• Will EU Spare Us the Referendum?

    The EU referendum will be held on the 23rd of June. As I write, that is 100 days from now and I am sick to the back teeth of it already. I am well aware that the referendum is incredibly important and will have far reaching repercussions for everybody...
  • Ranking the Republicans

    The next US Presidential election is less than a year away, so the Republicans need a candidate. For British observers, this is usually an amusing time as we watch a group of ill-informed cretins compete to prove themselves most ignorant/popular, however you see it. Choosing between a group of...
  • Derby Road Needs a Fast Walking Lane

    A street in Liverpool has become the first in the UK to implement a fast lane for pedestrians. This is, quite frankly, a brilliant idea because there is nothing more annoying than a slow walker. It’s hard not to use physical violence when I’m stuck behind one on the...
  • Personal choice or state control? Drugs – who should decide?

    Richard Branson recently came to blows with the UN after it made claims that it would launch a global policy for the decriminalisation of all drugs. Branson posted the controversial statement in his personal blog which appears on the Virgin Media website, and was subsequently picked up by the...
  • Cameron’s Hypocritical Condemnation of Russian Action in Syria

    David Cameron told the recent Conservative Party Conference that Russian military action against Islamic State rebels and other opponents of Assad is “a terrible mistake”, and urged Putin to stop supporting his regime. The Syrian conflict is, if nothing else, extremely complex both in terms of the domestic groups...
  • Show some support: Junior doctors protest in Notts

    This Saturday junior doctors, other medical students and plenty of others will protest in Nottingham city centre against proposed changes to their working conditions. This follows a larger protest in London when 1,000 marched on Downing Street and another in Bristol which saw 1,500 turn out and traffic halted....
  • Playlist: Bagpipe B-sides

    The Scots have had a busy old year. The vote for Scottish independence divided the country and everything got a wee bit serious. As the dust settles around Alex Salmond’s feet it seems an appropriate time to join in unison and party. What better excuse to join a nation...