The Delhi Rape Case: Throughout the month of January viewers around the world watched as the details of a horrifying and bone chilling rape case unfolded. One in which an innocent medical student with a promising future ahead of her was sexually assaulted on a bus in India’s capital Delhi.  It’s strange to […]

The Simpsons: One of our greatest every sitcoms: “Kids, you tried your best and you’ve failed miserably. The lesson is never try!” – Homer Simpson Above is possibly one of my favourite quotes in television comedy history. Goodness knows how many times I have sat in the pub or a restaurant and had […]

Having the energy to walk outside, in my opinion, is one of life’s great pleasures, nothing seems to fill me with such a feeling of utter content and well-being than a nice stroll outside, often in the dead of night when the breeze is cool and with one of those […]

I was in Waterstones the other day (while it’s still there). I was looking for a book for my wife’s birthday. I got her a copy of ‘Call the Mid Wife’,  the book on which the current Sunday evening TV ‘feel good’ slot is based. She likes that slushy sentimental stuff, she’ll be the first to […]

Facebook: Too late to turn back? Strange times. As I write this I flick up and down the Facebook homepage, across names and ideas, manipulated for reasons I’m unable to understand. Facebook say there’s a formula to it, you see what they want you to see and you see who you want […]

Aneurin Bevan, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party between 1959-1960 once said ‘‘No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. ..So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.’’ Quite […]

If you have ever been subject to a Residence Abroad lecture, or have ever considered living in another country for an extended period of time, chances are you will have heard the age-old “it looks great on your CV”, “employers love people who are flexible and confident mixing with all […]

Pancake Day 2013 is only 4 days away for you ladies and gents in the UK, and this year I’ll sadly be missing the annual pancake-toss competition with my housemates for the first time. Living in France, I managed to experience their equivalent; La Chandeleur, or, le jour des crêpes, […]