I have no idea if or when any of those concerned will see this, but at least it will be here if any of those posters I respect find themselves wondering why they haven't seen me for a while.

Long past time but this is one in the positive change column for the new editor. Oh fuck you redirect loop.

Prof. Alexis Jay a former Chief Inspector of Social Work in Scotland has just published her independent report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. Download at your own risk.

I read a post earlier by Hello_My_Lover where quite a few people were complaining that the transparency was set too high for easy reading on pending posts.

Legislation permitting women to be appointed to the role of Bishop has just been passed by the General Synod, meeting in York. Two years ago when this last came up the Measure easily secured the required 2/3 majority of Bishops and Clergy but fell short among representatives of the laity. This time the Measure allowed…

As some will recall from my earlier post Ben Sullivan, the outgoing president of the Oxford Union debating society was the focus of a boycott that saw eminent guests refuse to speak at the Union while he was actively chairing it. This was a result of his being accused of separate counts of rape and attempted rape by…

I've been peripherally aware of this story for a while but I generally skip anything to do with Oxford, it finally found it's way onto the main news this evening and I thought it could do with an airing here.

Awesome move United, this will certainly get lots of positive publicity.

It may be best stay clear of any firefly conventions for a while or Kaylee may go all River on you.

As far as I can tell every other gawker media site is fine but the jezebel main page (and actual jez posts) is somehow not quite finishing loading kinja or something.

The Paralympics are starting today in Sochi. I'm not sure about anyone else but I'm feeling somewhat conflicted about watching them. It was bad enough with the anti-homosexual "propaganda" law that called into question the wisdom of watching the able-bodied athletes, but now with Russia actively engaged in detaching…

because it's going to be 29 years before their lead singer can get out of prison.

The couple were apparently well known in the Brixton communist scene during the 1970's and that seems to be how they gained cult-like control over the two older women.