Interesting Links for 23-12-2020

Boris Johnson overrules official advice and puts cash-for-access ex-Tory treasurer (who gave £2.5m) in the House of Lords

(tags:corruption politics UK houseoflords )

Majority of voters believe government's coronavirus contract awards to Tory friends are corrupt

(tags:corruption pandemic conservatives )

Where UK/EU negotiations currently stand

(tags:UK Europe trade Doom )

Tesco limits purchases of toilet roll, eggs, rice, soap and handwash

(tags:shopping UK Europe pandemic Doom )

Rearranging Everyday Objects into Visually Satisfying Compositions

(tags:beautiful )

Japan introduces double-blind shipping

(tags:shipping Japan )

Why aren't Labour able to overtake the Conservatives?

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1341412374792835073.html
(tags:politics UK labour conservatives society )

Is Love Actually the worst film of all time? If you know of a worse one then... please don't tell me.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1341441607946657799.html
(tags:movies awful romance )

Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King & 174 female athletes sign brief supporting trans women in sports

(tags:lgbt transgender sports )

Sophia wins at games

I thought Sophia was too young to play games.
Jane did the research, bought one and we played it twice this evening, and she loved it. So that's me proved wrong!
Obviously it's staggeringly simple, but it teaches concepts like taking turns and remembering hidden things. An excellent start.