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Sorry, I phrased that wrong. I meant that they've voted Tory in one (and a half) election, so 6 years - like nmeofthestate wrote, there's a good image on the website linked.

It happens on both sides, but my feeling is that the No campaign is hard to outdo when it comes to spreading fear[1]. Fair point about "think of the children" - though I'd say that…

It's really exciting to follow this referendum, even if purely from a democratic perspective (out of the last 68 years, Scotland has voted Conservative for 6 years, but has had Con…

I think in this case, it's the quality of meat that's the issue. But there's another very important issue with meat: it's one of the most inefficient forms of sustenance. Animal ag…

I think this serves as a good example of (one of) the issues with animal testing. The scientist in this article doesn't think that we need to "redo decades of animal research", but…

Not any healthier than vegetarianism. http://www.chooseveg.com/health

There isn't exactly a lot of evidence that plants feel pain or can suffer in the same way that animals can. Even if they could, you'd still be minimizing the amount of killing by n…

At the current rate of consumption, it isn't likely that animals will be treated better. A "better implementation" isn't going to happen for a very long time (in the US, 99% of ani…

But individuals have a part to play. Individuals contribute to cultural changes, which are really important when it comes to fighting climate change and hunger.[1] Being vegan or v…

there's a huge imbalance in the gender distribution at tech conferences, i don't see how trying to make it more equal is sexist.

London attracts a lot of internationals because of opportunities for education & employment. That's why the ethnic English population is less than 50%. It's important to note that …

As well as the fact that once enough of your classmates have Dropbox, its collaboration features and shared folders will really shine. Once you've worked on a group project without…