The methods of debate in the battle for gender equality seem to be a little archaic. I can tell you straight away, it is no easy task debating a movement so well reinforced by the intellectual community. Certainly, it is a subject that upon first glance has many a chauvinist […]

As Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own” belted out from the speakers in the arena, President Obama joyously waved to the thousands of people who made it possible for him to serve a final term in the White House. Joined on stage by his equally joyful wife and […]

Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast Monday night and caused major damage to both the Northeast and to President Obama’s re-election hopes. New York and New Jersey – two states that felt the full force of Sandy – are Democratic strongholds, and would-be Democratic voters will have much more on […]

Jimmy Savile was a prolific, high profile television personality, fundraiser and knight of the realm, celebrated and widely adored – if a little tongue in cheek – by millions. He was also, it seems, an abuser of underage girls. Jim fixed it alright and it seems like he fooled everyone. […]

Since its reboot in 2005, Doctor Who’s become a global phenomenon that led to multiple spin-offs, such as Torchwood or Sarah Jane’s Adventures, and it might deserve some credit for the rising popularity of all things British in the hard-to-crack America. Thanks to the inspired new rendering of the favoured […]

Arguments are taking place all over the world at the moment as to the issue of gay marriage; here in the UK, over the pond in the US, the other side of the world in Oz. A lot of people are talking about it and sure, there are a lot […]

What is it about photographs of food that makes people drool all the more? Once the hobby of teenage girls, taking pictures of food to display on blogs and on social networking sites are now the norm. I even catch myself doing it on occasion. Cookbooks are the obvious source […]

A Facebook status I posted last week about the April Jones case was met with stern resistance from those in favour of capital punishment. My argument is that even if it can be proved beyond all reasonable doubt that a person has killed another person, it still isn’t right for […]