Monday, 29 July 2013

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"The so-called 'modesty bags' they are demanding from publishers are designed to allow the Co-operative to continue profiting from sexist, harmful lads' mags - but just a bit more discreetly"

Women in media

Man arrested following Twitter rape threat

Online rape threats have become a daily reality for female commentators online.

A man has been arrested after a flurry of rape threats were sent to Caroline Criado-Perez on Twitter.

Cover up or go home: Lads' mags forced to adopt 'modesty bags'

Lad's mags: Suitable for the eyes of children?

So-called lads' mags will be forced to cover themselves in a 'modesty bag' or be removed from sale in the Co-operative.

In other news...

Labour attacks 'double standards' on anti-Islamic terrorism

Double-standards? Political and media attention was far higher in Woolwich than it has been for anti-Islamic attacks.

The government has been accused of "double-standards" in its treatment of terrorism cases for failing to include alleged anti-Islamic attacks on a taskforce tackling extremism.

'Racist' vans: Anti-immigrant policy falls foul of... everyone

Cable: 'It was stupid and offensive.'

A government stunt which saw mobile billboards demand illegal immigrants go home looked like a minor disaster today, after it was attacked by figures across the political spectrum.

Gas demand double that of electricity by 2030 - National Grid

NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcement

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers’ union, comments on the announcement by the deputy prime minister to reform the way in which primary schools are held to account...

RSPCA: Lab animal numbers break 4 million barrier

Today the Government announced that the number of animals used annually in scientific procedures in the UK has increased yet again, and shockingly, has now broken the 4 million mark (4.03 million animals used in a total of 4.11 million scientific procedures).

Dr Hadwen Trust outraged by another annual rise in animal experiments

Home Office figures released today showing an 8% rise in the number of procedures conducted using animals in scientific research in 2012 make for ‘immensely distressing and upsetting news’, according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT).

ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'

The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'.

ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'

The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'.

Voice: Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs

Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery workers – has rejected the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s recommendations on MPs’ pay and called on members of the public to send their views to Ipsa.Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs

MRSA Action UK: Accounting for the reductions in MRSA and C.diff flawed - these are lives, not numbers

Public Health England figures show that trends over the last two years reveal that there is a direct correlation between the hospital and community apportioned cases of both Clostridium difficile and MRSA bloodstream infections.

IET: New computing curriculum lacks clarity

Plans to transform the national curriculum for state schools in England, announced today, lack clarity according to Europe’s biggest engineering and technology institution.

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