The Blood is The Life 16-12-2012

• Y’know those stories about the death of the Lib Dems? Turns out, they might’ve been exaggerated…
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• Nick has updated his HIGNFY gender balance spreadsheet again
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• Gettting out of bed ‘against all natural instincts’
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• BBC News - Gardeners and florist 'UK's happiest workers'
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• The Open University declares its love for MOOCs « Just One More Ten Pence Piece …
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• You are not a scrounger: a letter to a disabled reader
  This made me cry. The comments (unusually) are thought-provoking too, especially the long one from Anne Selby
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• 20121213 consultation report on automatic internet blocking (pdf)
  Very, very interesting, and shows that media scare stories do get through, but don't always sway things.
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• Online Safety Bill (1st draft) Review
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• US National Rifle Association call for ban on ‘schools’
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• The Pervocracy: We are the 95%.
  Interesting post on how the lies rapists tell to get away with are so convincing. Triggery in parts. Comments worth reading too. Bear in mind that GMP in this post means "Good Men Project" not "Greater Manchester Police"
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• You’ve Seen ‘The Hobbit’…now Review It! (And Win Something!) | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net™
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• A Eulogy for #Occupy | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
  Very long, but very thought-provoking
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• Making sense of Cameron’s ‘Quadruple Lock’ on Equal Marriage
  Another long post, but comprehensive on the detail of the proposals and why they have been formulated the way they have.
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