Sandy has just put up a spectacular Carnival of Feminists No 29 – particularly strong on science and history blogs, so a lot there after my own heart, including some wonderful new blogs I haven’t previously spotted.
I was also greatly taken by All Girl Army – for New Zealanders aged 10 to 23. Great idea!
But don’t waste time here – do go over to the carnival and check out all the goodies … (There’s even a sprig of holly.)
Entirely unoriginal, copied straight from my email (thanks Peter!). I’d be happy to provide a credit if anyone knows an “original” source, but rather good fun. (Who says Greens don’t have a sense of humour, and can’t make fun of the stereotypes about them?)
1. Long white beard
2. Funny looking hat
3. Uses very low emission (but not zero emission!) transport
4. Animal lover
5. Only flies once a year
6. Bad fashion sense
7. Slightly overweight man
8. Good hearted
9. Has appropriate 1 day / 364 days work-life balance
10. His other outfit is Green
11. Concerned about global warming as his house is at risk
12. Prefers biofuel heating systems to central heating
From the latest Guardian political poll:
The poll also shows that the Green party, and not rightwing groups such as the UK Independence party, poses the biggest threat to the main three parties.
Despite recent publicity about Conservative defections to Ukip, and fears inside the party that Mr Cameron’s remodelling of Conservative policy could alienate traditional support on the right, only 14% of Tory supporters say they might back Ukip instead.
Asked to name one or more other parties that they might support, Conservatives are much more likely to choose the Liberal Democrats or the Greens: 32% of Tories say they might vote Lib Dem and 19% say Green.
The result appears to strengthen Mr Cameron’s hand in arguing the Conservatives must embrace a radical environmental and social justice agenda.
Labour supporters are also more likely to switch to the Lib Dems (30%) or Greens (16%) than Ukip (9%).
Nationally, Green support stands at 3% this month, against Ukip on 1%.
Now all we’ve got to do is turn those positive feelings into votes…
… slam the “dole-bludgers” as though these – the poorest and most disadvantaged people in society – were the cause of its problems. I’ve a piece now over on Comment is Free about the latest disgraceful Blairite comments. And yes they might have been written late at night when I was feeling rather sarcastic…
UPDATE: In the early hours of Wednesday morning there were some lovely comments – both suppporting my argument and telling some powerful tales: I’d recommend starting to read the comments at the bottom.
Wives are outnumbered by single and divorced women for the first time.
So of course they find themselves a tame expert, who says: “A lot of women in their forties and fifties will be living alone, perhaps having had a relationship or two but never having been married, with all sorts of emotional and financial implications.”
Um, yeah – they’ll be happier and richer.
According to a comment piece in the Telegraph, they were gentle caring people who just wanted to rescue “fallen women” from the gutter, and who blamed the men who used their services…
It isn’t my period of historical study, but I’d hazard a guess that for a Victorianist it would make a great foundation for a Carnival of Bad History post.
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