece, which slips directly into place in place of the regular mouthpiece module, you can now fit an expanded range of accessories directly into the top of the device. A comprehensive range of accessories can now be attached including the: WPA, glass mouthpiece, angled mouthpiece and bubble pipe (only the glass mouthpiece is included in the purchase though).
It's obvious that HR has been listening to their customers with the Fury Edge. It's been improved in all of the best ways. With a good battery life, USB-C charging, awesome vapor quality... all in a small package, you can't really go wrong with it!
What's in the box?
1 x Fury Edge Vaporizer
1 x Protective 'Smell' Cover
1 x Mouthpiece with Glass Vapor Path
1 x Accessories Attachment for Glass
1 x Glass Mouthpiece for Attachment
1 x Wall Charger
1 x USB-C Charging Cord
1 x Stainless Steel Oil & Wax Pad
1 x Extra O-Ring & Screen Set
1 x Wax & Cleaning Tool
1 x Cleaning Brush
1 x Tweezers
1 x User Manual
Fury Edge Specifications
|Healthy Rips
|Vaporizer Type
|Handheld portable
|Heat Up Time
|20 seconds
|Herbs, concentrates
|Battery Life
|70 minutes
|Heat Style
|Mostly convection
|1 year w/ manufacturer
|2 in x 1 in x 3.5 in
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As mentioned in my previous blog New to AWS GuardDuty? I have been working on open sourcing the tool that I wrote for internal use. Now it is public available on my GitHub: AWS GuardDuty Manager Description AWS GuardDuty Manager (GDM) is a tool that allows you to perform some common GuardDuty tasks (start, stop and … Continue reading AWS GuardDuty Manager
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Kubernetes is the winner
There used to be lots of debates on what is the best container orchestration platform? Is it ECS or Mesos or Nomad or swarm or Kubernetes ? With some moves in the industry recently, I think the answer is obvious now - Kubernetes is the winner! What happened in the past a few weeks? Docker announced 'Adding Kubernetes … Continue reading Kubernetes is the winner
Autosam Release
Autosam is a project that I created to automate the Akamai Cloudlets Edge Redirect from end to end, including add new rules, remove duplicated rules if there are any, push to staging, test in staging, push to production, test in production. Now it is available for download from my Github repo. Enjoy Autosam 🙂
Send VPC flow logs to Sumologic
VPC flow is a AWS feature that allows you to capture the inbound and outbound traffics of all network interfaces in your VPC. To get the information, you have to go to the Cloudwatch to read the raw logs line by line which is not really efficient. If you happen to use Sumologic, you can … Continue reading Send VPC flow logs to Sumologic
AWS cross accounts access S3 buckets
When working on AWS cross accounts S3 access, I found out that - Only s3:CreateBucket, s3:ListAllMyBuckets and s3:GetBucketLocation 3 actions are allowed to set relative-id of Resource to "*". For all other bucket actions, you must specify a bucket name. E.g If I want to allow a user from account B to put objects into … Continue reading AWS cross accounts access S3 buckets
Install Evernote and Gdrive client in Ubuntu
Evernote and GDrive are my two favourite Cloud tools. Unfortunately, either of them currently has the official client. But there are a couple unofficial clients which work well in Ubunu. Nevernote and Everpad are for Evernote, Grive and Insync are for GDrive. Personally, I prefer Nevernote and Grive.How to install Nevernote in Ubuntu:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vincent-c/nevernotesudo apt-get … Continue reading Install Evernote and Gdrive client in Ubuntu
Create Windows instance in AWS
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September 2012
Jeanne-Marie Jackson
How I Killed Margaret Thatcher by Anthony Cartwright
My earliest political memory was formed in a large apartment house my parents once renovated. It was 1988, I was not quite four years old, and I had no idea we were broke. No more than once a week my mom would walk my sister and me to Dairy Queen up the street, where we'd eat chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream. It's likely we made this pilgrimage on the day in question, since I recall feeling snug and sated when a face caught my notice that night on TV. It was furrowed but kind, firm but serene, with the sort of genteel smile I'd later associate with dads who probably didn't spend much time hanging drywall in condemned properties. The face belonged to George H.W. Bush, and my own paint-spattered, sweat-stained father wanted him to be president. A few years later we lost that house and my family declared bankruptcy, then fell apart.
