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Friday Links

Posted on May 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

Friday comes around again! Happy reading.. 1) I’m pro-choice but this is barbaric. In a small village in remote Guangdong, a contact took me to her local family planning centre, and told the director that I was a state reporter … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 3, 2013 by nicdempsey

Because I have been on holiday to a place where there isn’t very much internet. In Alnwick you’ll get 3G but not anywhere else and yes this is why holidays in England are good. They remind me that London is not the centre … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday, today I’m heading up north for my much anticipated holiday!  I’ve been so busy sorting things out, I haven’t got many for you this week. 1) Fascinating if a little gruesome, the economics of suicide. Marcotte’s study found that after … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! After last week’s ‘all Thatcher, all the time’ Friday Links, we have a slight change of focus this week, the links  aren’t all Thatcher related and the funeral was on Wednesday, so with any luck it will stop soon. It’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week was mostly about the benefit cuts that the Govt are implementing. This Govt in a very real way are heirs to Thatcher and on Monday she died. She was the first female prime minster and her legacy is undeniable … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday, I shall be spending the day sorting out the living room so I can paint it tomorrow and having lunch with Jo and Ms T. This weeks links are very political. You have been warned. 1) Willie Nelson … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 29, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today is Good Friday so it’s nearly Easter and (in the UK at least) it’s a Bank Holiday. This week’s round up of stuff I thought was interesting. 1) Alan Rushbridger on Leveson and press reform. What’s really puzzled me about … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Another week of not much..too tired to read… 1) Britain has a farming crisis. Surely if we can bail out the bankers, we can work something out for the people who produce our food? I can’t be the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 15, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, I haven’t done much reading this week. Two things that I did read are below.. 1) Not all chemicals are toxic. This is something that has been bugging me lately, people saying that something is chemical free. Can’t be. … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

1) Is feminism still a useful term. During her tenure at Google, she took pains to accommodate working mothers, only she did in a way that did not give them special status. (She allowed employees to identify their personal priorities, … Continue reading →

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