Tag: united kingdom

  • Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings

    Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings

    Octopuses, crabs and lobsters will receive greater welfare protection in UK law following an LSE report which demonstrates that there is strong scientific evidence that these animals have the capacity to experience pain, distress or harm. The UK government has today confirmed that the scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill will be extended to…

  • Talent drain?

    “City of London Faces Brexit Talent Drain“. I guess that was not unexpected. This could level the playing fields a bit for other big capitals like Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and maybe even Brussels. […] a report by several City organizations said that Brexit was making it harder and more expensive to hire foreign staff. International…

  • London

    I swear one day I’ll post geeky tech stuff on this blog again… But until then… 5 days of London with British Airways (due to ridiculous last minute prices, economy premium only). A380 from SIN to LHR. First time in like years I did a long haul flight without transit (well technically last time was…

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  • Off to Venice

    Going to Venice for my birthday, and flying to London afterwards.

  • The London Riots – wtf?