Our thanks to Francis for this. The woman embezzled over £150,000, and has to date repaid only £26,104. There is nothing in the article to suggest she will be required to repay any of the balance. First we have an almost inevitable element in such stories:

Barber sobbed in the dock…

Then a judge who would be better employed as a comedian:

Sentencing, Judge Robin Johnson told her: ‘Employers should be able to trust employees to act in an honest way, not for selfish gain. It took a long time for your crime to be discovered, and I accept that no blame was cast on anybody else.

I consider I can avoid sending you to prison immediately by a whisker, but you come about as near to going to prison as you can.’

Yet another suspended sentence. So the woman has netted about £124,000, and received no serious punishment.

Belinda Brown will be giving a talk tomorrow evening at UCL, and The Conservative Woman today published this.

Our thanks to Francis for this. Yet another suspended sentence for a woman who should be in jail today.

Our thanks to Martin for this.

A tip of the hat to Ryan Bourne of the IEA for this.

Our thanks to Martin for this. From the article:

Monica Lynn, 25, stressed there was no expectation she would sleep with her holiday buddy, arguing: “It’s like any other dating website. It’s just there’s lots of travelling involved.”

Good news. We’re looking forward to Sage speaking at ICMI16.

I bring some great news. We’ve booked an outstanding venue for the second International Conference on Men’s Issues, London, for the dates we originally planned, 8-10 July. We need to sort out some minor administrative details, and our current estimate is that will take around a week, maybe a little longer. As soon as it’s possible, details of the venue (and so much more) will be posted simultaneously on the websites of J4MB and A Voice for Men. Please wait for the formal announcement before ordering tickets, or making commitments to travel and accommodation.

ICMI16 will be a truly international event. The list of countries from which we shall have speakers and/or delegates is growing by the week, and is currently:

• Australia
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• India
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Romania
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
• United States

One final thing. The conference hall has a maximum capacity of 200 people. We confidently predict that once tickets go on sale to the general public – late January, or early February – fewer than 50 tickets will be available, given the number of pre-registrations.

ICMI16 is going to be a memorable event. We look forward to seeing you there.

Most students of STEMM subjects are men, right? It’s a well-known fact, after all. However, in common with most ‘well-known facts’ relating to gender issues, it’s demonstrably wrong. The latest eye-opening piece from Mr Collins.

Our thanks to Nicholas for this.