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Friday Links

Posted on July 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This weeks links… 1) When I grow up I want to be Imelda Staunton, only taller. If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?  A dodo, or the old Labour party. 2) Lionfish … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

Welcome to Friday, I hope you’ve all had a good week? Here are this week’s links: 1) Mark Steel on food banks Oxfam says “changes to the benefit system are the most common reasons for people using food banks”, but … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

Overall, I think I’m winning this week (although Wednesday’s migraine was a bit of a setback!) Hopefully you’ve had a good week and are ready for some Friday reading! 1) I think I’m going to have a bash at sourdough. … Continue reading →

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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 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 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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Friday Links

Posted on February 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, some reading matter… 1) Why beef in the US is becoming more like chicken. On the plus side at least it’s not horse. A new cattle drug called Zilmax is being widely used in the industrial feedlots where most … Continue reading →

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