There are some things the English just do more instinctively and in some ways better than anyone else – palaces, aspiration and bone-dry humour. The Duke Of Edinburgh gold awards presented at St James Palace is the apotheosis of all three. First, St James is, hierarchically speaking, top of the […]

Yes, as bizarre as it may sound – the over-criminalisation of all sexual activity between minors, is almost wholly responsible for the UK’s high teenage pregnancy rate and high teenage sex rate. Why? S.13 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (by virtue of s.9) criminalised ‘sexual touching’ between minors, however […]

I have recently found out that one of my neighbours has been less than pleasant to my mum. They have called her names behind her back, rudely slammed the door in her face when collecting a parcel that had been delivered to the wrong address, and give evil looks and […]

Growing up in a western society, especially the UK, has shaped who I am. Through what is considered socially acceptable, seeds have been planted in me that have now grown to create the person I’ve become. I have been able to notice a few examples of what the UK culture […]