Who, in their sane and proper mental condition, thinks to celebrate the loss of innocent lives? A death is not a celebratory occasion for normal people, especially not the death of the blameless at the hands of crazed fanatics. Yesterday saw the deaths of the US ambassador to Libya, as […]

On my commute home from work I look at the man sat opposite me. He is wearing a grey suit and is slumped in a battered old seat. The tie is gone, collar undone and suit jacket folded neatly in his lap. He seems determined to stay awake, but slowly […]

There are two things in Downing Street that are unbalanced: the budget and the Liberals. A tragic confluence of both has been the catalyst for a spate of student protests about tuition fees. More money. Everyone wants more money. But what many seem to forget amidst the throes of their […]

Two weeks have passed since Valve’s Dota2 million dollar tournament, The International, concluded and people are still in awe. The final match between iG and Na’Vi resulted in the victory of the Chinese squad due to the excellent TA plays by Ferrari_430 and the risky strategies adopted by Puppey, the […]

Europe needs a reliable friend in the Caucasus, but is Azerbaijan ready to fulfill this position? Few years ago, Russia cut off the gas supplies toward Europe causing severe inconvenience in some Eastern European countries. A few days ago Armenia broke diplomatic ties with Hungary as Budapest sent back an […]

It has been almost 5 years since British student Meredith Kercher was murdered in Perugia, and Justice has still not been delivered. After two verdicts, no one really knows what happened during the night of 1th November 2007. What we do know is what has happened since: a murdered girl […]

Big Macs and Whoppers vying to become integrated plot devices in fiction novels? Cans of Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper defining compelling character arcs in YA/tween fantasy? Hip, young, internet-aware fiction characters using the nutritional and manufacturing advice on corporate web sites to argue their choice of everything from fast food […]

England’s 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign has begun. Confidence is quite rightly high for this campaign, but should it be for the actual tournament in two years time? The extremely experienced Roy Hodgson is the current boss and he has his work cut out to attempt to bring some success […]