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Under-25s would not be able to claim benefits under all-Conservative government, David Cameron says - Telegraph
What's that, you have a bad relationship with your parents, a need to live somewhere else, or they're just not able to support you? Well, fuck you then, says the Tories.
(tags: politics conservative party discrimination ageism money economy westminster UK benefits wtf )

Conservative MPs launch attempt to bring back death penalty, privatise the BBC and ban burka - Telegraph
'also include legislation to scrap wind farm subsidies, end the ringfence for foreign aid spending and rename the late August Bank Holiday “Margaret Thatcher Day”.'
(tags: politics conservative party discrimination posttofacebook westminster UK via andrew ducker wtf )
The Alternative Queen's Speech - the full list of 40 rebel Bills The Tory Diary
(tags: politics conservative party discrimination westminster UK relates to another of today's links )
The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage - Bloomberg
'cause it means people can afford to actually buy stuff, which is good for the economy.
(tags: politics America minimum wage money economics via andrew ducker interesting inequality )

Britain braced for 30 hours of snow - Telegraph
Winter is coming?
(tags: news weather UK PSA )
Suzanne Moore, freedom of speech and uneven platforms « Another angry woman
'Those same people who died for Moore’s right to offend also died for our right to offend Suzanne Moore by holding demos.'
(tags: via Zoe Stavri posttofacebook free speech media culture lgbt important )
Tory MP Chope Calls Commons Staff 'Servants'
'it came after Mr Chope had said businesses should not be forced to pay the minimum wage.'
(tags: conservative party fail image wtf culture )
Wired's Best of CES 2013
SHINY THINGS!!!!
(tags: geeky posttofacebook living in the future technology awesome waaaaaaant )

Westminster Council’s proposals for obesity: awful, awful, awful « Another angry woman
'It’s a very shiny-looking report, with a picture of an apple on the front. The existence of apples, illustrated by a photograph of one, is literally the only thing which is in any way evidence-based within the entire report. There is not even a reference section. The report is entirely what a few wonks think might be a good idea.'
(tags: posttofacebook obesity government culture fail health politics UK )
Councillor in attack on food bank (From York Press)
'A SENIOR York politician has sparked a furious row by saying there is no real poverty in Britain and people should not donate to food banks.'
(tags: wtf fail poverty food culture Conservative Party UK politics posttofacebook )

Snow, Glass, Apples
Dark and fairly NSFW, but wonderfully written short story take on an old fairy tale from Neil Gaiman 'I think of her hair as black as coal, her lips as red as blood, her skin, snow-white.'
(tags: literature fantasy fairy tales awesome NSFW text NSFW short story )
BBC News - Nadine Dorries must 'rebuild bridges' to remain as Conservative MP
No final decision was taken on whether she would have the whip restored.
(tags: Westminster Conservative Party reality TV politics news )
The Stuff Of Knightmare | Featured Article | The Gameological Society
Ooooh… nasty
(tags: posttofacebook via Russell Smith awesome geeky culture TV gaming )

Things Rich People Never Understand | Laura McInerney
(tags: image culture comment Conservative Party government poverty )
Iain Duncan Smith adviser being paid by thinktank lobbying his department | Politics | The Guardian
'a thinktank that he set up and which lobbies their department.'
(tags: post posttofacebook politics Westminster corruption lobbying wtf )

For all the details on Mitt Romney's 5 trillion dollar tax plan visit ROMNEYTAXPLAN.COM
'For a detailed explanation of how the Romney-Ryan tax plan is able to cut taxes by $5 trillion without exploding the deficit or requiring tax hikes on the middle class, simply click the button below.'
(tags: silly via #maelfroth image money Republicans America politics posttofacebook 2012 Presidential elections Romney clever amusing )
NHS Reform, the bill "no one voted for"? No, not really. | Mat Bowles
'Saying "I disagree wtih this" is fine'… 'but saying "no one voted for it" is a blatant lie. 44% of voters in my constituency voted for a candidate backing these reforms. 39% did nationally.'
(tags: posttofacebook democracy Westminster UK healthcare Conservative Party medicine politics interesting )
Full Disclosure: Is it OK to hold credit card numbers in cookies? Santander?
Full credit card number, name, user ID stored in cookies. What the hell?
(tags: posttofacebook technology via Andrew Ducker fail security Xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed; summon the meteors. what the everliving fuck )
Man in court for hitting Darth Vader's wife - Top Stories - News - Birmingham Mail
'An angry Walsall man who threw a punch at his neighbour called Darth Vader because he suspected he had been having a relationship with his girlfriend has been punished in court.'
(tags: Star Wars posttofacebook it's a craaazy world weird amusing )
How Does Homeopathy Work?
A useful, informative and comprehensive summation.
(tags: amusing science homeopathy )
Homeopathy: there's nothing in it | The 10:23 Campaign | #ten23
'The 10:23 Campaign aims to raise awareness about the reality of homeopathy. This site will tell you how we know there is nothing in it, why the claims made by homeopaths are impossible, and why you should care.'
(tags: posttofacebook relates to another of today's links medicine science health homeopathy activism interersting )
When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook - WSJ.com
'two students were casualties of a privacy loophole on Facebook—the fact that anyone can be added to a group by a friend without their approval. As a result, the two lost control over their secrets, even though both were sophisticated users who had attempted to use Facebook's privacy settings to shield some of their activities from their parents.'
(tags: posttofacebook family discrimination lgbt culture social media information Facebook privacy )

