In the Name of God, Go!
When the United Kingdom has its very first collective national mental breakdown in 1997 after the tragic and untimely death…
Current Affairs
One Man, No Vote
Of all the politics modules I studied at university, a second year course entitled ‘Models of Democracy’ was one of…
Baby, You Can’t Drive Your Car
When I was a teenager, my biggest ambition in life wasn’t to do well in my education; or to marry…
Trump: The Sequel
Were you ever sold a mortgage by someone you thought you wouldn’t want to socialise with? Was he a bit…
Out for a Penny, Out for a Pound
One of the things that always makes me cringe when I’m watching an international football match between England and Germany…
Malice Aforethought
After a stressful week, I came home last night wanting some light comedic relief. So I decided to watch one…
ESCAPING THE COLLECTIVE
By Martin Cruttwell What is a vote? “By dividing people through the party system, we can achieve what has been…
The Sound of the Silenced
They attempted to curtail the rise of the AfD in Germany (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-69003733) and mooted a possible ban. Macron is apparently…
Wrong Train Runnin’
Back in the 1990s, I recall watching a comedy sketch by the fantastic Jasper Carrott, in which he recalled growing…
The Long and the Shortlands of It
When I was growing up in the 1980s in London’s largest geographical borough, the opulence and general orderliness of life…
Their Colonel Nicholson Moment?
‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ is one of my favourite wartime movies. This 1957 classic, with an ensemble cast…
The Man on the Clapham Omnishambles
Did you know the United Kingdom now leads the world in the number of acid attacks on people? Whereas we…
Like a Prayer
If there are any followers out there who’ve read about my scholastic childhood before, I’ll first offer my sincere apologies…
A Friend of the site and mine, Salil Gewali, has been given a well deserved award
The press-release has been prepared by Dr. Naresh Goswami. Literary Excellence Award to a patriotic writer In a grand festive and…