Interesting Links for 12-03-2021

[andrewducker]

Playing with ultra-thin dolls could make girls as young as five want skinnier bodies

(tags:girls weight health toys dolls psychology ViaDrCross )

Scotland-England link removed for overhaul

(tags:UK Scotland England bridge )

'Appalling' speech by equalities minister was final straw, says LGBT+ adviser who quit government

(tags:UK conservatives lgbt OhForFucksSake )

'Harry Potter' actor Katie Leung was told to deny she was target of racist attacks

(tags:racism harrypotter movies )

£1m Green gravity energy project gets off the ground at Edinburgh's Leith docks

(tags:electricity gravity Edinburgh Scotland )

The weird and wonderful world of Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives

(tags:France weird design architecture viaDanielDWilliam )

Scotland makes it illegal to stir up hatred against minorities (and abolishes blasphemy laws)

(tags:Scotland abuse law blasphemy )

Peer-reviews for grants are not reliable

(tags:research fail funding )

UK exports to Europe drop 40% in January

(tags:UK Europe trade Doom )

How tiny things add up - in business, bureaucracy, and racism

(tags:viaDanielDWilliam racism business UK Europe trade journalism )

Britain cannot be reformed, it must be destroyed

(tags:UK racism price journalism viaDanielDWilliam )

Another successful Covid vaccine announced!

(tags:pandemic vaccine GoodNews )

BBC cancels comedy show for being successful while not being Pro Brexit or Conservative

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1370256264509464577.html
(tags:BBC OhForFucksSake comedy tv )

Amazon Yanks Books That Frame LGBTQ Identity as Mental Illness

(tags:mentalhealth lgbt Amazon GoodNews )