Новости за 10.06.2015

For anyone who has been attempting to encourage women in science, Professor Hunt’s comments were disappointing to say the least. His views seem to parallel those found in strict Islamic societies where women are segregated lest they inflame men’s passions.

He has, if nothing else, empirically proved that if you want to “joke” about “the trouble with girls” in science, the best place to do it is probably not at a lunch sponsored by leading female scientists at a conference full of journalists.

I spent some time at the Nike Oregon Project at the end of 2012 with my coach Bud Baldaro. The first thing you notice is that it is far and beyond the most professional set-up I’ve ever seen. It shows what’s possible in terms of facilities when money is no object.

Mrs Justice Pauffley is wrong when she says cultural allowances should be made in a case involving the physical chastisement of an eight-year-old boy of Indian background. This sends the wrong signal about the physical integrity of the child.

There are a few reasons why those who have the future of the Labour Party at heart may not wish to endorse Andy Burnham as its next leader, but the fact he doesn’t know the price of a litre of unleaded shouldn’t be one of them. I’m not sure I would know the answer, either, but then again I am not standing for office on  “a man of the people” ticket.

If you're after a chic wardrobe with something luxe, Harvey Nichols and Very Exclusive are one of the destinations for discount shopping

If EJ Thribb was writing a “So farewell” eulogy in Private Eye for HSBC, it might begin like this:

Cultural assimilation. We don’t hear much about it any more, because it has become something of a dated, even dirty word, uneasily associated with Norman Tebbit’s famous cricket test as a barometer of whether you were “British” enough to be allowed to live in this country.

Periods are a divisive topic. There are generally two schools of reaction to them. There's interest, intrigue and general okayness. But then there's also utter disgust and repulsion. We should all be aiming for the first one. Actually, even better than that, we should be aiming for acceptance.

Today, on budget airline flights between Belfast and London, it is estimated that at least two women will fly from Northern Ireland to England for an abortion. Sixteen women will make the trip this week. Just under a thousand will undergo it this year.

In one small thrust for man and one giant leap for mankind, two people are set to have sex in space for the first time in human history, but for porn not procreation - Pornhub is crowdfunding a space mission to shoot an adult film in low-Earth orbit.

What have we learnt so far from the debate on our upcoming EU referendum? We know that UKIP wants to zip up our borders, huddle in a corner, and pretend the rest of the world doesn't exist. We also hear all the time about what business wants from Europe – fewer regulations and fewer protections for workers.

Arthur Miller's centenary year continues with a real coup – the world premiere of a screenplay, written in 1950 at the height of his powers, which he withdrew rather give in to political pressure from the studios and the FBI. 

First, an admission: I like Tony Blair. A lot. Despite Iraq. He might be a little too fond of soundbites and speaking fees. But, eight years after leaving Downing Street, he is still the biggest beast in British politics – a persuasive pragmatist who still makes me think the world can be a better place. Yes, despite Iraq.

1. The webcast of yesterday’s Labour leadership hustings at the GBM Congress in Dublin is recommended viewing: it was lively and revealing (it starts at 3h 22m 30s, and went on for nearly two hours).

Conspiracy theorists of the world, prepare for a monstrous blow. So shocking is the revelation soon to follow that I, sweet natured to a fault, will witter on aimlessly for a while to give you time to hunt out the smelling salts and brace for impact.

Says he is concerned about robots creating 'structural unemployment'

Women who used sex toys were once deemed as lonely or sexually deviant, but nowadays the use of such products by women is socially acceptable. The stigma for men who show an interest, however, has not changed.

Passions are easily aroused by banks and bankers, sometimes to the detriment of good policy and the best interests of taxpayers. HSBC’s announcement of 8,000 job cuts in the UK and threat to redomicile itself in Hong Kong if the Government doesn’t do what it says is a particularly enraging piece of arrogance.

Lord Coe is under increasing pressure to speak out about Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses after Amnesty International were barred from entering the country, days before the start of the first European Games.

Should e-cigarettes suffer the same strictures as tobacco smoking? The Welsh Assembly certainly believes in an extreme version of the precautionary principle. Though Cancer Research and other interested parties dispute the evidence, the Welsh want to put vaping in the same category as smoking, supposedly because it “normalises” the older filthy habit. Malta, Belgium and Spain have already enacted bans of the use of e-cigarettes in public spaces. If the Public Health Bill passes, Wales will join them ... Читать дальше...