After  Man United defeated Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final, they seemed set to rule Europe for the next few years. Not only did they have Cristiano Ronaldo, who at the time was the best player in the world, but a quality supporting cast  featuring the likes of  Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez. But since […]

As a Kofi Annan-sponsored ceasefire between the government and rebels in Syria teeters on the brink of collapse, it is as poignant as it is heart-rending to note the parallels between this tortured conflict and the violence in the Balkans twenty years ago. The United Nations, a bloated, out-of-touch political […]

Last week I went to see The Hunger Games; a film that portrays the fictional nation of Panem and its 12 districts which are controlled by the Capitol and its totalitarian government. Each year, one male and one female between the ages of 12 and 18 from every district are […]

Three days ago, had I asked you what you thought of Samantha Brick, you probably would have looked at me with a blank face, willing me to divulge more information about why I had asked about this nobody. Today, you’d probably be able to talk for 20 minutes about how […]

A consumer-biased spliff market analysis. “It will be the general philosophy of the sheriff’s office that no drug worth taking shall be sold for money.” – Hunter S. Thompson. The High Priest of Gonzo was a great man and one of the few who knew what it means to be […]

On the 28th March 2012, the Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude warned the British public of a potential upcoming fuel strike, and informed people to stock up on petrol in the event of this. This led to a general panic amongst car owners, many of whom joined the long queues for […]

-By which I mean that beauty is subjective. (But also that it is objective). When I was in school – year 11 or 12 I think, which would make me 16 years old – a friend of mine informed me that a sibling of hers had overheard a conversation on […]

It appeared in the tabloids today that David Bruce, a 22-year-old salesman, was moved from being a shop floor assistant to a stock room worker because of his 80 tattoos, which meant both arms, hands and his neck were covered in body art. He felt his position at Next was […]