The Labour Conference, Brighton 2013: Some Thoughts to Take Away
As the Labour party’s annual conference in Brighton draws to a close, here are five things that have been discussed that are worth keeping in mind. 1) A Question Mark over HS2 The Shadow Chancellor Ed Ball’s Speech to t...
New Russia, Old Rules
9 October marks the start of the appeal trial of Alexei Navalny. The opposition politician and activist, who publicly proclaimed President Vladimir Putin and his party United Russia a “party of crooks and thieves”, was co...
The Turkish Culture of Dissatisfaction
The “Riots” It has been more than three months since the Turkish protests that started as an environmental campaign to stop the Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul from changing into anything other than a protected green area. It ...
Unacceptable Living Conditions: Why Austerity Has Failed
A few weeks ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took the opportunity to publicly congratulate himself. Real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 was 0.3%, alleviating concerns of a triple-dip recession. Eve...
The Developing Crime Network of Social Media
Social media and the internet is undoubtedly a huge part of everyday life in the 21st century. Anyone who shuts themselves away from these incredible technologies of the modern world are already experiencing the drawbacks and d...
Samuel L. Jackson Is corrupting your kids! . . . Or is he?
This video reminded me of an anecdote I heard once about Alfred Hitchcock receiving a letter from an angry father claiming his daughter now refused to shower after watching Psycho. Hitchcock sent a note back, simply saying ‘...
