Interesting Links for 03-11-2017

[andrewducker]

World's most expensive dram of Scotch was a fake

(tags: scotland alcohol fraud )

MSE tells MPs of need for urgent reform to ombudsman ‘farce’

(tags: uk regulation fail )

More details on the Northern Ireland poll which showed young people would join a United Ireland

(tags: NorthernIreland ireland polls )

Lessons from Finland on Universal Basic Income

(tags: finland GuaranteedIncome )

Labour MP: Corbyn was “absolutely clear” in a meeting with Eurosceptic Labour MPs that we’re leaving the EU single market and customs union

(tags: Europe Labour uk )

Poorly drawn cats

(tags: cats fail art funny twitter )

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Taika Waititi Confirms ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Sequel

(tags: movies marvel vampires funny )

Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining

(tags: training politics coal OhForFucksSake )

What are Scotland's income tax options?

(tags: tax scotland )

Absentee Dads affect how women interpret interest from men

(tags: parenting father sex women psychology )

Childhood spankings can lead to adult mental health problems

(tags: violence children mentalhealth depression )

Strava's Global Heatmap is really impressive

(tags: exercise bicycles maps visualisation )

Comments

[danieldwilliam]

I wonder at the effect that a re-unification referendum would have on the UK. Just the simple fact that Northern Ireland leaving the UK would be profound.

[andrewducker]

I wonder if losing NI and Scotland would persuade England that maybe the problem was them.

[theandrewhickey]

Only those of us who are already persuaded :-/

[danieldwilliam]

I think that part of the problem is that they don't think they are part of the problem.

And the power structures are designed to keep those in power, in power and once you go from being an outsider to an insider (like the Blair government) it's very, very easy to forget that you need to make more changes.