View from the Shire: News you might have missed: October 2016

From Tory conference speeches to by-election results, and from Lindsey Lohan to Tim Horton...

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

Politics

May speech makes it clear: We’re leaving the single market

http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/10/02/may-speech-makes-it-clear-we-re-leaving-the-single-market

Very worrying

James O'Brien: Amber Rudd's Speech Echoes Mein Kampf

http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/james-amber-rudds-speech-echoes-mein-kampf/

Amber Rudd's speech is even worse than i thought

Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right - Never Have The Liberal Democrats Been More Needed
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mathew-hulbert/theresa-may-brexit_b_12352690.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

Totally agree --> "The country I believe in is liberal, open, multicultural; a place where, as long as you abide by the law, you can be what you want to be and behave how you want to behave."

The Tories have finally become Ukip

http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/10/05/the-tories-have-finally-become-ukip

Sad

Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti is dubbed a 'sell-out' as it's claimed she won't vote against 'Snooper's Charter'
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/labour-peer-shami-chakrabarti-dubbed-9009201#ICID=sharebar_facebook

My respect for her has declined a lot recently

Witney byelection: Lib Dems resurgent as Tories hold on with slashed majority

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/21/witney-byelection-lib-dems-tories-slashed-majority?CMP=share_btn_fb

A good result - A 19% swing from Tories to the Lib Dems!

EU and Canada sign Ceta free trade deal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/30/eu-canada-sign-ceta-free-trade-deal-trudeau-juncker?CMP=share_btn_fb

Better late than never...

LGBT

2016 Leading 100 LGBT Executives
https://www.out-standing.org/nominations/2016-role-models/2016-leading-100-lgbt-executives/

As ever when i see this list i have a mix of feelings:

- Proud that people can be out and achieve in a range of industries

- Proud that global businesses are happy to have their staff appear on these lists (cough, where's Apple?, cough)

- The benefits of employee LGBT networks to businesses and all members of staff should be more widely promoted

- A sense of underachievement when i compare myself to all these people (although I would look as good if i had a professional photographer who knew how to photoshop...)

Gibraltar approves same-sex marriage

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/10/26/gibraltar-approves-same-sex-marriage/

Woop woop!

Education

A two-tier Tier 4 system will damage the entire UK HE sector

http://wonkhe.com/blogs/comment-two-tier-tier-4-system-damage/

There should be a level playing field

Concerns Raised As Rudd Announces Possible Clampdown On International Student
https://www.buzzfeed.com/marieleconte/concerns-raised-as-home-office-announces-possible-clampdown?utm_term=.ppozML5B3

Very worrying - international students should be encouraged to come here

Tackling sexual violence and harassment in HE: work still to do
http://wonkhe.com/blogs/analysis-tackling-sexual-violence-and-harassment-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Universities UK have produced an interesting report and proposed some practical solutions - but there is still some way to go

Angry student judges refuse to pick winner of accommodation awards