Tuesday, 10 January 2017

News you might have missed: December 2016


From a shock by-election result to a dodgy loan, and from student visas to a graduate suing for bad teaching...

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

Politics

Richmond byelection shock: Theresa May’s Brexit weakness revealed
This --> “For now, her polling stays strong and the public still seem to like her. But her position is extremely precarious. Richmond offers a sneak peek at the reality of her predicament.

Labour, not the Tories, should be most worried by the Richmond Park result
They were nowhere…

Facebook’s Fake News Poisons Democracy
“Sensible” decisions can have unexpected consequences…

In the age of Brexit and Trump; Liberalism is under attack
Liberals must fight back

Pressure mounts on Tory MP to resign over football loan
The Northampton South MP should resign over missing millions

Will the Tories pull us out of the European Court on Human Rights?
I really really hope not


LGBT

Nearly half of all Irish same sex marriages were held in Dublin after the referendum

Chad criminalises homosexuality by vote of 111 to 1
Sad news


Education

UK considers plans to nearly halve international student visas
If implemented this would be terrible for the reputation and finances of UK Higher Education as well as for the UK economy as a whole

Universities need to change their argument about international students
Some good advice that can be applied more generally to campaigning in 2017

Imperial College review reveals 'bullying behaviour’
I'm sure this is an issue for more than just Imperial College

EU lets Switzerland stay in Horizon 2020
Possible implications for UK post Brexit regarding European research funding and Erasmus – short version: no freedom of movement, no access to billions of research funding

Graduate sues Oxford University for £1m over his failure to get a first
16 years after graduating!

Wendy Piatt to step down as head of Russell Group
End of an era


Science and Technology

Thousands of men will be able to trial HIV-prevention drugs on the NHS from next year
Better than the none originally proposed

The happy, healthy data nerd: Using data to support wellbeing
Some good advice


Entertainment

RIP Zsa Zsa

First official trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming

Looks good


And finally…

Abba - Happy New Year

Happy New Year - time for some ABBA


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