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| "If they think they are going to drive me or any other woman off the internet they are going to be sorely disappointed" Twitter faces the musicTwitter abuse row: Police investigate rape threats against Labour MP Police are investigating a series of violent and threatening messages to Labour MP Stella Creasy, after she was targeted by 'trolls' following her support for feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez. Comment: Twitter, Facebook & Google are the scapegoats of the 21st Century It's much easier for politicians to attack Twitter, Facebook and Google than it is to admit that our problems have no easy solution. Elsewhere online....Black hole: E-crime can be committed with 'impunity' Criminals are able to defraud people online with virtual impunity and secure significant profits, an influential committee of MPs has found. CommentComment: The EU's insane mission to ban menthol cigarettes With the assistance of a compliant health minister, the EU is trying to impose a ban on a whole category of cigarettes. Comment: Why are we allowing gay conversion therapy on the NHS? This isn't about a few Christian evangelicals. Gay conversion therapy is a much bigger problem than you think it is. | Gas demand double that of electricity by 2030 - National Grid NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcementChris 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 barrierToday 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 experimentsHome 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 MPsVoice: 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 numbersPublic 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 clarityPlans 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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