The United Kingdom, or at least parts of it, faces two potential referenda in the near future. The Scots will vote on whether to remain part of the UK in Autumn 2014. Whatever country is left is set to be offered a referendum on European Union membership after the next […]

Freshly unveiled as highest earning golfer after Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy is currently the number one player in the world and regarded by many as the future of the sport over the next decade. With apparel and clubs emblazoned with the ubiquitous swooshs of Nike, McIlroy has the financial security […]

Travelling on a bus may not be the most pleasant experience, but it can certainly be intriguing. When two young girls, aged about ten and six, got on the bus with their mother, I prepared myself for annoying and squabbling children for the rest of my journey. Instead, I found […]

Women & equal pay The issue of wages in the UK is a complex subject that includes the minimum wage increase debates and the London Living Wage campaign. Equal pay is another element of it that features heavily in recruitment, employment issues and women’s rights. When will the day come […]

I never realised how true and significant a statement: ‘Ignorance is bliss’ can be. As part of the hip-hop community, we prepare ourselves for ignorance at its core. It irritates hip-hop listeners, or at least find it amusing, whilst it’s a rapper’s strongest weapon. Unfortunately, people often associate hip-hop with […]

Before I had a sibling, I desperately wished for one – a sister to be precise. But I never got my wish. At the age of four my mother gave birth to a boy, which was something I had not prepared for at all. Suddenly, I wanted nothing more than […]

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray by three sets to one, winning the final of the Australian Open at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. This is the fourth Australian Open title for the world number one, and he set a new record by being the first man to win this title three […]

Everyone, I think, is familiar with that cosy, soothing adage, ‘everything happens for a reason’. The subtext is that the world amounts to more than an insignificant interlude between infinite silences. That there is purpose, cohesion and sense to existence – that you are a creature integrated into the designs […]