Wednesday, 13 April 2016

News you might have missed: March 2016



From poppers being unbanned to the EU referendum, and from u-turns on PreP to Xena: The Warrior Princess...

Here's the news you might have missed in March...


Politics

Corbyn will be punished for his bravery on sex work
This --> “You can't get rid of prostitution. All you can do is limit its damage. That involves evidence-based policies on how to protect the men and women doing it.

Down with the tampon tax!

Lib Dem MPs split 3 ways over Sunday Trading laws
I was in favour of the change – let local communities be able to choose.

Government’s top drugs advisors intervene: Poppers may not become illegal after all
It’s all about the science…

Psychoactive Substances Act delayed while the Home Office works out what it has banned
They still don’t know what they do not know what the definition of 'psychoactive' is!

IDS loses legal challenge to keep Universal Credit problems secret
Good

Danny Alexander and the SpongeBob SquarePants lunchbox
The perils of being a press officer

Theresa May ‘failed to prove’ language test students cheated
Yet another legal judgement against the government

The EU referendum: A battle between the social classes
The most affluent are more solidly for IN

Why this lifelong Eurosceptic is now voting to stay in
A surprising vote for IN


LGBT

Hungary blocks European agreement on LGBT rights
Sigh…

This Is What It's Like Being An Ambassador To An Anti-Gay Country When You're A Lesbianhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-is-what-its-like-being-an-ambassador-to-an-anti-gay-cou?utm_term=.fqEo4PDYR
Really interesting to read - not just the lesbian aspect but also being an ambassador to Ukraine

NUS officer: We aren’t trying to ‘chuck out’ gay men from the LGBT movement
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/03/31/nus-officer-we-arent-trying-to-chuck-out-gay-men-from-the-lgbt-movement/
I'm a fan of the NUS LGBT campaign (as it was where I met Paul). I support their right to pass their own policies. But they did resolve "To encourage LGBT+ Societies that have a gay men’s rep to drop the position"


Education

End of grants 'likely to force thousands more students to work'
Not exactly a surprise

How not to chair a committee meeting in a university
I’ve seen all these

HEFCE’s new quality system gives students a role but robs them of power
I agree with a lot of this


Science/Technology

A bad decision... “The UK once had a reputation for being a leader in HIV prevention and that reputation now lays in tatters,”

Here's The NHS File That Contradicts Its Reason For Not Rolling Out HIV Prevention Drug
http://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/heres-the-nhs-file-that-contradicts-its-reason-for-not-rolli
It shouldn't be up to NHS England to decide what it is responsible for - it should just roll out Prep

Vote for Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage Lego!
Please vote for this proposed Lego set

Marvel just called on science-loving teenage girls to literally save the world
Go Marvel!


Entertainment

I could name two but there are plenty...

Xena: The Warrior Princess to be out and proud in new reboot
Woop woop!

Wentworth's openness about mental health should be praised. It is not every day someone famous talks about feeling suicidal and the support available to people who are.

If Marvel Drew Male Superheroes the Same Way It Draws Female Ones, Here's How Absurd It Would Look
http://mic.com/articles/97494/if-marvel-drew-male-superheroes-the-same-way-it-draws-female-ones-here-s-how-absurd-it-would-look#.NMP2ZFD9Z
They are very Tom of Finland...


Any finally…

GHOSTBUSTERS - Official Trailer (HD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw&feature=share
Looks promising...

The correct answer for someone my age... You're a Generation Xer with Generation Y tendencies

You find all sorts in the highlands!

Looks good

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