George Osborne: workers of the world unite...and give up your employment rights - Telegraph
'the Chancellor today invited employees to give up their workplace rights in exchange for tax-free shares in their companies'
(tags: wtf Conservative Party bad idea posttofacebook news economy jobs rights )
Bedfordshire Local News, Local News Headlines in Bedford | Bedfordshire Newspaper Online | No dear, that wasn't the pot plant I had in mind!
An elderly couple who bought a plant from a car boot sale got more than they bargained for after the shrubbery turned out to be the ‘biggest cannabis plant’ police had seen.
(tags: amusing drugs via #maelfroth posttofacebook law plants )
BHA submits response to legal case over whether Government must publish list of proposed Free Schools
‘We believe that an important part of being able to scrutinise proposals for new schools, not least of all religious schools, is by knowing what schools have been proposed. Currently that is not the case with Free Schools until after the Government has backed them.’
(tags: Freedom of Information politics education religion interesting )
How To Steal The Space Shuttle: A Step-By-Step Guide
Via @foundthings
(tags: posttofacebook plans technology crime space amusing )

How the Conservatives ruined social housing - Comment - Voices - The Independent
'Despite Tory claims to protect social housing before the election, councils have been allowed to neglect their duty to house those in greatest need'
(tags: interesting politics Westminster UK Conservative Party )

Energy minister's adviser copied into £5m contract email | Politics | The Guardian
'David Cameron disclosed that the minister's relationship with Maes was so concerning that the cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood had been asked to secretly look into whether she was properly appointed.'
(tags: lobbying Westminster corruption politics interesting )
Labour raises the stakes over Leveson - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
A Labour government will implement statutory regulation of the press if Lord Justice Leveson recommends it, party sources have revealed
(tags: Westminster politics Labour party law journalism media interesting )
BBC News - Tories to select candidates in existing constituencies
'A senior party source insisted the move did not indicate they had given up on hopes of boundary changes but critics will suggest the decision signals a retreat.'
(tags: Westminster the coalition Conservative Party news politics interesting )
Batman Quotes
'Robin: "Holy molars! Am I ever glad I take good care of my teeth!" Batman: "True. You owe your life to dental hygiene."'
(tags: DC comics comics quotes amusing )

Some light on a key legal issue surrounding the Assange case | Love and Garbage – some commonplace musings
'As a result of this crucial case it is the right of any accused person who has breached bail conditions and is located in England to tell the prosecuting authorities where, when, and how he or she should be questioned.'
(tags: amusing Julian Assange parody law London UK posttofacebook Apologies; I have forgotten who I got this link from )
How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American
'Of the 10 most pirated movies of 2011, guess how many of them are available to rent online, as I write this in midsummer 2012? Zero.'
(tags: piracy intellectual property people suck interesting internet )
If 'Dark Knight Rises' Was 10 Times Shorter and More Honest | Cracked.com
(tags: amusing parody cracked Batman movies Warning: Spoilers )
Conservative Party raise £1million through secretive supper clubs - Mirror Online
The system allows the party to trouser the cash without naming the wealthy backers it comes from
(tags: interesting money corruption party funding UK politics Westminster Conservative Party )
Ashcroft tells David Cameron to defy Tory right on gay marriage - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
"People who oppose gay marriage would remember that he was in favour of it before the going got tough. Those who support it would see that he abandoned the idea in the face of a determined minority. Those who don't much care either way would notice another flip-flop."
(tags: interesting lgbt rights politics Conservative Party )
Constitutional Reform and Prince Harry's Balls
The reason that the son of Prince Harry has an outside chance of being Head of State and mine doesn’t is that Prince Harry has Magic Balls
(tags: amusing politics monarchy UK media interesting comment privacy magic balls posttofacebook Xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed; summon the meteors. )
SearchTheMoney.com
Website looking at where Tory MPs get their donations. NB: Is a partisan website paid for by unions that fund the Labour Party. Still, some interesting stuff there, and may help the push towards party funding reform.
(tags: interesting politics party funding partisan Conservative Party unions posttofacebook Freedom of Information money Westminster )

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