Round-up in lieu of original posts
Some things you have to read this weekend:
Gendergeek on the British public’s attitudes to rape laws. Puts me in mind of Jed Bartlet taking down Dr Jenna Jacobs…
Eric Lee with an insight into Israeli politics beyond security. (I know Jo linked to it first, but you really should read it - I was fascinated.)
In today’s Guardian Work section, there’s a diary of a teenage pregnancy worker - could be a week in the life of many of my field colleagues.
Less seriously, Tony has got the chaos that is Cornmarket St in Oxford on Saturday morning down in one. Having twenty minutes to kill today, I encountered all of the obstacles he notes, plus an Australian playing the bagpipes and a table of anti-abortion zealots. Oh, and, Tony, I shared your impulse to go and buy something from Vodafone just because the animal rights idiots were outside there; but on reflection I decided that a multi-national telecoms company probably didn’t need my solidarity. (!)
Update, Sunday morning: You could also go over to Natalie’s blog, Philobiblion, and enjoy this week’s Britblog roundup (on holiday from Tim’s), which to my surprise links to my post (rant?) about local government in Oxford.
Thanks for the link, Antonia.
I love that Bartlett speech too, but I can’t bring it up with that link - and it takes you to a website which seems to think that Britain is locked in an epochal war with all Arabs …
How weird - it works for me…
Some really tragic facts and figures that I thought would be of interest to you.