So I know that it's probably the least significant area of systemic privilege, in that left-handers are only 'discriminated' against in ways that are irritating, rather than really limiting or in any way dangerous (at least in the west; and excepting those very few, stupid school teachers who still think that forcing children to do things right- ( Read more... )

I seem to be having something of an angry feminist day, today. I'm not sure why this is; I think it was sparked off by the combined frustration of knowing that UKIP had gained a lot of seats in yesterday's elections, and being unable to see the damage, thanks to the BBC's website requiring a more up to date browser than I have. Neither of these are ( Read more... )

There are two things which have been in the news today which make me really quite hacked off. If you're in the UK, and have seen the news, you can quite probably guess what they are, if not necessarily why.

I'll give you a cut so you can ( have a guess... )