The Blood is The Life 10-01-2013
Thursday, January 10th, 2013 09:00 am![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
miss_s_b- xkcd: Rubber Sheet
this made me giggle
- Why do you write strong female characters?
Shannon Hale deconstructs the assumptions behind the question
- Owen Jones is quite justifiably Cross
- The New Statesman's guide to the lib dem rebels on the benefit bill
- Has Cameron lied to parliament about law breaking?
and if any MP says he has, will it be unparliamentary language? Does tweeting from the chamber count as saying it in the chamber?
- BBC News - Key points: Coalition mid-term review
Useful summary
- #TransDocFail hashtag: The Lowlights
If you've ever wondered what trans people are making all the fuss about, read this post.
- 'Don't Be That Guy' ad campaign cuts Vancouver sex assaults by 10 per cent in 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Who'd have thought it? Rather than telling potential victims to become hermits, telling rapists not to rape people actually has some effect!
- UK most unequal country in the West - News - The Independent
Ig ot this link from pahj and can do no better than to quote him: "Congratulations everyone: we're on a level with Nigeria. Can I assist anyone in this bank account belonging to a deceased politician?"
- State handouts: are benefits too generous? - Channel 4 News
Infographic is informative
- Do you have sex like a girl?
On Suzanne Moore's poison.
- The welfare debate and the end of reason
Brilliant piece.
- Who will bear the brunt of the benefits freeze? | Full Fact
- FactCheck: has David Cameron won the battle of the sexes? | The FactCheck Blog
Short answer: no.
- Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Release Announced - News - Big Finish
- FOI request about cookies on universal job match.
Not answered yet but might be interesting to keep an eye on
