Apart from the US election and it's ongoing fallout, there has been some other news...
Here's the news you might have missed in November...
Politics
May's India trip shows the ultimate failure of
the Brexit project
The future is
going to be wobbly
Insecure,
ineffective and dangerous: The reality of the UK's new porn bill
Supported by
the Tories and Labour, this bill/act is a worrying development
LGBT
UN votes to keep first expert on LGBT rights
Good news
Gay Male Sexuality Is Under Attack From Without AND
Within
An interesting perspective --> “The
idea it is racist to find a certain skin tone attractive but okay to find only
a certain gender attractive is messy at best.”
Tanzania suspends HIV outreach programmes because
‘homosexuality is illegal’
Saving people’s
lives is not “promoting homosexuality”
Education
‘I
feel truly ashamed.’ Keith Burnett on Theresa May’s trade mission to India
A Higher
Education perspective on the trade mission – and it’s not good
The
rise of TNE: if you can’t import students, export degrees instead
Totally agree --> “TNE is about growing relationships, extending global footprints, and
reaching out to students who not otherwise be able to access programmes that
they want to study.”
Jo
Johnson - Why I amended the Higher Education and Research Bill
So the Minister
rejected every opposition amendment but is “listening”
Academics aren't lobbyists – so our research changes
nothing
Academics want
to talk, so what can be done to make policy-makers listen?
City University students vote for campus ban on Sun,
Mail and Express
I am generally
not in favour of banning things. I prefer to inform people so they can make an
educated personal decision to boycott or not. However I also support the right
of members of students’ unions to make their own democratic decisions about a
ban.
Science/Technology
NHS England loses appeal in court battle over
HIV-preventing drugs
Good
Entertainment
Strictly dancer Gorka Márquez
'loses two teeth Blackpool attack'
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/21/strictly-dancer-gorka-marquez-loses-two-teeth-in-blackpool-attack?CMP=share_btn_fb
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/21/strictly-dancer-gorka-marquez-loses-two-teeth-in-blackpool-attack?CMP=share_btn_fb
An unprovoked attack that was not
reported to the police - worrying!
Alan
Turing biopic The Imitation Game found to be only 41.4% accurate...and that's
if you're being generous
I enjoyed the
film but only when I ignored the bits I knew not to be factually true
And finally…
R.E.M. - It's The End Of The
World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&feature=youtu.be
It's the end of the world as we
know it...
T2 Trainspotting Official Trailer
Haven’t we all
aged…
Kate McKinnon sung a rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ for
her final Hillary Clinton solo
A US
election-related Leonard Cohen
tribute – quite moving
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