Interesting Links for 19-04-2017

[andrewducker]

A great roundup of where the parties stand for this year's General Election

(tags: politics uk )

Yes, You Can Measure White Privilege

(tags: privilege race viaSwampers )

Hackers can remotely control Aga cookers with an SMS

(tags: hacking cooking OhForFucksSake )

Theresa May will not take part in general election debates, say Tory party sources

(tags: debate politics Conservatives uk )

Kindergartens fail to let kids play

(tags: children Education learning play )

How to vote in which constituencies if you want to stop the Conservatives winning

Bloody stupid voting system...
(tags: Conservatives voting libdem labour uk )

Amsterdam's solution to the obesity crisis: no fruit juice and enough sleep

(tags: sleep fruit health )

34 General Election Tweets That'll Make You Laugh Despite It All

(tags: elections funny uk )

Tory MPs face being prosecuted for electoral fraud while they are fighting the upcoming general election campaign

(tags: politics law Conservatives uk )

An open letter on the subject of TIm Farron's "homophobia" from the acting chair of LGBT+ Lib Dems

(tags: lgbt libdem )

Met police accused of using hackers to access protesters' emails

(tags: police hacking uk )

Amazing makeup art - optical illusions and weird effects

(tags: makeup art viaElfy )

More advice on tactical voting in the general election

(tags: voting elections uk viaLizzieCassMaran )

Comments

[sravakavarn]

The year in which world politics became rather dark. Good luck on the election. .

[conuly]

Given how many stories I've read over the past 10-odd years going "Kindergartens are awful now", I keep hoping that pendulum will swing back. (Also: All kids deserve recess thank you.)

[andrewducker]

It would take the USA believing that other countries could do it better. Or that there was anything more important than working constantly.