Jennie Rigg points out that the worst part of being a rape victim is the psychological impact, and that this means that "date rape" will often be worse for the victim than "stranger rape". A must read.

"We breathe tolerance, we eat argument, and occasionally we shit discord. Get used to it." Bwahaha.

As Jonathan points out, if you're going to criticise others for relying on mid-19th century thinkers, it's a good idea if you don't in turn rely on those who aren't much more modern either.

Alix is back blogging and reminding us all what we've been missing.

In which I complain about the idiots who want to mess about with our clocks all the time.

How many people does it take to change a lightbulb in Brentwood and Ongar? A lot if you involve the CRB.

A PB.com post shows that the NUS's policy on paying for higher education is virtually indistinguishable from the Coalition's: the only difference seems to be that they want the same price charged at all universities. So are the protesters being taken for a ride by the NUS leadership?

"But if DISHONESTY is your measure for facing a RECALL, then shouldn't the first person on the list be… well… Mr Harry Porter himself. For being just a little bit… dishonest."

Everyone loves Daleks, right? And there's even a Lib Dem one in this lot.

Andrew Hickey explains what he means by liberalism. I think he'd be surprised by how many other Lib Dems agree with him.