We all have our ideas and fantasies of it but what exactly are the lengths that people are willing to go to, to become perfect ? The idea came to me while re-watching the critically acclaimed, Black Swan. The protagonist, Nina Sayers, seeks perfection culminating at the expense of her life. […]

We all know about the UK’s counterterrorism policy and the controversy that surrounds it, but the question we all ask is, is the policy all that successful? According to Home Office, “The official objective of the strategy, CONTEST, is to ‘reduce the risk from international terrorism, so that people can […]

Scotland separating from the United Kingdom – Surely not? Look at it this way: Edinburgh alone, gets 11 billion from the Westminster every year. If Scotland goes independent, it is highly likely it will go through a financial crisis and there will be no England to bail them out. Now […]

Everywhere I go, I always see people smiling –  or at least trying to, which made me think: we are always told smiling is good for you, right? But is it really? If you, like many people, are interested in Botox and love to smile, know that this is not […]

I started my cleanse last night with some of the drama I was hoping to avoid: broken kettle, locked bathroom and no cucumbers. Whilst the process did not go quite to plan, the eventual outcome did. I ended up with a fresh, new, soft face and so decided to post […]

In a world full of issues and problems, no one seems to realise the one problem that affects us all, the rich, the poor, even the in-between. It is undervalued and under appreciated and, as a result, it seems to have grown in us, become us. That problem is over […]

In this day and age, one thing is clear: international issues and problems have many causes, but what exactly are they? Terrorism is an international issue with several causes. The first and major cause of terrorism is religious fundamentalism and extremism. The reason this leads to terrorist activity is due […]

The Edinburgh Trams are a little like Marmite; you either love them or you hate them. But for the majority of the British public, it seems to be the latter. They have taken the taxes of hard-working civilians and rather than spending them on hospitals or schools, the government has […]