I'm numb. Numb or just not processing this ( Read more... )

I have spent the last couple of weeks back at work, and filled with inexplicable rage. It seems only a few days ago that I was happily sleeping until noon and not giving a thought to what has been happening in the exciting world of international aid. Sadly, it was only a few days ago, and I wish that my Christmas holidays could have been extended a ( Read more... )

I should know better than to read the Have Your Say section of the BBC website, but I got very little sleep last night and more or less clicked on the wrong link.

HYS: Koran protest on hold: Your Reactions

I'm not actually talking about the book-burning itself, which seems like a media gift-horse for a crazy man who should have been ignored. I'm ( Read more... )

Anonymity in rape cases. Boy, that's a strange issue. The government has recently clarified it's proposal to attempt to reinstate this measure by limiting it until the accused has been formally charged. This is not enough for women's groups, who point out that no such similar provision has been proposed for other serious crimes ( Read more... )

Tomorrow night, C4 will be screening a Dispatches documentary, The Lost Girls of South Africa. I will be watching it closely.

In 2009, the Medical Research Council published survey data regarding rape and sexual assault in South Africa. ( (statistics details) )

I just confirmed that the Electoral Commission received my application for a postal vote. I was a bit worried as I hadn't heard back from them and the deadline is tomorrow, but am pleased that it has been put through. Voting papers through the post soon, yays!

Which leads me to the happy-making polls being run, showing the LibDems coming out first. ( Read more... )

Oh, God. According to the Electoral Reform Society, my parliamentary seat is Marginal 2: "the real front line between Labour and Conservative government". All righty.

Problem is, I generally vote Lib Dem, and was planning to do so again. For the local elections the battle is between Lib Dems and Tories - no issues about voting there. But with the ( Read more... )

I'm going to wade in to the healthcare debate currently waging. A few points ( Read more... )

I'm not posting new posts about the Amazon issue, I'm just updating my original post with any new links and/or info.

Amazon.com has been removing books containing LGBT content from their search function. That means that Oranges are not the only fruit is not showing up. Ostensibly, this is because they don't allow their search function to list 'adult' content. Really? Justine and 120 Days of Sodom both show up, as does The Story of O and Lost Girls, not to mention ( Read more... )