The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1173

Stelios, Firas, and our mystery guest discuss Liverpool fans getting attacked by a driver, how we are all so screwed, and how the equality act replaces the market.

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Reading List

• Liverpool Fans Ran Over by a Car

  • How Liverpool won – match analysis - The Athletic / New York Times

  • Liverpool celebrations after the win - @LFCVine - Twitter

  • More scenes of Liverpool fans celebrating - @drwnunez - Twitter

  • Footage showing car involved in incident - @disclosetv - Twitter

  • Alternate angle of the Liverpool car incident - @TheNorfolkLion - Twitter

  • People reportedly trapped under the car - @Bubblebathgirl - Twitter

  • Merseyside Police respond to speculation about suspect identity - @MerseyPolice - Twitter

  • Tweet suggesting uncertainty over driver’s motives - @TruthCourse - Twitter

  • Liverpool fans confronting police after the incident - @HoodedClaw1974 - Twitter

  • Skeptical Twitter thread with videos of the incident - @Prof_Twatter - Twitter

  • Leo Kearse comments on the incident - @LeoKearse - Twitter

  • Manchester Evening News coverage of Liverpool car incident - @MENnewsdesk - Twitter

• We Are So Screwed

  • Tweet discussing water contamination concerns - @uncledoomer - Twitter

  • Tweet highlighting Reddit censorship of water toxicity content - @reddit_lies - Twitter

  • Article: "Your tap water is probably laced with antidepressants" - Salon

  • Study: Pharmaceuticals in U.S. drinking water (Martin et al., 2019) - Martin et al. (2019)

  • Study on atrazine as an endocrine disruptor in frogs - PMC

  • Research on microplastics in drinking water and human health - PMC

  • Investigation: UK water companies replacing toxic lead pipes - New Statesman

  • Overview of lead pipe health risks and exposure sources - The Water Professor

  • Study: Prenatal fluoride exposure and IQ loss - International Journal of Epidemiology

  • PAN UK article on pesticide residues in food - Pesticide Action Network UK

  • Video discussing water quality and public health risks - @aIX8rzbK5NM - YouTube

  • Study: Environmental toxins and cognitive development - PubMed

  • Study on pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water - PMC

  • Tweet on hormone disruption from common water pollutants - @Babygravy9 - Twitter

  • Tweet showing potential health outcomes from water contamination - @Babygravy9 - Twitter

• Equality Act in Action

  • Briefing: Undocumented migrants in the UK (Commons Library) - UK Parliament

  • PDF: Undocumented migrants in the UK (Commons Library) - UK Parliament

  • Tweet by Seema Malhotra on migrant policy - @SeemaMalhotra1 - Twitter

  • Article: Seema Malhotra backs support for undocumented migrants - Express

  • Article: 12 notorious UK discrimination cases - Skillcast

  • Article: Next shop workers win equal pay case after six-year battle - The Guardian

  • Blog: Tesco equal pay claim – the story so far - Equal Pay Action

  • Report: Only a third of racism recommendations implemented in UK - The Guardian

  • Article: Royal Parks workers bring landmark race and pay case - The Guardian

  • News: Civil servants' race discrimination case settled - Equality and Human Rights Commission

  • Report: Home Office settles £1m discrimination case - The Guardian

  • Article: Persistent UK ethnicity pay gap - The Guardian

  • Consultation: Mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting - GOV.UK

  • Law firm: Leigh Day – specialists in discrimination and equal pay cases - Leigh Day

  • Tweet by Diane Abbott on police recruitment discrimination - @HackneyAbbott - Twitter

  • Article: Hundreds joined police but not allowed to serve, says inspector - Oxford Mail