By that point I knew we had been unlucky, and that a lot of other people in my small, used-up city had been unlucky too. This has everything and nothing to do with Anthony Cartwright's new novel How I Killed Margaret Thatcher, which takes place in the English Midlands on the cusp of post-industrialization. The book begins with a boy named Sean Bull's memory of Thatcher's first day in office, the recollection's grownup weight refracted through his nine-year-old viewpoint. Cartwright comes out swinging with the opening line, spoken by Sean's fifty-six-year-old Labor loyalist grandfather upon learning that his brother voted for the other side. "Judas Iscariot's here, look," he seethes before punching his loved one in the face. "Here comes Judas Iscariot."
What Sean's grandfather doesn't know is that his own son also cast his lot for Thatcher. We're privy to this through Sean, but the information is mostly irrelevant to the rest of the novel's unfolding. It all seems rather arbitrary, who gets what, who dies how, and as a result How I Killed Margaret Thatcher both spins on fatalism and struggles against it. The brother leads a middle-class life and drops dead of a heart attack, while Sean's father is wrecked by unemployment before bleeding to death when he falls on a factory blade.
Thatcher, as you might suppose, is still standing at the end of the book, after Sean abandons his plan to assassinate her with a family revolver. "It wouldn't do any good, would it?" he asks his cousin Johnny, whose usual volubility gives way to a thick, resigned "No." They have this exchange eating bacon and eggs at a café with a TV, across whose screen Thatcher strides in the wake of an IRA bombing of her hotel. "Some workmen in the corner of the café start to clap," Sean recalls. "They clap and cheer in the hall as Margaret Thatcher gets to the podium, they wave their Union Jacks." We imagine some of these men will make widows of women just like Sean's mother, an alcoholic whose last trip is to lay flowers on Princess Diana's grave.
It is much to Cartwright's credit that this angry dismay does not take the form of derision. He draws even those working-class people who wind up on the "wrong" side of history with finely tuned emotional acumen, mourning their lack of foresight, yes, but never passing judgment that infects his commitment to character. The fool's gold of upward mobility glows with sadness, rather than the cheaper sheen of condescension, in Cartwright's hands. And because he won't say, "I told you so," I found this to be the most galvanizing novel I've read in a very long time.
Why, exactly? First I must confess that though its mid-'80s references to Star Wars and "Thriller" rang true to me, I was initially disoriented by just about everything else in this trim, steady book: the switching between Sean's adult narration and the italicized scenes from his youth, the diction full of throaty "yows" and "yers," the Iron Lady quotations that head each chapter. Part of the problem is that I am of an age and from a place that make me think of Meryl Streep instead of Milton Friedman when this nickname arises at all. What binds the fate of my Northeastern manufacturing town to the coalmines of Dudley, England is therefore not my lived experience of the events Cartwright recasts, which will no doubt be enough to keep some (older) people reading. It is the plaintively personal tones of lived decay: of a region, of a compact, of a sense that every place will find its place in a new world order.
Zadie Smith raises the issue of region in her cover blurb, and it is no doubt integral to Cartwright's writing. In fact, Smith makes a pronouncement that could cut two ways in its implication. "Shines brightly for regional fiction," she writes, the "for" here either a mark of low stakes (that was great, for the minor leagues!) or a challenge to the prevailing standards of the global literary marketplace. What those standards are can be gleaned from everything Cartwright doesn't do: he doesn't show how a Midlands quarry connects to a trading room floor in the City of London, and he doesn't sustain our interest in where Sean came from because he wound up somewhere we'd rather read about. How I Killed Margaret Thatcher is an elegy for just scraping by that turns into a portrait of outright devastation. It is not a call to arms in any obvious sense, but it is a yowl of rage at the fact that we cannot imagine, at this point, what a viable call to arms would even look like.
As the characters in How I Killed Margaret Thatcher are pushed further astray of the lives they worked to have, I got angrier at the Prime Minister's glib encouragement. "In Britain we have the tradition of facing the severest tests as a family," she's quoted at one point, "working together to meet and overcome adversity." But families are fractured, and marriages wilt, and people wind up in straits they'd never imagined. Who's to blame by the time it comes to that? Anthony Cartwright knows where his finger is pointing, but his target won't stand still. Her venom, after all, has been flowing since the novel's second chapter, and it took me until the end to really care.
How I Killed Margaret Thatcher by Anthony Cartwright
Tindal Street Press
288 pages


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