Tuesday, 13 September 2016

News you might have missed: August 2016



From Brexit "myths" to Open Britain, and from student grants to Strictly Comes Dancing...

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


News

Brexit Diary: more delays and difficulties
It’s not as simple as some people thought…

A tale of two Brexit Britains
The who and why of Brexit are messy, just like the what, how and when.” – It was just the old…

HIV campaigners win NHS drug battle
Great news (best not to read the comment though)

How a federal republic could keep Britain united
I love the idea of this but it will never happen

IFS crushes Brexit myth: There is no ‘access’ to the single market
We live in a fact-free world, unfortunately

NHS launches consultation on HIV-preventing drugs after losing legal battle
Better late than never

Just because you can release un-redacted data doesn't mean that you should

Open to your ‘legitimate concerns’
Highlights some of my issues with “Open Britain” – the ex-Remain campaign group

Liberal Democrats must enthusiastically occupy the clear pro EU space – nobody else will
Sounds good to me


LGBT

People commodify everything nowadays...

Belize Supreme Court strikes down law criminalising homosexuality
Woop woop!

This study is very flawed/pointless. It looks at how (mostly straight) people think tasks should be split between a couple, not how they ACTUALLY split tasks.


Higher Education

Home Office eases visa rules at four selective universities
This should be every University

Turkey’s higher education chief defends purge
Worrying

Labour pledges to bring back maintenance grants for poorest students
It is better to spend money on grants for poor students than on fee cuts for rich graduates

The case for a transparency revolution in bursaries
More information equals better choices

Professional service staff feel ‘undervalued’, study suggests
You might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment…


Northampton

More seats, free wifi and more ticket options in future for rail passengers between Birmingham and London
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/more-seats-free-wifi-and-more-ticket-options-in-future-for-rail-passengers-between-birmingham-and-london-1-7555902
Sounds promising...


Entertainment

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 contestants rumours: Which stars will be heading into the ballroom this year?
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/strictly-come-dancing/feature/a792346/strictly-come-dancing-2016-contestants-rumours-which-stars-heading-into-ballroom-this-year/
I know who about half of these people are...


And finally…

Totally agree with this --> "I want to have fun, have the odd binge on food I shouldn’t or boozy blowout without feeling I have to do three hours’ training the next day."

"the Pooptastrophe"!!!

Paul and I may or may not have been in some of these situations...

“I often confuse Americans and Canadians. By using long words.”
*hides from my American and Canadian friends*


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