A Punch In The Teeth For UKIP And The Greens
If you voted for UKIP, I feel sorry for you. Politically, I’m so far way from you on the spectrum you wouldn’t be able to see me with a telescope,….
Author: Joe Innes
Has an interest in current affairs and Eastern Europe. Writes about things he finds interesting, solves IT problems, and takes photos. Smells faintly of cabbages.
What is “the N-word” anyway?
Jeremy Clarkson’s (most) recent indiscretion, and the firing of a BBC DJ for playing a song whose lyrics contain a verse in which the racial epithet is used have brought….
Sexism in the 21st Century
One could be forgiven for thinking that after 3 million years of evolution, we would be prepared to accept that an extra quarter of a chromosome is not actually a….
Video Game Violence is only a Convenient Scapegoat
Just a few days ago, a 61-year-old teacher of Spanish was brutally stabbed to death in front of her class in Leeds. The 15-year-old boy who is suspected of committing….
Sarajevo, Western Poland, Sloviansk?
Today, Ukrainian forces have stormed Sloviansk, a pro-Russian stronghold in the East of the country. Following the events in Kiev and Crimea, the Ukrainian authorities seem to be asserting their….
India Allows “Third” Gender Self-Identification
We have come a long way in the past ten years on equality in the fields of gender and sexuality. Most recently, while Northern Ireland are still lagging behind, the….
The EU – Are You In or Out?
As the rhetoric steps up ahead of the EU elections, we face the almost certain reality of having our say on EU membership in the imminent future. However, we as….
Charity Starts on Facebook… Or Does It?
Many of you reading this will already have taken part in the latest craze to sweep social media. If you haven’t yet posted your very own no-make-up selfie, then you….
Parisienne Walkways – Invisible Thanks to Pollution
As smog descends over the French capital, transport authorities in the world’s most romantic city are taking drastic steps to combat the problem. First, star-crossed lovers visiting the city were….
Crisis in Crimea: How the West Has Lost
Vladimir Putin has out-politicked us. Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that he is an accomplished world leader, and his latest trick has almost certainly won Crimea back…..