On this week in History
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
NEWS
Do we still have a true democracy?
Oh dear, I hear you say, not another political rant when we are facing all those pressures we get in the run up to a general election. No, this is different if only because it has no political party i ...
Let’s not be so cavalier about the impact of the split of One Direction
In February 1996 when Take That announced their split, press reports were feverish about the prospect of fans, distraught at the news of the band’s demise, threatening to commit suicide, and being mou ...
Courtesy guide issued for parties and candidates
As campaigning hots up for the UK’s 7 May 2015 general election, the National Campaign for Courtesy has issued a 5-point General Election Courtesy Guide for all political parties and election candidat ...