Interesting Links for 07-05-2018

[andrewducker]

"My little Step-Children" - for your child who really wants to be a wicked step-mother

(tags: children funny )

Sometimes people's lack of understanding of difference boggles me

(tags: People wtf )

SkyKnit: When knitters teamed up with a neural network

(tags: knitting ai )

The UK has fewer beds per head compared to virtually all other EU nations, fewer doctors and nurses, reduced access to investigations such as MRI scans, and is spending less on medications

(tags: nhs UK health money )

What did Marx have to say about "sexual redistribution"?

(tags: sex communism )

Possibly the worst password advice of all time

(tags: passwords OhForFucksSake )

Turns out it mostly isn't automation which is costing Americans their jobs

(tags: usa jobs automation )

Deadlock in a divided country - what the local election results mean for the UK

(tags: uk elections politics )

Comments

[jack]

I was going to say "not anymore" :)

I mean, other than hating what they stand for, I think it's a sensible strategy, even if your stated goals are all national level. Firstly, in many political systems, gaining traction in local politics is usually necessary to gain visibility in national issues. Secondly, even if you don't have any *specific* local manifesto items, people who support what you stand for can vote for you and get "that general sort of thing".

It'd make sense if there were more different local and natioanl parties for different issues, but it doesn't seem to happen.