It's probably the worst blog in the world, but now you're here you may as well take a look.
It’s been nine days since Sam Allardyce was appointed England manager and I’m still unable to process it. My therapist suggested creative writing as an
Okay, this is another podcast post. Well, not totally, it’s also about comedy and politics (I’ll try to let you know which is which). If
I’m a big fan of podcasts. I have been since I first discovered them, probably because I’m just a geek for radio generally. I like
“The force’s priorities at that time were mainly crimes including robbery, burglary and car crime due to mandatory targets set by the Home Office.” [1]
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Asne Seierstad (Author), Sarah Death (Translator) For a long time, I’ve
I would argue that my generation has probably seen more change than any other. The change is technology-driven and affects all spheres of our lives,
I love photography. I love looking at great photos, and I love reading about how they were made, and the thought processes that go into
A while back, I was thinking about writing a review of Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’. Not for any particular reason, just because I thought it was
I was going to write a well-reasoned article. It was going to be analytical and hard-hitting, flawless in its logic and merciless in its execution.
It was about halfway through reading Murakami’s thirteenth novel that I realised quite why I love his books so much. I’m a Feedly addict. I
Sir Humphry Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium. So goes the first recorded clerihew. For those of you
You’re sitting in Starbucks with a friend, just idly chatting about this and that; not anything in particular, just a conversation sparked off by a
In the late 1980s, American TV networks were on the hunt. Advertisers were trying to attract those with disposable income, which in terms of a
(This post is copied from my old blog and re-posted here. It was written before we saw “Deep Breath” – I have plans to talk
(This is another one from my old archived blog that I’ve moved. I wouldn’t have bothered except I’m still pissed off that they made such
(One from the archives. I moved it here when I switched to WordPress, to preserve it for posterity.) Earlier today on twitter, I noticed that
No. No I wouldn’t. I’ll tell you why (you knew this was coming). A while back, I forget when and can’t be arsed to look
For a single-issue party based consisting of mostly lunatic fringe members, Ukip have done very well for themselves over the last few months. In particular,
I’m writing this on Monday evening, a few hours after Ed Miliband’s disastrous performance on Radio 4 this lunchtime. With the other party leaders due
The other day I blogged about Ed Miliband, and in particular the lack of any substance around his policies. I called him an ‘imperceptible icon’,
The Labour leader gives people nothing to cling to – so protest votes go elsewhere I celebrated Manchester United’s historic 20th league title as any
I came late to politics. I could be glib and say that my political awakening was down to getting my hands on ‘V for Vendetta’,
