From a naked Tory MP to Tim Farron's election, and LGBT diplomats to the future of Higher Education...
Here's the news you might have missed in July...
Politics
Budget to propose longer Sunday trading hours
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33421315?SThisFB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33421315?SThisFB
Scotland manages to cope with longer Sunday trading hours - it's time
England did it too
There
will be English-branded political parties only when there is an English
Parliament
That's ONE way to clean up politics: New Tory MP
poses naked in the shower for racy TV advert being aired in America
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3151984/That-s-ONE-way-clean-politics-New-Tory-MP-poses-naked-shower-racy-TV-advert-aired-America.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3151984/That-s-ONE-way-clean-politics-New-Tory-MP-poses-naked-shower-racy-TV-advert-aired-America.html
Unexpected!
(Warning: Link to Daily Mail)
Chile lawmakers approve marijuana decriminalisation bill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-33438405?SThisFB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-33438405?SThisFB
Interesting...
Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of attacking their forces - BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33675760?SThisFB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33675760?SThisFB
Not a good development in the fight against ISIS
The
political isolation of Britain’s working class: Liberals should reach out
A strong argument
The
battle against the authoritarian Tory and Labour politicians continues…
MPs
should keep their pay rise
Controversial,
but I agree!
Tim Farron's First Speech As Lib Dem
Leader
Pretty
engaging ;-)
New Lib Dem leader Tim Farron ‘refuses
to answer’ when asked if gay sex is a sin
Didn’t
look good
Sad fall
out from the above story
Actions
versus words… I’m still torn but his record isn’t as bad as some people argued
The
@timfarron saga rolls on, then. This post is in answer to an anon comment...
This à Liberalism is
legislating for the rights of people to do things that you personally
disapprove of, because as long as they aren't harming anybody else it's not
within your gift to intervene.
Tim Farron sets out Lib Dem opposition to the Tory welfare
cuts while Labour goes for abstention
Go Tim!
Twitter reacts to one Labour MP's
Welfare Bill abstention...
It didn’t
go well…
A liberal approach to evidence-based policy-making
We
definitely need more of this
LGBT
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
gathers all LGBT Ambassadors
Symbolic
but positive
In
Europe, Pride Is a Key Political Barometer. Budapest’s Was Safe, at Times Even
Joyful.
Good news
Congratulations! Irish Parliament
passes Gender Recognition Bill
Woop
woop!
Opinion: When ‘Free Pride’ isn’t all that ‘free’ at all
Good
coverage of the arguments for banning UKIP but not Drag Queens from Pride
festivals
Interview: The US LGBT rights envoy on
what’s next for the global LGBT community
I’m not
sure if the role is needed (surely it could be embedded in everyone’s work in
government) but he is doing some good work
Dr Christian Jessen: I was ‘naive’ and
‘stupid’ to give drugs advice on Grindr
Yep!
European Court: Countries must
recognise same-sex partnerships
Technically
only Italy must, but this is still good news
Pride and
the United Nations
The UK
Ambassador to the UN is campaigning for LGBT rights – I support this message!
Interview: Equalities minister
on voting against same-sex marriage, taking her children to Pride
Sigh
Science
ZX Spectrum keyboard remake nears completion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33379468?SThisFB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33379468?SThisFB
But will it make the irritating noise that the cassette player used to
make?
That Lab Coat Looks Good on You
The gender of a woman astronomer was changed when her research went
viral!
Education
Universities don’t understand how international
students learn
Shockingly enough, there is no such thing as a typical international
student
Should PhD students be classed as
employees?
I’m undecided…
OU students' progress to be monitored by software
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33675471?SThisFB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33675471?SThisFB
I expect this will be nationwide in two years
The future of universities is more political than ever
There is
lots of uncertainty ahead
Funding reforms mean 'substantially
higher debt for poorest students'
Good for
the deficit but bad for poor students – Tory HE policy in a nutshell
Finding
new ways to measure graduate success
The
current system can be gamed by institutions, any new system will need to resist
that
Entertainment
Review: Vicious, S02E06 – Wedding
Vicious has got a lot better and i really enjoyed this finale. I may
have had a tear or two at the end...
New SPECTRE trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTDaET-JweU&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTDaET-JweU&feature=share
Looks awesome
Meet this year's Great British Bake Off contestants, from a bodybuilder
to the Dalai Lama's personal photographer
A happy diverse bunch...
'Xena:
Warrior Princess' Reboot in the Works at NBC
Hope they
don’t mess it up
And finally…
Mean Gays - Courtney Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgGJ23uys68&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgGJ23uys68&feature=youtu.be
I saw a few of these in Sitges...
First-time buyers’ definition of London now includes Coventry
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/first-time-buyers-definition-of-london-increasingly-loose-20150724100413
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/first-time-buyers-definition-of-london-increasingly-loose-20150724100413
Lol “I can’t believe none of the hipsters have discovered Coventry. It’s
almost like a little city to itself but only 58 minutes from Euston on the
train.”
Awesome Panda GIF
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